| Retrofitting and Planning Sustainable suburbs | conference agenda at-a-glance |
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| 7:30 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am |
Opening Comments from the Chair
Pino Di Mascio, Partner, Urban Strategies |
| 8:30 am |
Keynote
Retrofitting Suburbs: How Best to Urbanize Suburbs and Increase Their Sustainability
Ellen Dunham-Jones, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology; Author, Retrofitting Suburbia
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| 9:15 am |
Design Case Study: Single Family Homes
Sustainable Urbanism and New Alternatives for the Single Family Home
David Sisam, Principal, Montgomery Sisam
Santiago Kunzle, Principal, Montgomery Sisam |
| 10:00 am |
Networking Break
Interact with conference speakers and fellow attendees. |
| 10:30 am |
Case Study: Southlands, BC
Incorporating Agriculture into the Urban Form to Provide more Sustainable Development
Marina Khoury, Partner, Director of Town Planning, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company
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| 11:15 am |
Save Our Suburbs
Building and planning Sustainable Suburban Communities that will Meet the Needs of Residents
Tony Recsei, President, Save Our Suburbs (Australia) |
| 12:00 pm |
Networking Luncheon |
| 1:30 pm |
TOD Case Study: Carrollton, TX
Using Rail and Public Transit as a Catalyst for Growth and Sustainability
Peter Braster, Transit Oriented Development Manager, City of Carrollton, TX
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| 2:15 pm |
Case Studies: Vaughan, Markham, Kingston, Collingwood, and MORE!
Suburbs and Sustainable Planning: A Comparative Analysis of Suburban Sustainability to Measure Implementation Successes
Don Grant, Senior Consultant, Sustainability, Stantec
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| 3:00 pm |
Networking Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Suburban Retrofit Case Study: Don Mills, ON
Urbanizing Older Suburbs to be Pedestrian Friendly and Mixed-use Communities
Ralph Giannone, Partner, Giannone Petricone Associates
Dave Moore, Partner, pellow + associates architects |
| 4:15 pm |
Exclusive Interactive Problem Solving Session
Peer-to-Peer Brainstorming Session: What Are The Challenges Facing Sustainable Suburban Development And How Do We Overcome Them?
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| 5:00 pm |
Conference Adjourns to Day Two |
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Evening Social Activities
Network with industry leaders and stakeholders while enjoying some of the best Toronto has to offer. Start by joining fellow delegates and speakers for complimentary appetizers at our “exclusive” end-of-day gathering. Meet in the hotel lounge.* |
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| 7:30 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am |
Opening Comments from the Chair
Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Partner, Office for Urbanism
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| 8:30 am |
The Changing Suburban Form: How Did We Get Here, and Where are We Going?
Daniel Leeming, Partner, The Planning Partnership |
| 9:15 am |
Transit Case Study: Charlotte, NC
Solutions for Controlling Sprawl by Increasing Public Transit Options
Paul Moore, Transportation Planner, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Atlanta, GA
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| 10:00 am |
Networking Break
Interact with conference speakers and fellow attendees. |
| 10:30 am |
Large-scale Transformation Case Study: Mississauga, ON
From Car to Transit: Retrofitting a Large City to Become Less Car Dependent
Jennifer Keesmaat, Partner, Office for Urbanism |
| 11:15 am |
The Exurb Dilemma: How can they be repaired, or should they?
John Wasik, Author, Cul-de-sac Syndrome, Chicago, IL |
| 12:00 pm |
Networking Luncheon
Join the conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing luncheon. |
| 1:30 pm |
TOD Case Study: MetroWest, VA
How One Transit-oriented Development is Improving the Community’s Quality of Life in Measurable Ways
Greg Ault, Principal, EDAW , Miami Beach, FL |
| 2:15 pm |
Stormwater Management Strategies That Increase Density And Sustainability
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| 3:00 pm |
Networking Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Case Study: Oakville, ON
Designing and Planning New Suburban Developments to Be More Sustainable
Charlie McConnell, Manager, Long Range Planning, City of Oakville |
| 4:15 pm |
Conference Adjourns |
Post-Conference Workshop: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 | 9:00am ~ 12:00pm
9:00am to 10:45am: Special Site Inspection: Don Mills, ON
10:45am to 12:00pm: After our site visit, we will assemble back at the hotel for a roundtable discussion on the next steps in the process... see detail >> |
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