Call to Order Grab a post-it note and place it where you live on the map
Today’s Objectives Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of urban development and Smart Growth by Completing a graphic organizer Examining motivations for Smart Growth Reimagining a neighborhood by creating their own city plan Completing an HSA aligned exit ticket
How do we try to make cities livable? One major way is by zoning properties. Zoning laws are regulations that state where homes and businesses can be located Zoning is a powerful tool that can be used to control reckless use of land and encourage growth
Residential: Places where people live. Not designed for high traffic. Row homes Houses Apartment buildings Nursing Homes Types of Zoning Areas
Commercial Property that is used for businesses. McDonalds 7/11 Best Buy Safeway Types of Zoning Areas
Industrial Factories, warehouses, placed that tend to be noisy and busy. Domino Sugar Baltimore Docks Utz Factory Types of Zoning Areas
Identify which Zoning Area this is: Starbucks wants to open up a new store. COMMERCIAL
Identify which Zoning Area this is: Much of Baltimore is row homes. Residential
Identify which Zoning Area this is: This movie theatre is in Harbor East COMMERCIAL
Identify which Zoning Area this is: Every city needs a water treatment plant Industrial
Identify which Zoning Area this is: The famous American poet, Edgar Allen Poe lived here. Residential
Identify which Zoning Area this is: Boy, I bet these machines are noisy. Industrial
A cities and suburbs have grown, the countryside has gotten smaller This is bad because land is not being used as effectively as it could be.
Video of Trip to Towson
Wouldn’t it be great if we could turn this trend around?
One way to do this is to get more out of land we’re already using.
Economic development Zoning is useful in economic development Mayor Rawlings- Blake is proposing that blocks of vacant property be re- zoned from residential to commercial. What are some advantages ? What are some disadvantages?