Redesigning the Edgeless City, a collaborative planning and education event coordinated by Regional Plan Association and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, in Partnership with Capitol Region Council of Governments, will be held May 28th and 29th at the UConn Graduate Business Learning Center, 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford.This two-day professional development course will explore innovative land use and urban design techniques for creating communities in the Capitol Region that have the greatest quality of life and potential for long-term value.
The first day of the course will feature instruction by Lincoln Institute's Armando Carbonell; RPA's Bob Yaro, Robert Lane, and David Kooris; and Patrick Condon, University of British Columbia's James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Livable Environments.
On the second day of the course participants will engage in an interactive design process, applying the principles discussed on day one to select areas within the Capitol Region. This year's course will focus particular attention on the pending transit investments and development patterns which will prepare the region for prosperity in an age of carbon-constraint.
Planning and policy advocates, city and state officials, developers, and citizen stakeholders are encouraged to enroll. Registration is $50 and participants of day 1 qualify for 5 AICP CM credits (approval pending). Financial assistance is available. To register, please fax or mail in the brochure with your payment, or to pay instantly by credit card, click here and note which days you will be attending.
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View Course Materials
Redesigning the Edgeless City (PDF 3.2MB)
America 2050 (PDF 9.3MB)
Greater Bridgeport Emissions Reduction Report (PDF 16MB)
Florida State Road 7 (PDF 6MB)
Green municipal engineering for sustainable communities (PDF 500K)
The Headwaters Project: A Sustainable Community Development in Surrey, BC (PDF 1MB)
Planning for Climate Change (PDF 500K)
Measuring Greenhouse Emissions (PDF 312K)
Atlas of Maps
High Resolution (PDF 27MB)
Low Resolution (PDF 3MB)
Presentations
Toward a National Infrastructure Plan for the 21st Century (PDF 5.4MB)
Armando Carbonell
Planning for Climate Change (PDF 560K)
From Environment to Green Infrastructure (PDF 3MB)
Planning 4 Climate Change (PDF 2.7MB)
Patrick Condon
Vibrant Centers for Emissions Reduction in Greater Bridgeport (PDF 19.6MB)
David Kooris
From Roads to Connections (PDF 5.3MB)
Remaking the Edgeless City (PDF 7.1MB)
Robert Lane
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