NPSG12-110

Smart Growth for Clean Water

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-212

Learning to Share — How to Get Your Community Ready for Bicycle Sharing

Speakers: Brett Hondorp, Principal, Alta Planning & Design and Alta Bicycle Share; Lynn Harris, Senior Analyst, UCI's Parking and Transportation Services; Matthew Lasky, Transportation Planner, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Bike Sharing Team; Brodie Hylton, Operations Director, Alta Bicycle Share

With the growth and success of bicycle sharing systems worldwide, many jurisdictions are clamoring to be next in line to bring bike sharing to their communities. This session offers practical experience in all phases of bike share operations including: site planning, financing, equipment purchasing, liability, marketing, staffing, and bicycle rebalancing and maintenance.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-230

Achieving Healthy, Equitable, Walkable Schools: Lessons from Federal, State, and Local Guidelines

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-102

What Americans Want

This panel brings together several surveys exploring American's preference for smart growth communities. Joe Molinaro from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) provides an overview of findings from NAR's 2011 national preference survey. Shyam Kannan from RCLCo explores the details of the NAR survey using segmentation analysis focusing on Americans' preferences for transit oriented developments and walkable communities. Gail Meakins from the University of Utah reports on findings from the nation's largest survey of Americans' attitudes toward smart growth communities conducted by Porter-Novelli with special reference to walking and biking to work and for errands, and transit accessibility. Arthur C. Nelson, also from the University of Utah, reviews three sub-national surveys on preference for TODs and transit accessibility including California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and western Texas, and synthesize all surveys for their smart growth implications. Special attention is given to under-served markets and equity.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-307

The Evolution of Smart Growth — the San Diego Story

Audio CDs: 2

Audio CD

$30.00

$30.00

NPSG12-132

Is the Sky Falling? Transportation Debate

Speakers: Laura Cohen, Western Region Director, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; James Corless, Director, Transportation for America; Greg Cox, Supervisor, San Diego County, CA; Shireen Malekafzali, Senior Associate, Policylink

Transit and bike/pedestrian funding programs are at risk; equity and livable community policy incentives proposed by stakeholders may be swept aside. The current extension bill expires March 31 and the stakes have never been higher. This session will provide smart growth practitioners with an update on the status of the bill, how it will impact communities in short & long term, and what steps they can take to influence the bill or how it's implemented in their region. The focus will be on transit/walking/biking programs, and livable community performance measures.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-108

Partnership Opportunities for Successful Development in Small Towns and Rural Regions

Speakers: Kathy Q. Nothstine, AICP, National Association of Development Organizations; Patricia M Sears, Executive Director, Newport City Renaissance Corporation; Paul J Dreher, Director of Planning & Zoning, City of Newport, VT; Candace Eudaley, Assistant Executive Director, East Central Intergovernmental Association

Rural communities face complicated challenges and opportunities related to sustainable development initiatives. This session discusses how rural regions and small towns are creating innovative partnerships to promote place-based community and economic development, and will highlight "quality of place" investment strategies and economic development techniques in rural areas that build on and enhance community assets. Featuring case studies from Vermont and Iowa, speakers describe their efforts to convene multidisciplinary partnerships and share success stories that are replicable for other communities, as well as lessons learned. Discussion topics will include form-based codes, downtown revitalization, brownfields redevelopment, local food systems, complete streets, historic preservation, and more.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-125

Smart & Green: Could Housing Trends Bolster Sustainable Building Patterns?

Speakers: Tim Higgins , Associate Director, UCLA cityLAB Backyard Homes Project; Kate White, MPA, Executive Director, ULI San Francisco; Mott Smith, Principal, Civic Enterprise; David Baker, FAIA, LEED AP, Partner, David Baker + Partners, Architects; Janet Myles, Policy Analyst, California Department of Housing and Community Development

The UCLA Anderson School of Business forecasts an ongoing economic downturn and increasing interest in urban rental units from a growing younger workforce. Similarly, the Urban Land Institute’s recent report “The New California Dream” notes increasing demand for multifamily development closer to employment and transit hubs. The panel explores how collaborative planning and development practices inherent to smart growth principles might respond to trends during this economic crisis and into the future.

Audio CDs: 1

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$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-161

Not Your Father's DOT: Progressive Trends in State Transportation Policy

Speakers: Roger Millar, PE, AICP, Director, Smart Growth America's Leadership Institute; Mary Taylor Raulerson, Principal Planner, Kittelson & Associates; Allen Biehler, PE, Allen Biehler Consulting LLC; Lynn Peterson, Sustainable Communities and Transportation Policy Advisor Governor's Office; Paul F. Morris, FASLA, Deputy Secretary for Transit, North Carolina Department of Transportation

State transportation agencies spend billions of dollars every year on transportation infrastructure. How can we make sure that this spending is focused on supporting and enhancing livable communities? Pennsylvania, Oregon, North Carolina and others have been working towards transportation reforms to create and support livable communities. Learn about their good work and efforts to leverage these successes nationwide.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-208

Smart Water: Aligning Land Use and Infrastructure for Healthier Communities and Cities

Speakers: Deven Upadhyay, Manager, Water Resource Management Group, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Emily Gordon, Senior Associate, Green For All; Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President, Lewis Operating Corporation

Sustainable water infrastructure is a critical component to any smart growth strategy or development. This panel explores how integrated land-use planning, green infrastructure and a range of policy incentives can support the development of healthy communities with an essential and reliable water supply and delivery system. You will be deftly guided through the complex and inter-related policies of the water industry and receive a valuable overview of successful planning strategies that facilitate smart growth.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-228

Smart Growth Takes Smart Preservation

MP3

$10.00

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NPSG12-241

New Tools and Practices for Measuring the Sustainability Impacts of Land Use and Transportation Policies

MP3

$20.00

$20.00

NPSG12-104

Overcoming Barriers to Sustainably Redevelop Historic Communities: Focus on Main Street

Speakers: Nora Johnson, Policy Fellow, Office of Sustainable Communities, U.S. EPA; Yolanda Bouchee, Green Historic Preservation Specialist, U.S. EPA, Region 5; Joi Ross, Owner/CEO, APEX Direct, Inc.; Matthew Walsh. Assistant for Special Projects, City of Concord, NH

Green building practices do not need to be limited to new construction: historic properties can be an important way to incorporate green building into existing building stock and play an important role in downtown revitalization. This panel describes US EPA's efforts to assist in green historic preservation nationwide, focusing on EPA's recent Concord, NH, technical assistance project to help Concord identify tools to sustainably redevelop the upper stories of their historic properties downtown. The panel discusses lessons learned and provide tools for both developers and communities. In addition, the assessment tool resulting from the project is presented, designed to help determine how successful a community has been in marrying green building practices, historic preservation, and smart growth principles.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-202

Building a Powerful Regional Equity Coalition to Deliver on Sustainable Communities

Speakers: Kalima Rose, Director of the PolicyLink Center for Infrastructure Equity, PolicyLink; Allen Fernandez-Smith, President and CEO, Urban Habitat; Nathaniel Smith, Founder and Convener, Partnership for Southern Equity; Russ Adams, Executive Director, Alliance for Metropolitan Sustainability

Powerful regional equity coalitions and networks have formed over the last decade to unite communities of color and low-income communities across a region. These coalitions steer regional planning efforts, win and preserve affordable housing near transit, foster transit service and investments in ways that connect their communities to opportunities in the region. Regional equity leaders from Oakland, the Twin Cities, and Atlanta guide participants in how to bring together diverse organizations, define priorities and roles, and work in concert to accomplish structural changes in their communities.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-163

From Temporary to Sustainable Paradise: "Smart Growth Catalysts" and The Battle for Planning in the San Diego/Tijuana Region

Speakers: Dahvia Lynch, AICP, Project Manager, Department of General Services, San Diego County; Bruce Appleyard, PhD, Associate Research Professor, University of Utah; Michael Stepner FAIA, FAICP, New School of Architecture and Design; Carlos Graizbord, Former Director of IMPlan, Professor of Urban Planning, Universidad Iberoamericana; Brian Mooney, AICP, Principal, Mooney Planning Collaborative

The panel explores the Roles NGO's can play as "Smart Growth Catalysts" in assisting local government in developing public policy for long range planning. As a framework, the panel will build upon the historic 1974 bi-national urban design plan for the San Diego/Tijuana Region, "Temporary Paradise?" by Kevin Lynch and Donald Appleyard, father of Dr. Bruce Appleyard. The C-3 plan goes beyond traditional planning programs that are limited by jurisdiction and integrates both sides of the US/Mexican Border to address sustainability issues for the environment, economics, land use, social equity, and life systems. The ultimate goal is to assist the region in the implementation of plans and programs that not only preserve and enhance the unique San Diego/Tijuana environment but build on its multi-cultural and education assets.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-103

Public-Private Partnership to Finance and Promote Equitable TOD

Speakers: Brian Prater, Managing Director, Western Region, Low Income Investment Fund; Doug Johnson, Senior Transportation Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Lindy Hahn, Global Sustainable Finance, Morgan Stanley

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is an important component of sustainable development. Without proactive public policy and innovative financing mechanisms, the development of new public transportation infrastructures can have a negative effect upon low-income households, by driving up land and real estate values. One of the primary financing mechanisms for the creation or preservation of affordable housing near transit has been acquisition loan funds for TOD. These pioneering funds allow borrowers to hold land for five or more years, layer capital to lower interest rates from standard acquisition loans, and create an environment in which both borrowers and the lenders take new or non traditional risk in order to ensure that low-income households can benefit from combined access to reliable public transportation and affordable housing. This session highlights such a fund, The Bay Area Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Fund, and focuses on collaboration and the elements (program, policy and innovative financing tools) that need to exist to advance equitable TOD.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

NPSG12-248

Transforming Suburbs into Sustainable Communities: Case Studies

MP3

$20.00

$20.00

NPSG12-232

The Walking Audit - A Tool for Organizing Strong Communities and Developing Complete Streets

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-327

Coordinating Regional Initiatives With Local Partners to Advance Equity in Metro Boston

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-309

Getting it Done: State Policy Strategies from Advocacy to Implementation

MP3

$20.00

$20.00

Subtotal

$290.00