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In This Issue:
– Spotlight on the Region: The Regional Assembly Edition
– Calendar
Oil and Water:
Adapting to Scarcity
April 18
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Regional Plan Association's Regional Assembly 2008
Waldorf=Astoria Hotel
For more information: www.rpa.org/ra2008 or (212) 253-2727 x 324
Assembly Chair:
Judith Rodin
President, Rockefeller Foundation
Keynote Speakers:
The Honorable Jon S. Corzine
Governor of the State of New Jersey
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Spotlight on the Region: Regional Assembly Edition
A shift is underway. Whether it’s at the local level with New York’s City Council giving the green light to congestion pricing, or at the national level with presidential candidates promising new “green collar” jobs to revitalize the economy, citizens, businesses, civic organizations and elected officials are grasping the significance of global climate change and the need to do something about it.
At RPA’s 18th Annual Regional Assembly “Oil & Water: Adapting to Scarcity,” experts in the fields of transportation, open space, workforce and community design will describe what a sustainable and economically competitive future might look like for the tri-state region, and indeed for the nation. This year’s Assembly will be held on Friday, April 18th at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City and will feature keynote speeches by leading regional and national elected officials who will detail their proposals to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels while protecting precious natural resources.
New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine will deliver the Assembly’s morning keynote on how his state is moving towards a more sustainable future. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin will lead a plenary of mayors who will discuss their efforts to address the impacts of climate change on local resources. And the luncheon program will feature an address by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, who will lay out her vision for a national infrastructure investment plan and its importance to the region. Speaker Pelosi will be introduced by Earl Blumenauer, the visionary Congressman from Portland, Oregon, who is the leading light on planning and sustainability in the federal government.
At the heart of each year’s Assembly is the chance for participants to directly interact with some of the nation’s most innovative experts and practitioners during the breakout workshop panels. These panels are designed to cover a range of topics related to the Assembly’s theme. This year’s Community Design panel will examine design solutions that reduce the ecological footprint of our communities. The Open Space panel will evaluate the successes and shortcomings of regional landscape protection. The Workforce panel will identify opportunities for emerging “green collar” jobs and a green economy in our region. And finally, two panels will be dedicated to Transportation: one focused on the regional level – evaluating some of the recent policy proposals to develop new funding streams for transit by charging cars traveling into Manhattan or raising tolls on regional highways – and the other focused on the national level – examining the importance of moving away from a policy of thousands of earmarks for bridges to nowhere to a strategic blueprint for national growth.
Opportunities to protect our regional resources, while building a new economy less reliant on resources from outside of the region, are abundant and we must explore them. We hope you will join us at the Waldorf=Astoria on April 18th to hear from notable experts and share your experiences as we attempt to tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time.
For more information or to order tickets, visit www.rpa.org/ra2008 or call (212) 253-2727 x 324.
-Robert Freudenberg, Regional Assembly 2008 Coordinator, RPA
Questions or comments on what’s in this issue? Send them to the editor of Spotlight On The Region, Alex Marshall at alex@rpa.org
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April 10
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
The Role of Wall Street in the Price of Oil
Moderated by William (Buff) Brown, president of WHB Energy Research LLC
McGraw-Hill Building, Room 208, 1221 Avenue of the Americas (between 48th and 49th St)
For more info and to register: www.nyenergyforum.org
April 11
Energy in the 21st Century: Seeking Environmental Solutions
Join leaders in government, business, environment and academia for the fourth annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century.
Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
Free Event, Space Limited
For more info and to register: www.cazenovia.edu/energy
April 11 - 12
Schools, Food and Community
The Nutrition Program, Teachers College Columbia University, and Baum Forum will co-host this day and a half of conference sessions, workshops, resource fair, entertainment and seasonal luncheon
Teachers College Columbia University, Broadway between 120th and 121st Street, New York City
For more info and to register: www.baumforum.org or 718-884-5716
April 15
6:30 p.m.
Governors Island: A Park for All New York
Leslie Koch, President of the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, will discuss the latest plans for this historic landscape with moderator Robert Pirani, Executive Director of the Governors Island Alliance; architect Jonathan Marvel, Principal, Rogers Marvel Architects; and Robin Pogrebin of The New York Times.
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
Reservations required, $9 for non-members of the Museum, $5 for members, seniors, and students
For reservations and more info: 212-534-1672, ext. 3395
April 18
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oil and Water: Adapting to Scarcity
Regional Plan Association's Regional Assembly 2008
Waldorf=Astoria Hotel
For more information: www.rpa.org/ra2008 or (212) 253-2727 x 324
April 18
7:00 p.m.
50 Years of Public Transit in the United States
Electric Railroaders Association New York Division meeting
St. John's University, 101 Murray St, Manhattan
For more info: 718-784-3643 or furlong@erausa.org
April 23
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Forum on Sustainable Urbanization in the Information Age
Organized by UNDESA-GAID, UN-Habitat, the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and with the support of the City of New York, Keynote speech by architect Zaha Hadid, Architect
ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters
For more info: www.un-gaid.org
April 29
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
New York City Infrastructure: What's New in Transportation in New York City?
Moderated by Roberta Gratz, featuring panelists Janette Sadik-Khan, Samuel I. Schwartz, Paul Steely White and Robert Yaro
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
Reservations required, $9 for non-members of the Museum, $5 for members, seniors, and students
For reservations and more info: 212-534-1672, ext. 3395
May 5 and 6
Climate Change and Land Use: Global Warming Impacts on Land Use Planning and Project Approvals
Learn from early adopter jurisdictions and leading New York land use professionals and attorneys about the factors that go into a successful regulatory program, the appropriate scope of local review in the Hudson River Valley and the best way for developers to respond to the new regulations
Tarrytown, NY
For more info and to register: 1-800-854-8009 or registrar@lawseminars.com
May 6
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Creating a Sustainable Future for Long Island
Sustainable Long Island's second annual sustainability conference
Huntington Hilton, Huntington, NY
For more info: Caryn Rubenstein at 516-873-0230 or crubenstein@sustainableli.org
May 17
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Land Use Academy
The Land Use Academy provides practical and accessible education for local land use decision makers across the state, with a focus on skills and knowledge needed to serve on land use commissions with confidence.
UConn Avery Point, Marine Science Building Room 103
$40, includes lunch
For more info and to register: http://www.clear.uconn.edu/lua.htm
September 27
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Land Use Academy
The Land Use Academy provides practical and accessible education for local land use decision makers across the state, with a focus on skills and knowledge needed to serve on land use commissions with confidence.
UConn Torrington, Main Building, Auditorium
$40, includes lunch
For more info and to register: http://www.clear.uconn.edu/lua.htm
November 15
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Land Use Academy
The Land Use Academy provides practical and accessible education for local land use decision makers across the state, with a focus on skills and knowledge needed to serve on land use commissions with confidence.
Northeast Utilities, 107 Selden St. Berlin, CT
$40, includes lunch
For more info and to register: http://www.clear.uconn.edu/lua.htm
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