The Planning Patrol

The Planning Patrol is made up of three members.  These three members chose the name Planning Patrol because it was just silly enough and just serious enough to be the perfect name.  The first member is Timothy Cowans, who is a junior born in West Side Columbus, but raised out in a small town out in the country called Galena.  Timothy is taking City and Regional Planning as an elective, as he is currently a business major.  Timothy thinks the class will be an interesting elective that will give him some insight on the world and what exactly an urban planner does.  His favorite city is Columbus, and the city that he considers to be his home.  The second member is named Trent Tackett.  Trent is a freshman from the nearby small town of Granville.  Trent’s favorite city, like Timothy, is Columbus.  Trent is taking this class because he has always been interested in urban planning and what goes into it.  Trent would also like to see if it’s something he would want to do as a career.  The third and final member of the Planning Patrol is Micheal Schaller.  Micheal is also a freshman like Trent.  Micheal lives in Columbus, but his favorite city is where he was born, the gate way to the west St Louis Missouri.  Micheal is taking this course to gain interest into his major.  He also enjoys urban planning and wants to know more about it.

For activity 1, we drew and discussed our childhood homes.  Here we learned a bit about each other and our childhood homes that we all grew up in.  We learned that this is as far East Geographically as Micheal has ever been, as he previously lived in St Louis.  The Childhood homes that were drawn were actually all pretty similar.  They were all small, quite houses that were removed from the city, with trees in the front yard.  The childhood homes all had that charm to them.  All the members of the Planning Patrol seem to have fond memories of there childhood homes. This activity also showed off the different artistic styles each member had, with Micheal’s drawing being the most solid in the group, which lead him designing the Planning Patrols logo.

Emotions of the City:

Curiosity

This picture of the creek represents curiosity to us.  Seeing a river flow out to a destination you can’t see can inspire wonder on whats beyond the horizon, what lies at the creeks end?

Love

The picture of the animals holding hands represents love to us.  It shows many species, some predator some prey all getting along.  With one open spot left.

Fantastic

The picture of the dam represents fantastic to our group. The dam is always an interesting meeting of man and nature. The dam and creek are also so different than the rest of campus, you can’t help, but to be taken by it.

Dread

This picture of an animal skull represents dread to our group. A skull like this feels almost like a warning sign, and tells a story of death and danger.

Happiness

This picture of a man and his son fishing represents happiness to our group. There is something so simple about a father and son fishing trip, so innocent that conjures up feelings of happiness. It’s the little things in life.