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Florida State University
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
URP 5731: The Planning of Community Infrastructure

Lectures Notes

Week 1 Course Introduction, Assessing the Infra Crisis

· The Course Perspective

· The Infrastructure “Crisis”

Week 2

· Stormwater Management/Drainage

Week 3

· Potable Water Systems

· Wastewater Treatment

Week 4

· Learning from Transportation Planners

Week 5

· Planning Infrastructure for Urban Development (Catanese)

· Land Use and the Pipe (Tabors et al)

· Growth and Public Facilities (Kelly PAS Report)

Week 6

· Growth Management in Florida

· Growth Management in Other States

Week 7

· Assessing Infrastructure Needs

· Infrastructure Needs Calculations Example (Excel)

· Concurrency (White PAS Report)

Week 8

· Infrastructure Issues in Developing Areas

· Wastewater and Transportation Infrastructure in Developing Areas

Week 9

· Municipal Budgeting

· Municipal Revenue Sources

· Tallahassee’s Budget
(see also Tallahassee’s FY2004 Budget Online)

Week 10

· Capital Budgeting

Week 11

· Debt Financing

· Impact Fees/Exactions

Week 12

· Special Districts

· Assignment #2 Recap

Week 13

· Tax Increment Financing

· Fiscal Impact Analysis

Week 14

· NONE

Week 15

· Siting Public Facilities