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Urbana staff preview student studio and housing study to inform Philo Road small area plan
Summary
Staff presented work from a UIUC planning studio on the Philo Road corridor and said the city will use student products and an upcoming RPC housing needs assessment (delivery expected early 2026) to inform a small area plan; staff emphasized interim messaging and tactical urbanism while the study proceeds.
City planning staff used a brief study session at the Dec. 18 meeting to introduce student work from a UIUC urban planning studio that examined the Philo Road corridor and to update commissioners on a housing needs assessment that will inform future small area planning.
Staff said the studio, led by instructor Dustin Allred, built from community engagement at the "Philo Road Ahead" event and produced maps, tactical urbanism prototypes, vacancy analyses and economic-development notes that the city can use as…
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