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Friday, October 28 |
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| 8:00 | Registration Opens | |
| 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction |
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Equitable Development: Building Great Communities Through Collaborative Problem Solving View Presentation Video Practitioners who work in the realm of the built environment are successfully giving sustainability a push and demonstrating that the objectives of economic development, environmental protection, and meeting the needs of underserved populations are not mutually exclusive. All three are being addressed through equitable development. Attendees will learn how communities are encouraging fairness in planning and development practice to ensure everyone has a safe and healthy environment in which to live, work, and play. |
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| 10:00 | Panel Discussion: Inclusive Planning Sustainable communities integrate social equity goals with environmental and economic development initiatives. Panelists will discuss equity and inclusion as the foundation of a sustainable community, and the benefits of embracing the region’s growing diversity. They will also share ideas for connecting transportation, housing and jobs while expanding participation to those who are too often under-represented. Mario Garcia Sierra, Director of Programs, Centro Hispano |
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| 11:00 | Breakout Sessions Walking the Talk Future Urban Development Area (FUDA) Planning Communities in two areas of the county joined with the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) to carry out FUDA planning. Participants will share their experiences with this new regional initiative and hear from participants. FUDA Overview: Steve Steinhoff, CARPC Connect the Dots - People Finding Common Ground for Regional Development: The Salt Lake City Story Embracing Input Getting Beyond Positions and Appreciative Inquiry Two essential skills in deepening communication, listening towards understanding and transforming conflict are slowing down to check out assumptions and discover what is really important or the “underlying needs.” When misunderstandings occur, many of create our own “story” about what we think is going on and can be driven by what we think will “solve” the problem. In this workshop participants learn and practice the skills for checking these assumptions and clarifying underlying needs to help achieve longer-term solutions and enhance connections between people. PLEASE NOTE: This is an interactive workshop. We will work in partnerships and small groups throughout the session. Grab Bag Trends in Agriculture in the Capital Region Learn how land use in agriculture has changed over time throughout the region, and discover the numerous agricultural factors that inform agricultural preservation decision-making. |
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| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Open Forum continued (see description, Day 1) |
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Breakout Sessions Walking the Talk Businesses Aligning to Advance Regional Mobility and Quality of Life CEOs in the Twin Cities formed The Itasca Project to advance a targeted agenda for livable prosperity. One of their priorities was supporting regional transit. Locally, Thrive recently launched Advance Now to prepare a regional economic development strategy. These presenters will discuss the connection between a healthy regional economy, regional mobility, and quality of life. Charlie Zelle, Member, The Itasca Project Connect the Dots - Housing Connecting Housing, Mobility and Jobs How can we plan for housing that is connected to neighborhood destinations (walkable) and the broader region (transit-friendly) in ways that offer transportation choices? How do we better make the connection between affordable housing and transportation costs? Gary Gorman, President, Gorman and Company View Presentation Embracing Input Effective Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations Successful partnerships with ethnic- and neighborhood-based organizations depends on relationship building and a good understanding of each partner’s mission and work. This session highlights methods for building mutually-beneficial partnerships with a variety of community organizations. Grab Bag Expanding Markets for Locally Grown Food Dane County is a leader in expanding markets for locally-grown produce and these two projects exemplify why. The Fresh Vegetable Packing House project recently studied the feasibility of a local facility to aggregate and pack local produce to meet large buyer specifications. The Institutional Food Market project connects large buyers directly to local growers through auctions. Olivia Parry, Economic Developer, Dane County - Fresh Vegetable Packing House View Presentation |
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| 3:45 | Breakout Sessions Walking the Talk Managing Stormwater for Sustainability The multi-county Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has been making great strides in stormwater management and community sustainability. Learn about regional projects that are tackling the challenges of water infiltration, flood management, job training and community improvement at the same time. Karen Sands, Manager of Sustainability, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Connect the Dots -Jobs Integrating Jobs and Regional Growth Strategies The location of jobs directly affects future land use, housing markets, and mobility options for the county’s residents. Speakers will discuss these connections and effective strategies for aligning investments in jobs, housing, and transportation as part of regional sustainability planning. Pat Schramm, Executive Director, South Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board Embracing Input Public Health and Community Engagement in Planning Sustainable and healthy communities support residents in achieving a higher quality of life. Learn how the Gulf Coast Plan is addressing food access and water quality at a regional scale, to support human and environmental health. Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP, Head of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University Grab Bag Local Sustainability Planning Efforts Local communities in the region are increasingly making sustainability a priority and their plans. Representatives from area communities discuss their sustainability planning efforts. |
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Thursday, October 27 |
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Catalyst for Regional Progress: the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission |
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| 10:00 | Panel Discussion: Models of Regional Collaboration Representatives from other regions will share their successes and challenges in cultivating collaboration and what lessons they offer for the Madison area. Tom Cosgrove, Board Member, Sacramento Area Council of Governments View Presentation |
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| 11:30 | Open Forum Ever been to a conference and wished you had more time to network or discuss ideas in more detail than question and answer periods? Open Forum provides a semi-structured space to connect with others around common interests. Conference participants may present discussion topics related to conference themes and get assigned a space. Other participants sit in small groups with topics that most interest them. |
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Connecting Housing, Transit and Jobs View Presentation Video Using official measures of housing affordability, the Madison‐Dane Capital Region scores well—until transportation costs are taken into account. The burden of paying for extra vehicle ownership and operation puts at least 50,000 area households at unrecognized financial risk. When gas prices spiked from 2000‐2008, the cost of living rose just 2 % in Madison’s most location‐efficient communities, but over 8 percent elsewhere. Investments in transit and community convenience can improve these scoresacross your area, as they have in metro areas nationally and internationally. Newer data also shows thatbusinesses and jobs are gravitating to such efficient communities, which reverses the purpose of “getting to jobs” to “bringing jobs to people.” In Minneapolis, for example, jobs near transit increased twice as fast as in the larger Twin Cities region. Two new tools, the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index and the National TOD Data Base provide such performance benchmarks for 200,000 neighborhoods in 369 metro regions, and the Index has been adopted in places from El Paso Texas to San Francisco California to Chicago Illinois, resulting in renewed commitments to making sustainable communities work for everyone. Region‐wide, households alone spend over $2 Billion directly for the cost of personal transportation—learn how investments in mass transit and convenience can lower this number profitably and productively. |
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| 2:00 | Breakout Sessions Walking the Talk Green Infrastructure: Urban Forests, Green Roofs, Green & Living Walls for Urbanized Environments All forms of centralized infrastructure are being overwhelmed, while municipal budgets shrink. This alarming situation is looming over a backdrop of climate change. Building our way out of this with Gray Infrastructure alone will not be possible. Smaller, decentralized, less expensive and lower energy intensive utilities like Green Infrastructure will not be a luxury but a necessity. This presentation (including Q& A) will focus on Green Infrastructure; Urban Forests, Green Roofs, Green & Living Walls for urbanized environments. Peter MacDonagh Connecting the Dots - Transportation Strategies for Creating Corridors of Opportunity In addition to transporting people from point A to B, well developed transportation corridors have the potential to revitalize the region, connect people to regional destinations such as jobs and shopping, reduce automobile travel and emissions per person, and shift more development to infill and redevelopment areas over greenfield areas. The Twin Cities and Sacramento region will share their strategies for capturing this broad array of opportunities. Lucy Thompson, Principal City Planner, St. Paul MN Embracing Input Inclusive Community Engagement in Regional Planning Inclusive community engagement can help ensure that regional initiatives reflect and address the needs of diverse interests, and foster broad support necessary to advance regional agendas. Presenters will highlight innovative on-the-ground strategies and tools for inclusive community engagement in the Twin Cities, Salt Lake City, and Kansas City regions. Margaret Kaplan, Operations Director at Minnesota Center for Neighborhood Organizing (Center for Urban and Rural Affairs, University of Minnesota) |
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| 3:15 | Refreshments | ||
| 3:45 | Panel Discussion – Coming Together to Meet our Regional Challenges? Local leaders reflect on examples of collaboration successes locally and elsewhere, and discuss how to we can move towards regional agreements for a sustainable future. Karen Sands, Manager of Sustainability, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District |
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Special Post Event Mixer at Sardine – Starting immediately after the conference |
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