UrbanPlan kicked off at a new school, New Tech High School with 70 students participating.  UrbanPlan trained ULI Sacramento members engage with the students twice during this 3 week course.  ULI also provides volunteer leadership to serve as the “City Council” to hear the team’s presentations and select a winning proposal.

Heidi Tschudin, Tschudin Consulting Group, an UrbanPlan volunteer says, “UrbanPlan is amazing.  I’ve been a land use planner for 30 years and an instructor for much of that time, and I have never seen a program connect the dots so well for these kids.  They become engaged, and they grapple with real trade-offs about real issues.  Plus what’s not to like..combining legos and spreadsheets is brilliant!”

You can learn more about UrbanPlan by going to:

http://www.uli.org/programs/local-programs/urbanplan-for-high-schools-universities