What Makes A Neighborhood? A Critical Analysis of Successful Urban Neighborhoods. Case Studies: Plan New York City 2030 and the Seattle Comprehensive Plan
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Date
2014-06
Authors
O'Hearn, Cassandra Anne
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the neighborhood chapter of the comprehensive plans for
New York City and Seattle, Washington to identify frameworks for addressing mixed
use development, open space and walkability. It identifies strong neighborhood identity
to be the main theme of the Comprehensive Plan for New York City, and sustainability
to be the main theme of the Comprehensive Plan for Seattle. These conclusions are
applied to neighborhood planning more broadly in order to show the range of
interpretations of neighborhood planning. This thesis acknowledges that there is no
correct method to facilitate neighborhood planning. Instead, it proposes the importance
of writing a plan that matches the identity of a neighborhood, and describes a
methodology which can be applied in order to discover main identities of a
neighborhood and write plans that support neighborhood character.
Description
66 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Public Policy, Planning and Management and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2014.
Keywords
Urban planning, Neighborhoods, Community planning, Comprehensive plan, New York City, Seattle (Wa.)