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    Analyzing Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects: The Case of Willets Point in Queens 

    Resource type: AssignmentInstructor: Dwayne BakerTitle: Assistant ProfessorDepartment: Urban StudiesCourse: URBST 260 Planning & Politics This teaching resource focuses on a multi-week assignment for my URBST 260: Planning & Politics course for the Spring 2026 semester.The purpose of this assignment is for students to analyze a large-scale planning project within New York City and particularly Queens. This assignment will focus on the Willets Point redevelopment in Queens. By the end of this assignment, students will be able to: Students will produce a collective “Project Profile” that will consist of three parts. The first part will be a written document that we will draft at the end of week 2. This document…