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“The
2nd Annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference
will provide a forum for traffic engineers, bicycle and pedestrian
advocates, and other transportation and safety professionals.
Together we will work with the many other disciplines dedicated
to the same goal: creating safer, healthier, and more livable
communities for all.”
—Jeff Runge, Administrator, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Program
and Agenda
One of the unique features of this event is its multidisciplinary
approach to implementing smart-growth solutions to help build safer,
healthier, more transit-oriented, and pedestrian-friendly communities
across the nation. The purpose of this conference is to educate a
broad range of practitioners in how we can redesign existing urban
neighborhoods and improve the design of new neighborhoods to create
safe, walkable, bikeable urban environments. Doing so will improve
public health by increasing physical activity, reducing air and water
pollution, decreasing violent crime, and reducing the number of pedestrian
traffic accidents.
The main conference program will begin the evening of Thursday,
January 30, and will continue through Saturday, February 1. Please
visit the Special Features section of
this Web site to learn about exciting pre and postconference activities
that will be held in conjunction with the conference.
The program will include a dynamic mix of keynotes, plenary sessions,
interactive breakout sessions, and "hands-on" implementation
workshops. The program will include opportunities for participants
and speakers to interact and network with each other, and will be
enriched by the active participation of high school-age youth from
around the country.
PLEASE NOTE: We are still making adjustments to the conference
program and schedule. The times associated with each of the sessions
listed below may be adjusted to eliminate potential conflicts.
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WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 29, 2003
On-site registration from 6:00-8:00 p.m. |
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 30, 2003
On-site Preconference Registration Times: 8:00 a.m.–1:00
p.m. and 5:00–8:00 p.m. |
| Optional
Preconference Sessions |
| 10:00
a.m.-noon |
Livable
Communities Cajun Style: Local Success Stories and Challenges
New
Orleans is one of America's most interesting cities. Its history,
culture, and architecture makes it a top tourist and convention
destination. At the mouth of the Mississippi River, it is also
a major transportation center. The economy of south Louisiana
is also heavily dependent on the petrochemical industry. New
Orleans faces challenges in trying to preserve the natural and
cultural resources that make the city and region so interesting
while at the same time encouraging diversified economic development
and job growth. Learn from a panel of local experts about the
core ingredients that make New Orleans such an interesting city
and also the major challenges that the city confronts, such
as historic preservation, affordable housing, economic growth,
and social equity among its diverse residents.
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| 2:30-4:30 |
Livable
Communities 101: Making the Multidisciplinary Connections
This
session will define smart growth or livable communities strategies
from the perspective of a city planner, transportation expert,
public health professional, and crime prevention expert. Learn
the community design elements that serve the overlapping needs
of each of these disciplines. |
| 2:00-4:30
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Smart
Moves: Transportation Strategies for Smart Growth
AASHTO National
Awards
In 2002 the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Federal Highway Administration teamed up to conduct a national
competition to identify the most innovative and effective integration
of transportation strategies, projects, and programs with smart-growth
principles. Eight award winners from around the country and
representing state, metropolitan, and local transportation agencies
were selected by their peers as demonstrating the "best of the
best" practice in linking transportation and smart growth. Winning
agencies from the San Francisco Bay Area; Dallas-Fort Worth;
Washington, D.C.; Englewood, Colorado; Oregon; Washington; Wisconsin;
and Vermont will participate in a lively and informal exchange,
sharing their award-winning ideas, practices, and programs with
pictures and anecdotes, and responding to questions from conference
participants. This is the session to learn about the latest
innovations in linking transportation and smart growth. |
| 2:30-4:30
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Smart
Growth for Local Elected Officials
Local elected officials have a critical role to play in assuring
better planning in their communities--without their leadership,
there will be no progress! This session will outline the basic
principles and benefits of smart growth. Then, city and county
elected officials will offer examples of tangible actions
that they have undertaken to implement smart-growth principles,
making their communities better places to live.
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| Main
Conference Program |
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6:30-7:00
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Conference
Welcome and Introductions |
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7:00-8:30
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Opening Keynote Session--Government Leaders:
Leading on Smart Growth
Government leaders at the federal, state and local levels
are increasingly supportive of Smart Growth. Hear from top-level
leaders why they believe that improving our land use patterns
is an important undertaking and what they are doing to make
Smart Growth happen.
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| 8:30-9:30
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Hosted
Networking Reception |
| FRIDAY,
JANUARY 31, 2003 |
| 7:00-8:30
a.m. |
Registration/Continental
Breakfast |
| 8:00-10:40
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Plenaries
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| 8:40-9:15 |
Morning
Keynote--A Townmaker's Vision of Livability
Victor Dover--an Architect and Town Planner--has been designing
delightful, walkable, mixed-use communities for over a decade,
and his work has enhanced the livability of the many cities
in which he has worked. His presentation will provide us
with a vision of what smart growth can be, at its best.
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| 9:15-10:40 |
Facilitated
Multidisciplinary Discussion Panel
The smart-growth vision offers the potential to address
many of the critical issues that face our communities. Leaders
representing several different perspectives--crime prevention,
public health, transportation, national security, labor,
water management, and development--will discuss the pros
and cons of Dover's vision within a casual, quasi living
room-style setting.
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| 11:00
a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Concurrent
Morning Breakouts
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| 12:30-2:00
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Networking
Luncheon |
| 2:00-5:30
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Concurrent
Afternoon Implementation Workshops
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| 2:00-3:30
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Concurrent
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
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| 4:00-5:30
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Concurrent
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
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| SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
1, 2003 |
| 7:00-8:30
a.m. |
Registration/Continental
Breakfast |
| 8:40-10:30
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Plenaries |
| 8:40-9:15 |
Neighborhoods
Built for Everybody
It is a principle of the smart-growth movement that our neighborhoods
and communities should accommodate diverse uses and house
people from all income levels. Our keynote speaker will provide
us with a glimpse of such a community, its success, how it
functions, and how it looks.
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| 9:15-10:30 |
Facilitated
Multidisciplinary Discussion Panel
Representatives from different community interests including
youth, older adults, advocates of environmental justice,
and crime prevention will comment on and discuss this vision.
And, an affordable and mixed-income housing developer will
share his views on the market outlook for such mixed-income
neighborhoods.
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| 10:50-11:30 |
Results
of the Charrette Hands-On Workshop
See the outcomes of the workshop held on Friday that was
centered on a real local New Orleans community project.
Hear an overview from Bill Lennertz about the project itself
and the results of the work completed by members of the
technical expert and local city teams - within the context
of the NCI Charrette methodology - a process for transformative
community change.
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| 11:30
a.m.-12:45 p.m. |
Networking
Luncheon |
| 1:00-3:15
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Concurrent
Afternoon Implementation Workshops
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| 1:00-2:00
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Concurrent
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
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| 2:15-3:15
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Concurrent
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
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| 3:30-3:45
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Youth
Delegation Presentation
It was clear at the first New Partners for Smart Growth
conference that young people can be extremely articulate
and outspoken about what they want for their communities.
We expect the same degree of excellence and inspiration
this year, as our youth participants step up to the plate.
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| 3:45-4:15
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Closing
Keynote
It seems appropriate to close the conference by hearing from
last year's most popular speaker, architect Andres Duany.
Duany will discuss his newest activities related to getting
smart-growth projects in the ground, including his SmartCode
and a new venture capital fund to plan and permit new urban
communities throughout the United States.
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“At
the Trust for Public Land we help communities get ahead of
the growth curve with what we call “Greenprinting”
--a process of conservation vision, funding, protection, and
stewardship. Greenprinting demands partnerships. While public
investments in open space can shape growth--and not block
growth from sensible housing, transportation, and other infrastructure
needs--it is dialogue among the leaders of distinct disciplines
that encourages this ultimate goal--partnerships in community
building. TPL is proud to co-sponsor the 2nd Annual New Partners
conference, a premier forum for this dialogue."”
—Will Rogers, President, Trust
for Public Land
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