Time To Sign Up – National Smart Growth Conference with a Kansas City Flavor – Feb 7-9
Posted by Transit Action Network on January 2, 2013
New Partners Conference
This year, the New Partners Conference makes its way to America’s heartland—Kansas City, Missouri.
New Partners says “Smart-growth development – compact, walkable, and diverse – is attractive to developers, investors, local governments and communities because it offers new opportunities for economic growth that’s also environmentally sustainable. The 2013 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference offers lots of opportunities to learn about smart growth and economic success.”
The 12th annual New Partners conference will explore practical strategies for identifying and overcoming barriers to more sustainable development in the Midwest and the rest of the nation.
The three-day conference program will include more than 90 sessions and close to 400 speakers. The multidisciplinary program includes breakout sessions, workshops and training sessions. It features cutting-edge policies and programs, projects, and best practices, as well as strategies and implementation tools that address the challenges of implementing smart growth development principles.
15 optional tours of local model projects
Don’t just talk about smart growth – come to the conference and see it! Beyond the great sessions, New Partners also offers 15 optional tours of local model projects on Thursday morning and afternoon and Sunday morning (Feb 10th) .
On Thursday morning, Feb 7th, KCATA, the FTA, and Transit Action Network present:
Tour 3–Kansas City’s Low-Cost/ High-Benefit BRT – The MAX
- Tour1–Kansas City, Kansas:Melting Pot in“The Dotte”
- Tour2–What 1893 KC Can Tell Us about Our American Cities Today
- Tour3–Kansas City’s Low-Cost/ High-Benefit BRT – The MAX
- Tour4–A Look at Marlborough: A Community Focused on Holistic Solutions
- Tour5–Green Impact Zone:A Model of Concentrated Capacity Building
- Tour6–Global Trade and Local Community: A Tour of Argentine Neighborhoods
- Tour 7–First Suburban Redevelopment Strategies in the Kansas City Metro
- Tour8–Development Tools…Historic Preservation, the Arts and Infrastructure
- Tour9–18th & Vine Jazz District:A Walk through the Past into the Future
- Tour10–Rain to Recreation:Lenexa’s Strategy for Stormwater Management
- Tour11–Kansas City Municipal Farm:Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Transformation
- Tour12–KC Regional Solar Installations
- Tour13–Kansas City Walk Audit with Walkability Guru Dan Burden
- Tour14–Smart Growth Can Be Fun:City Market, Food Trucks, Power & Light District, Crossroads
- Tour15–Distributing Local, Good Food: The Good Natured Family Farms Experience
Local Sessions
Regional Equity Network Scenario Planning Tools (combines local Envision Tomorrow examples with examples from other regions) How Midwest Cities Use EECBG (includes Dennis Murphy of KCMO) Good Movement (includes KC examples as well as examples from other parts of the country) Managing school closings (includes KCMO as well as other communities outside the metro area)There are also a number of Midwest sessions that do not necessarily involve the KC region.
Special Features of the Conference
- Technology Fair: An Interactive Demonstration of Public Engagement Tools for Smart Planning
- New Partners Takes the “Parklet” Indoors!
- The Doctor Is In – the Midwest: EPA’s Smart Growth Prescriptions to Create Sustainable Communities
Sessions will be at the Kansas City Convention Center, with guest rooms across the street at the Marriott Kansas City Downtown Hotel.
Come join us in this process by making your reservation to attend, today!
Conference Website & Registration
Registration Deadline: The registration deadline is Friday, January 18, 2013. Registrations will be accepted after this date if space is available, and a $50 late fee will apply. All walk-ins will also include a $35 “walk in” fee (in addition to the late fee).
The official hotel room rate for the group is $119 (single/double) until January 14, 2013 at 5:00pm CDT. After that date, the group rate is subject to availability and is not guaranteed.
PRE-CONFERENCE Wednesday Workshop
Sustainable Neighborhoods, Thriving Residents: Strategies for Building Equitable Communities
■ February 6 • 1:00-6:30 p.m.
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