Conference Program

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Continuing Education
Sessions approved for Continuing Education Units are identified in the session descriptions on the program below. Sessions are shown with the number of units approved.

PowerPoint Presentations
PDF files of all the PowerPoint presentations collected from speakers at the conference are posted on the conference program below. They are posted below the list of speakers for each session. We also made them available in alphabetical order by session title on a separate page. Please Note: We may not have been able to capture all of the presentations that were given on-site at the conference, and not all speakers have given us permission to post their presentation.

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Wednesday, February 1
noon-7:30pm Registration
Harbor Island Foyer
1:00-5:30pm Pre-Conference Workshop
Advancing Equity through Planning: Challenges and Opportunities
 
Thursday, February 2
7:00-9:00am Registration and Morning Coffee
Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00-12:00pm Morning Concurrent Optional Tours of Local Model Projects
8:30-10:00am Concurrent Breakouts
Comparing Coastal Responses to Promote Regional Resiliency
What Americans Want
Public-Private Partnership to Finance and Promote Equitable TOD
National Prevention Strategy: America's Plan for Building Safe and Healthy Communities
Overcoming Barriers to Sustainably Redevelop Historic Communities: Focus on Main Street
Smart Growth 101
People, Place & Planning: Engaging Residents & Using Data in Revitalization and Evaluation
Restoring Prosperity in America's Legacy Cities
Partnerships Provide Opportunities for Successful Community and Economic Development in Small Towns and Rural Regions
Complete Streets Implementation Coast to Coast
Smart Growth for Clean Water
10:00-10:30am Morning Coffee Break
Harbor Island 2&3
10:30-noon Concurrent Breakouts
Groundbreaking New Statewide Energy Retrofit Program: Resources, Models and Lessons Learned
Smart Growth Performance Measurement
Smart Growth, Environmental Justice and Equitable Development: Finding the Connections
Just How Smart is Our Growth? Getting Ready for a Maturing America
Smart and Green: Could Housing Trends Bolster Sustainable Building Patterns?
Rural to Urban, Village-City-County: Advanced Form-Based Coding Coast to Coast
Seeds for Change: Creative Urban Gardens and Edible Parks
Teaming Up for Success: Collaboration Between Nonprofit Organizations and Government Agencies
Tax Foreclosure Reform: A New Approach for Stronger Neighborhoods
Back to Planning School: What You Need to Know for Successful and Collaborative School Siting
Still Starbucks-Free: Rural Main Streets—Small towns need vitality, too!
Is the Sky Falling? An Update on the Transportation Debate in Congress
Introducción al Desarrollo Urbano Inteligente
noon-2:00pm (Participants are on their own for lunch)
12:30-1:30pm Networking Activities
Healthy and Sustainable Communities Networking-Listening Session
Spanish-Language Networking Session: Smart Growth in Cross-Border Regions
1:00-5:00pm Afternoon Concurrent Optional Tours of Local Model Projects
2:00-3:30pm Concurrent Breakouts
People's Planning for Improvements without Displacement: Transportation, Housing and Environmental Justice
Where's the Money: 2012 Update On Smart Growth Funding
Healthy Metropolitan Food Systems
Charrettes and the Next Generation of Public Involvement and Budgets
Next Generation of Smart Growth: Lessons from Austin, Texas, and Dublin, Ohio
Infill Development Strategies for Small Cities — Lessons from Billings, MT
Participación de Residentes en el Proceso de Planeación
2:00-5:15pm Concurrent Training Sessions
The Economic and Environmental Benefit of Good Urbanism
Growing Wealthier Training: Achieving the Prosperity Benefits of Transit and Smart Growth
Advancing an Agenda for Healthy, Equitable, and Sustainable Environments in California
EPA's Building Blocks: Lessons Learned from a Year of Tool Development & Delivery
Putting Parking in its Place for Smart Growth
3:30-3:45pm Afternoon Coffee Break
Harbor Island 2&3
3:45- 5:15pm Late Afternoon Concurrent Breakouts
Not Your Father's DOT: Progressive Trends in State Transportation Policy
Essential Components of the 21st Century Community: Housing for the "Missing Middle"
From Temporary to Sustainable Paradise: "Smart Growth Catalysts" and The Battle for Planning in the San Diego/Tijuana Region
A New Heart for Houston
Local Land Use Planning and State Trust Land Management in the West
Kicking the (driving) Habit: Low-Density Cities Move to Sustainable Transportation
5:15-6:30pm Evening Break
Harbor Island 2&3
6:30-6:45pm Welcome & Acknowledgements
Grande Ballroom
Speakers
6:45-8:15pm Kickoff Plenary
Smart Growth for Economic Recovery
8:00-9:00pm Hosted Networking Reception
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Friday, February 3
7:00-8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
Grande Ballroom Foyer / Harbor Island 2&3
7:00-8:30am Networking Activities
Update on the HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities
San Joaquin Valley and Smart Valley Places Networking Session
Scenario Planning: Tools to Visualize Smart Growth and Move from Planning to Action
8:30-9:30am Morning Welcome & Plenary
Places for People: How Transportation Choices, Infill Development and Good City Design Can Reshape our Communities
9:30-10:00am Morning Coffee Break
Harbor Island 2&3
10:00-11:30am Concurrent Breakouts
Advances in GIS for Smart Growth — Horizontal and Vertical
Building a Powerful Regional Equity Coalition to Deliver on Sustainable Communities
Mixed Use: Perception and Reality
Labor Unions: Emerging Allies for Smart Growth
Transforming San Bernardino from Ground Zero to a Model Healthy City
Rooted In Community: Native American Collaboration on Smart Growth and Green Design
Advancing Equity through Transit Corridor Planning
Smart Water: Aligning Land Use and Infrastructure for Healthier Communities and Cities
Leveraging Smart Growth Brand to Build a Political Base and Vice Versa
Area-Wide Planning: Innovations at the State, Local, and Federal Level
Rural Sustainability: Federal Collaboration, Regional Innovation and the Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Learning to Share — How to Get Your Community Ready for Bicycle Sharing
11:30-1:30pm Lunch Break (Farmers Market Lunch Option)
Cancer Survivor Park (adjacent to hotel)
12:30-1:30pm Networking Activities
Networking Session for HUD and EPA Sustainability Partners
Unifying the Perspective: Networking Session for Diversity Scholarship Recipients
1:30-3:00pm Concurrent Breakouts
Incorporating Smart Growth into Disaster Recovery Planning
Using Health As a Messaging Tool
Revitalization, Gentrification, and Equitable Development: Evaluating a Decade of EPA's Programs
Strategies for Saving the Small Town Grocery Store
Land Use in a Building Code??? Meet the International Green Construction Code
Smart Valley Places—Taking Advantage of the Great Reset
Health, Justice and Equity in Freight and Infrastructure Development
Smart Growth Takes Smart Preservation
Transforming the Golden Westside: The Role of Youth in Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment
Achieving Healthy, Equitable, Walkable Schools: Lessons from Federal, State, and Local Guidelines
Little Trips, Big Difference: Predicting Traffic for Mixed-Use Sites
The Walking Audit - A Tool for Organizing Strong Communities and Developing Complete Streets
3:00-3:30pm Afternoon Coffee Break
Harbor Island 2&3
3:30-5:30pm Concurrent Implementation Workshops
New Tools and Practices for Measuring the Sustainability Impacts of Land Use and Transportation Policies
Facing the Critics: Tools and Trainings to Successfully Counter Smart Growth Opponents
Assuring Community Benefits in Military Base Closing Redevelopment Processes
Housing and Freeways: How Close is Too Close
Sharpening — and Using — Financial Tools in the Smart (Re) Development Toolbox
Jobs, the Workforce, and the Economy: Rethinking The Role of Smart Growth and Sustainability
The Evolving Story of SB 375: California's Landmark Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Law
Transforming Suburbs into Sustainable Communities: Case Studies
Advancing Opportunities for Rural Economic Development
Building Support for Mobility Options: Effective Outreach Tactics for Engaging Grassroots Groups and Underserved Communities
Emerging Practices and Policies in Transit-Oriented Development
Implementing Green Infrastructure: Creative Approaches to Reducing Regulatory and Financial Barriers in Rural and Urban Communities
 
Saturday, February 4
7:00-8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
Grande Ballroom Foyer / Harbor Island 2&3
7:00-8:30am Networking Activities
Smart Growth for Small Towns and Rural Areas: Connecting Leaders and Sharing Successes
A Look Back at the Last 10 Years of TOD
Linking Smart Growth and Environmental Justice to Create Equitable Development: Discussing an Upcoming EPA Report
8:30-9:45am Morning Welcome & Plenary
The Great Reset: Reshaping Our Economic and Physical Landscape to Meet New Needs
9:45-10:15am Morning Coffee Break
Harbor Island 2&3
10:15-12:15pm Concurrent Implementation Workshops
Climate and Energy Planning: Community Partnerships that Work
The Democratization of Planning: A Demonstration of Emerging Tools for your Next Planning Process
Advancing Equity in Minneapolis/St. Paul: Action Research, Advocacy and Place-Making
Completing Neighborhoods Through Appropriate Infill: Community Revitalization Case Studies
Sustainable Return on Investment (SROI) An Interactive Demonstration
Public Health, Transportation, & Land Use: Institutionalizing Partnerships & Practices to Create Healthier Communities
The Evolution of Smart Growth — the San Diego Story
Landscape Conservation Toolkit for Rural Communities, the Carbon Market and Streamlined Planning
Getting it Done: State Policy Strategies from Advocacy to Implementation
Community Schools - The Case for Joint Use
National City: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Achieving Sustainable Environmental and Social Equity
Linking Jobs, Housing, and Transit for Economic Development: Local and National Perspectives
12:15-1:45pm Networking Luncheon (lunch provided)
Grande Ballroom
2011 EPA National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement Videos
1:45-3:15pm Concurrent Breakouts
Planning for Solar Energy in Your Community
Smart Growth, Immigrant Integration and Sustainable Development
Eat, Play, Live: Creative Investments Towards Equitable Health Access
Restoring the American City: Augusta, GA and Laney Walker/Bethlehem
Development-Oriented Transit: Innovative Economic Tools and Models
Planning and Managing the Urban Forest to Build Community Sustainability and Resilience
Coordinating Regional Initiatives With Local Partners to Advance Equity in Metro Boston
Heritage-Based Rural Development
Building Sustainable Rural Communities with Regional Transportation Systems
Smart Growth and Hazards Resilience: Helping Coastal Communities Stay Safe, Sustainable, and Above Water
3:20-4:00pm Closing Plenary
Community Design and Urban Innovation for a Knowledge Economy
 
Sunday, February 5
8:00-12:00pm Concurrent Optional Tours of Local Model Projects
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