NPSG12-129

Tax Foreclosure Reform: A New Approach for Stronger Neighborhoods

Speakers: Kendall Pelling, Project Manager, East Liberty Development, Inc.; Honorable Christopher Ross, Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Daniel Kildee, President / CEO, Center for Community Progress

Tax delinquent and vacant properties can be a tremendous asset when they are restored back to productive use—reinvigorating downtowns, housing new businesses, creating new housing opportunities in existing neighborhoods, and raising quality of life through parks and other green uses. This session will explore the issues at play in the tax foreclosure system and review how two states have reformed, or are seeking to reform, the laws that balance the need for efficient tax collection with the long-term interests of the communities they impact.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-322

Smart Growth, Immigrant Integration and Sustainable Development

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-252

Implementing Green Infrastructure: Creative Approaches to Reducing Regulatory and Financial Barriers in Rural and Urban Communities

MP3

$20.00

$20.00

NPSG12-127

Seeds for Change: Creative Urban Gardens

Speakers: Brian Albright, Director of Parks and Recreation, San Diego County, CA; Rebecca Draper, Director of Neighborhood Improvement Projects, Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative

Existing parks and public lands offer outstanding opportunities to enable people access to fresh food at a minimal cost while encouraging sustainable practices and promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors. This session will highlight strategies on how to develop partnerships with park and recreation agencies; provide examples of innovative community gardens parks, creative urban agriculture initiatives, and edible landscape projects; and identify practical solutions and give guidance for challenges commonly encountered.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

TBA08-124

Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone

Speakers: Josh Silver, Debbie Goldman, Susan Ness, Julius Genachowski, Sr., Steve Abbott

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

TBA08-330

Closing Plenary Taking Back America: Progressive Strategies in a New Era

Speakers: David Bonior, Cecile Richards, Deepak Bhargava, Anna Burger

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

TBA08-203

2008 and Beyond: Political Impacts of the Blogosphere

Speakers: Ari Melber, Chris Bowers, Digby, Hullabaloo, Pam Spaulding, Terrance Heath, Tracy Russo

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-311

National City: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Achieving Sustainable Environmental and Social Equity

MP3

$20.00

$20.00

TBA08-313

Soul Train: New Religious Harkins

Speakers: Rev Brian McLaren, Katie Barge, Gabe Gonzalez, Amy Sullivan

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

TBA08-231

The Courts: Your Constitutional Rights in Jeopardy

Speakers: Bill Lurye, Nancy Zirkin, Kathryn Kolbert, Simon Heller

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

NPSG12-122

Smart Growth Performance Measurement

Speakers: Jonathan Sage-Martinson, Director, Central Corridor Funders Collaborative; Andrew Hume, AICP, Planner, Las Cruces Metropolitan Planning Organization; Doug Johnson, Senior Transportation Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Jeff Ang-Olson, Principal, ICF International; Kevin Ramsey, Ph.D., Policy Research Fellow, Office of Sustainable Communities, U.S. EPA

This interactive session explores the benefits of implementing a system of performance measurement for evaluating progress towards desired community outcomes, such as reducing household transportation costs, increasing the number of affordable homes that are well served by transit, or preserving agricultural and natural resource lands. Panelists present short case studies that demonstrate how performance measures have been used to inform planning, policy, and investment decisions in a variety of rural, suburban, and urban communities.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

Subtotal

$130.00