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April 26, 2010

Atlantic Yards for College Credit

From The New School's summer Continuing Education catalogue:

The Politics of Urban Megadevelopment NPOL3184
A 15 session(s). Tues. & Thurs., 4:00 PM-5:50 PM, beg. June 8. $595.00
Register: Non-Credit   General Credit
Petra Todorovich

This course explores the politics and the process of implementing complex urban development projects in the New York metropolitan region, focusing on several recent case studies: the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site; the proposed Olympic Stadium/Jets football stadium on Manhattan's far west side; the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn; and the MTA financing package that passed the New York state legislature in spring 2009. Taught by an urban planner who has been centrally or peripherally involved in all of the cases mentioned, students learn about the complex forces and the diverse interests affecting the physical landscape of New York City and its surroundings. Topics include the challenges of building political support, financing large projects, gaining community consensus, navigating the environmental review process, shaping public opinion and media coverage, defining public interest, and the roles of the civic community and advocates. (3 credits)

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Curbed, Development Battles Become Homework

Some of the city's most controversial megaprojects have wound up in the curriculum for a New School summer course on urban planning. Atlantic Yards, the World Trade Center rebuilding and the Jets Stadium/Hudson Yards fiasco will all be examined and explained over 15 sessions, earning the young planners of tomorrow a hard-fought three credits. The class costs $595, but at the end each student gets a $3 million buyout.

Posted by eric at April 26, 2010 12:14 PM