High School Teams Study Urban Planning

Fifteen hours ago, they thought a footprint came from a tennis shoe and now they are talking about density...

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February 6, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

"More than a dozen students separated into three teams to create three proposals. The project was to redevelop a 51/2-block section of the fictional Yorktown. Their goal is to win a contract from the city to redevelop the site. More than a dozen students separated into three teams to create three proposals. The project was to redevelop a 51/2-block section of the fictional Yorktown. Their goal is to win a contract from the city to redevelop the site."

Thanks to Urban Land Institute

FULL STORY: High School Students 'Redevelop' Piedmont

Saturday, January 18, 2003 in The Oakland Tribune

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