Hungry Mind Recordings, Inc. - Conference Recordings and Documentation on DVD, CD and Digital mp3 Downloads

Participants learn about a new methodology and a set of indicators for analyzing regional equity, and how to use this analysis to inform regional and sustainable community planning, economic and workforce development, and land use transportation planning efforts. A trainer from PolicyLink instructs attendees on how to conduct a regional equity analysis, and how to interpret demographic, economic, educational, health, housing and transportation indicators. Government staff and community leaders discuss how they are translating equity analyses to policy and on-the-ground work.

MP3

$10.00

NPSG13-112

Greening Rural Communities: Smart Growth, Sustainability & Small to Mid-sized Town Neighborhood Development in North Carolina

Speakers: Frank Wilson, Mayor, City of Bolton, NC; Terry Bellamy, Mayor, City of Ashville, NC. Moderator: Deeohn Ferris, President, Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc.

The challenges of transitioning to the new more energy-efficient economy and achieving smart growth and sustainable development take on different dimensions in rural and small municipalities due to smaller economies. Transitioning to a green economy is complicated by the challenges of attracting and retaining employers, the tax base, and the scale of rural unemployment. Mayors are the front-line policy decision-makers at the local level who are responsible for ensuring that all citizens benefit from the tools and resources of the emerging green economy while addressing key issues that principally affect distressed neighborhoods. In this session, rural and small to mid-sized town mayors discuss ways that their development strategies have addressed equity issues in North Carolina communities. The audience is encouraged to share rural and small to mid-sized town initiatives that have worked in other states, challenges, best practices and lessons learned.

MP3

$10.00

NPSG13-243

The Infill Cottage Solution: Achieve Affordability, Solve NIMBYism, Energize Community Development

2 hour session.

Audio CDs: 2

Audio CD

$30.00

NPSG13-154

Building Blocks: Making Smart Growth Happen at the Local Level

Speakers: Roger Millar, PE, AICP, Vice President, Smart Growth America; Phillip Myrick, AICP, Senior Vice President, Project for Public Spaces; Jeff Aken, Communities Program Manager, Forterra; Scott Allen, AICP, Community Development Director, City of Blue Springs, MO; Raymond Lai, AICP, Deputy Director, City of University City, MO; Barbara Goode, Pollution Prevention Specialist, Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute. David Doyle, Sustainable Communities Coordinator, U.S. EPA, Region 7

Many communities around the country are asking for tools and resources to help them achieve their desired development goals, improve the quality of life for their residents, and make their communities more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. In response to this demand, EPA developed the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program. Building Blocks seeks to provide quick, targeted technical assistance to communities using a variety of tools that have demonstrated results and widespread application. This technical assistance helps selected local and tribal governments implement development approaches that protect the environment, improve public health, create jobs, expand economic opportunity, and make communities more livable. The panelists present an overview of the tools being offered and a summary of the experiences over the first two rounds of this program, and also provide information on how to apply for technical assistance in the future.

MP3

$20.00

NPSG13-322

New Approaches to Engaging Industrial Neighbors in Community Planning and Smart Growth Development

MP3

$10.00

NPSG13-136

Smart Growth as Economic Development: Helping Communities Find and Create Competitive Advantage(s)

Speakers: William Fulton, Director, Governors’ Institute on Community Design; Kathy Nothstine, Associate Director, National Association of Development Associations. Moderator: Nora Johnson, Policy Fellow, Office of Sustainable Communities, U.S. EPA

The last several years has seen an emphasis on how using smart growth techniques can lead to economic growth. Little attention, however, has been paid to how smart growth approaches can be used for economic reinvention, particularly in smaller communities. This session focuses on how smart growth can be used as an economic development strategy, leading to economic and community revitalization. Integrating smart growth techniques and economic development is proving to be critical for communities who are successfully competition in today economy through utilizing existing assets to reinvent themselves, creating a competitive advantage, and retaining and attracting residents. Speakers represent local, state and regional level perspectives and provide ample examples.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

NPSG13-140

Developing Vibrant Communities for the New Economy: How to Attract, Build and Serve the Businesses of Tomorrow

Speakers: Erik Calloway, Principal, Freedom Tung + Sasaki; Ilana Preuss, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Smart Growth America; Roy Buol, Mayor, City of Dubuque, IA; Ryan Coonerty, Mayor, City of Santa Cruz, CA; Co-Founder and Chief Strategist, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation; Ilana Preuss, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Smart Growth America; Adam Arredondo, Founder and CEO, Local Ruckus; Founder, Kansas City Startup Village; Matthew Marcus, Co-Founder and CTO, Local Ruckus; Cameron Cushman, Senior Advisor, Kauffman Foundation; Regan Carrizales, Community Builder, Silicon Prairie News

(3.5 hour session) Today we are experiencing a revolution in the nature of work. Knowledge, creativity and innovation are replacing mass production as the primary driver of the economy. Generation Y, destined to be the workforce of this New Economy, gravitates to more urban places looking for housing, entertainment, recreation, jobs and the interactive environments that stimulate creative interaction, collaboration, and idea sharing. Today’s city design must emphasize the convenience, connectivity, accessibility and buzz that is central to the New Economy. Hear about what it takes to create these places. During the first part of this session, an urban planner describe planning policies that will help cities prepare for this economic engine. In the second part of this session, real estate developers and two mayors discuss how they are attracting businesses downtown and what it takes to get them there. The third part of this session features local leaders of the Kansas City startup community – entrepreneurs and a local foundation helping to make great places come to life for their own business needs

MP3

$25.00

NPSG13-306

Smart Growth Citizenship: How Grassroots Action is Transforming Communities

2 hour session.

MP3

$20.00

NPSG13-120

Building Capacity for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development in Diverse Communities

Speakers: Paulina Gonzales, Executive Director, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy; Lisa Hubbard, Director of Public Affairs, St. John’s Well Child And Family Center; Mike Dennis, Community Organizing Director, East LA Community Corporation. Moderator: Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Natural Resource Defense Council.

Los Angeles is now undertaking one of the largest transit expansion projects in the U.S. To prevent the displacement of low-income families and respond to the gentrification pressures in East and South Los Angeles, a variety of community organizations are building coalitions to ensure that equitable strategies are applied in transit-oriented developments (TODs). In this session, non-profit organizations share how they use social and economic justice coalesce alliances, while promoting smart growth strategies for creating equitable TODs. Learn how community residents are mobilized and engaged in campaigns to preserve and develop affordable housing, promote living wage jobs, retain small businesses and medical services, and secure other community benefits in low-income communities of color. Panelists provide examples of community development efforts, affordable housing development, healthcare initiatives, and recent organizing and advocacy campaigns. This session includes a popular activity on how to educate community residents on transit-oriented development.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

NPSG13-320

Smart Growth Achievement Awards– Keynote: The Path Taken: Finding New Ways to Make Smart Choices for Our Cities

Speakers: R.T. Rybak

MP3

$10.00

NPSG13-247

New Opportunities in Growing Resilient Communities Through Local & Regional Food Systems

2 hour session.

MP3