The purpose of this student learning program is to create a more civil and sophisticated dialogue about land use at the local level through the education of our future voters, neighbors, public officials, and land use professionals.

ULI now offers a 1hr on-demand training session for new volunteers. Please click here for the interest form for prospective volunteers. Once you fill it out, it will generate an email with a link to the new volunteer training. Once you have completed the training please email Barbie Rosario to be added to the volunteer list.

Outcomes
Students learn the essence of development: how the forces of our market economy clash and collaborate with the non-market forces of our representative democracy to create the built environment – providing the foundation required for any informed land use discussion.

Objective: High School
Create a more sophisticated level of discourse at the local level, where land use decisions are really made, through the education of tomorrow’s voters, neighbors, colleagues & public officials.

Objective: University
Create more sophisticated and effective land use professionals: developers, planners, architects, investors and policy makers entering the profession.

Target Audience
In a high school, the curriculum unit is best in high school economics classes with juniors and seniors. For universities, graduate students with a focus in land use: MBA, architecture, planning, and law.

Impact
UrbanPlan has reached over 20,000 high school and university students across the country since 2003.

More ULI members, including trustees, governors and product council members, participate in UrbanPlan than any other national or local ULI program.

UrbanPlan as a Learning Tool

In October 2010, The George Lucas Educational Foundation selected UrbanPlan as one of only 20 programs running in the United States – grades k through 12 – for their “What Works in Education” series. GLEF’s mission is to create awareness of innovative and effective curricula and program models in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Their video about UrbanPlan: Developing Minds (located on the right of this page) can be downloaded from iTunes University.

The generosity and commitment of ULI Hawaii’s members and sponsors enable us to sustain and grow UrbanPlan. Thanks to these contributions, we are able to provide all materials and training free of charge to our teachers, students, and volunteers. Interested in knowing what it takes to be a volunteer in the classroom? Please contact [email protected].

Jon Wallenstrom
UrbanPlan Chair
Alaka`i Development