| | | NPSG12-144 | | Charrettes and the Next Generation of Public Involvement and Budgets Speakers: Ken Snyder, Director, PlaceMatters; Darin Dinsmore, President, CrowdBrite; Jason Lally, Director, Decision Lab, PlaceMatters The web makes it possible for the public as well as consultants to participate from a distance. This technology can save money but what are the costs to shared learning and the building of relationships? This session presents the latest tools, techniques and the trade-offs of social media and web-base participation tools within the context of the face-to-face public design charrette format | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
| | | NPSG12-131 | | Still Starbucks-Free: Rural Main Streets—Small towns need vitality, too! Speakers: Kathy Callies, Acting President, Rural Learning Center; Dennis (Denny) Ross, Mayor, City of Maupin, OR; JoAnne Bush, Mayor, City of Lake Village, AR; Chris Beck, Senior Projects Advisor, U.S.D.A.-Rural Development Given the global economy's demand for greater economic efficiencies (fewer small farmers) and environmentally sound natural resource practices (less extraction), many rural communities are facing a dramatic shift in the economic opportunities available to them. Starbucks may not be coming any time soon, but rural leaders understand that creating great places to live and work is an essential ingredient to their economic future and have requested USDA funding for strategic, place-based investments. This session focuses on three case studies: a new meeting center in Howard, South Dakota, a revived market in Maupin, Oregon, and a historic renovation in Lake Village, Arkansas. | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
