| | | NPSG12-223 | | Revitalization, Gentrification, and Equitable Development: Evaluating a Decade of EPA's Programs Speakers: Mary Nelson, Founding President, Bethel New Life; Deeohn Ferris, JD, President, Sustainable Community Development Group; Ted Howard, Evergreen Coalition; Charlie Bartsch, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Administrator for Economic Development, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, U.S. EPA; Vernice Miller-Travis, Senior Associate, Skeo Solutions Gentrification is often defined as the transformation of neighborhoods from low value to high value. This change has the potential to cause displacement of long-time residents and businesses because of higher rents, mortgages, and property taxes. This interactive session provides an overview of EPA's efforts to promote equitable development, engages the audience, and facilitates a candid discussion about the challenges and proposed solutions at the local level for advancing truly equitable development. | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
| | | NPSG12-152 | | Putting Parking in its Place for Smart Growth Speakers: Valerie Knepper, Transportation Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Richard W. Lee, Ph.D., AICP, Associate, Fehr & Peers; Christine Eary, Associate Regional Planner, SANDAG; Donald C. Shoup, Professor of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles; Meea Kang, Principal, Domus Development: Executive Director, California Infill Builders Association; Richard W. Willson Ph.D. FAICP, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Tumlin, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard; Samir Hajjiri, Sr. Traffic Engineer, City of San Diego, City Planning & Community Investment Dept.; Kathy Garcia, Planning Director, City of Del Mar; Ian Sacs, P.E., Director, Transportation and Parking, City of Hoboken, NJ; Robert Swierk, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, CMA Planning; Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority; Mott Smith, Principal, Civic Enterprise Hear from the nation's foremost parking experts, to reconceptualize parking to support smart growth in our communities; explore the roles of different governmental agencies and the private sector in reforming parking policies and practices; and address housing, TOD, and transit. The session delves into: the fundamentals of rethinking parking policies—The High Price of Free Parking and the theory of 85%; new development—how can smart parking policies support the viability of new construction? Government roles—how can cities and MPOs pursue parking policies and practices to effectively support smart growth? Finally, The Cutting Edge—what's happening in the Big Apple and elsewhere "at the frontier"? | | MP3 | | $20.00 | | $20.00 | |
