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Hear from these Industry Leaders: |
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Jan Gehl
Partner ,
Gehl Architects |
Gil Penalosa
Executive Director
Walk and Bike for Life |
Annukka Lindroos
Deputy Director, Planning
City of Helsinki |
Brent Toderian
Director of Planning
City of Vancouver |
Peter Englander
Director
Portland Development Commission |
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Conference Agenda at-a-glance |
DAY ONE
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 |
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| 7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:15 AM Opening Remarks from the Chair |
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8:30 AM Urban Design Panel
Place Making and the Necessary Elements to
Make Downtowns World-Class Destinations |
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Robert Freedman, Director of Urban Design, Planning Division, City of Toronto
Joe Berridge, Partner, Urban Strategies
Jennifer Keesmaat, Partner, Office for Urbanism
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9:15 AM Case Study: Helsinki, Finland
Using Innovative, Low-Scale Building Design
to Increase Intensification While Maintaining
Design Excellence |
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| Annukka Lindroos, Deputy Director, City Planning Department, Helsinki, Finland |
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| 10:00 AM Networking Break |
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10:30 AM Case Study: Portland, OR
Developing and Implementing a Large-Scale Urban Plan to Increase Density and Quality Of Life |
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| Peter Englander, Director, Portland Development Commission, City of Portland, OR |
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11:15 AM Case Study: Vancouver, BC
Creating a Top-Tier Livable City Through Better
Urban Design |
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| Brent Toderian, Director of Planning, City of Vancouver |
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| 12:00 PM Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM Economic Development Panel
Strategies for Attracting Investors to Your Downtown |
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Les Klein, Principal, Quadrangle Architects
Maggie Schofield, Executive Director, Downtown Calgary
Mike Major, Manager, BIA Office, City of Toronto
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| 2:15 PM Downtown Regeneration as a Central
Plank of Regional Economic Development - Current Opportunities Surrounding Entertainment Venues |
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| Jonathan Hack, Associate, IBI Group |
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| 3:15 PM Networking Break |
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| 3:30 PM Overcoming Community Objections to
Building Denser Live-Work Downtowns |
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| Jason Dennison, Executive Director, LoDo District, Denver, CO |
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4:15 PM Case Study: Campus Martius, Detroit, MI
Place Making as a Catalyst For Revitalizing Your Downtown |
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| Robert Gregory, President, Campus Martius Park |
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5:15 PM Blue Jays Warm Up
Join fellow delegates in the Renaissance Lounge overlooking Rogers Centre stadium to watch the Blue Jays warm up.**
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DAY TWO
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 |
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| 7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:15 AM Opening Remarks from the Chair |
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8:30 AM Architect’s Panel
Importance of Great Architecture for Driving
Economic Development and Community Building |
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Peter Clewes, Partner, Architects Alliance
Kim Storey, Partner, Brown and Storey Architects
Shirley Blumberg, Founding Partner, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects |
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9:15 AM Case Study: Copenhagen
Transportation Demand Management Strategies to Increase Pedestrian and Cycling Traffic for a More Sustainable City |
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| Jan Gehl, Partner , Gehl Architects |
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| 10:00 AM Networking Break |
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10:30 AM Case Study: Moncton, NB
Implementing a Downtown Development Vision That Builds Consensus |
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| Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Partner, Office for Urbanism |
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11:15 AM Case Studies: Bogotá; New York City;
Mexico; Paris; and Canadian cities
From thinking and talking to doing. Walking,
Cycling, Public Spaces: Creating Great Cities |
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| Gil Penalosa, Executive Director, Walk and Bike for Life |
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| 12:30 PM Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM Case Study: Charlottetown, PE
Façade Improvement Strategies That Maintain a Downtown’s Historic Sense of Place |
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| Don Poole, Manager, Planning and Development, City of Charlottetown, PE |
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2:15 PM Case Study: Toronto Artscape
Leveraging investment in creative enterprises to revitalize your downtown core |
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| Reid Henry, Director of Consulting, Toronto Artscape |
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| 3:00 PM Networking Break |
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| 3:30 PM Economic Incentives for Downtown Revitalization |
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| Robert G. Doumani,Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP |
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4:15 PM Case Study: Kingston, ON
Implementing a Municipal Cultural Resource
Management Approach Into Your Downtown
Revitalization Plan |
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| Marcus Letourneau, Heritage Planner, City of Kingston, ON |
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| 5:00 PM Conference Adjourns |
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