Publication Date

Fall 2000

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

Department

Urban and Regional Planning

Abstract

University and Bay Mixed-use Development will be planned based mainly on the defensible space concept. The concept of a pedestrian-friendly environment would be a secondaiy concept to be applied to the development plan. Since the defensible space concept deploys residents themselves as the key players to ensure their own security, the success of the proposed development depends on residents. Only when the residents choose to adopt the intended role, the proposed development becomes defensible (Newman, 1975).

Residents’ cooperation plays a vital role not only in this proposed development but also in any neighborhood revitalization. Attempts to save a declining neighborhood solely from the outside through government action generally fail (Goetze & Colton, 1983). The proposed University and Bay Mixed-use Development is only a physical policy recommendation. However, the impact of the development will derive from its size and newness. Any new large project in East Palo Alto will bring in a new positive attitude toward the area which could disintegrate the existing negative image of a declining urban area. Time will determine how much large projects will be able to change the perception of this area. There are times when inadequately planned large projects generate more adverse impacts. However, small projects just do not have the same broad and profound effect that large projects do.

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