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The American Planning Association and San Jose State University’s Urban Planning Coalition hosted three panelists to discuss how regional Sustainable Communities Strategies, local general plans and housing elements, and streamlined CEQA processes can work together to promote SB 375 objectives.

PANELISTS

Laurel Prevetti, Assistant Planning Director, City of San José
Steve Ross, Planner III, County of Santa Clara
Hing Wong, Senior Regional Planner, ABAG

EVENT ORGANIZERS

Justin Meek
Dana Gregg

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National Planning Excellence Awards
Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan

City of San Diego General Plan
San Diego, California

The City of San Diego General Plan (2008) sets out a long-range vision and policy framework for how the city should plan for growth, provide public services, and maintain the qualities that define San Diego. It was structured to work in concert with the city’s 40-plus community plans and is part of a regional and statewide smart growth strategy.

The plan includes the City of Villages smart growth strategy to focus growth into mixed-use villages that are pedestrian-friendly districts, of different scales, and linked to the transit system. The plan addresses protections for industrial lands, provisions for urban parks, “toolboxes” to implement mobility strategies, and policies to further the preservation of San Diego’s historical resources. It also reaffirms the city’s long history of protecting open space lands.

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National Planning Leadership Award for a Distinguished Contribution

William E. Borah

Land use planning in New Orleans has traditionally been described as “planning by surprise.” Citizens and neighborhood organizations have attempted to change the city’s planning processes for years, but have had limited success. Inspiration for change came from one of the country’s most significant natural disasters, Hurricane Katrina. The damage from the hurricane and its aftermath was the necessary catalyst to motivate the city’s citizens. On November 4, 2008, voters approved the Home Rule Charter Amendments, which require the city to prepare a master plan with the force of law.

One of the major forces advocating for this change was William E. Borah, a New Orleans-based land use attorney and member of Smart Growth for Louisiana. Borah drafted the initial proposed charter amendment, sought comment from planning experts around the country, and organized a support campaign. Colleagues from around the country attribute the passage of the amendment to Borah’s unwavering persistence.

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National Planning Excellence Award for Implementation

Campus Partners’ University District Revitalization
Columbus, Ohio

Campus Partners is a university-led partnership that has succeeded in revitalizing the economically and racially diverse district around Ohio State University. OSU formed Campus Partners in 1995 with an independent mission and board responsible to stakeholders beyond its university to address physical, social, and environmental issues facing an entire urban district with a population of 40,000.

The “smart growth” agenda — aimed at reviving the district’s neighborhoods as places of choice — has three core goals: pursuit of a fully inclusive planning process involving the city, residents, and community groups; introduction of new amenities and housing to attract the university community back to the district; and promotion of social equity by improving quality of life and economic opportunity for all residents. Campus Partners has leveraged more than $150 million in investment in district neighborhoods, including renovation and development of roughly 1,000 housing units of Section 8, affordable, and market-rate housing; redevelopment of a large brownfield site; a new police station; new public elementary school; and OSU’s new early-childhood learning center.

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Common Impacts Wizard automatically creates GIS-based impact analyses commonly associated with growth and development. You can instantly start to see some of the most commonly used indicators of economic, environmental, and social outcomes associated with alternative growth scenarios. The analyses created include everything you need: formulas, indicators, charts, reports, and variable assumptions with default values to serve as a starting point. VideoDemo. Here are the impacts the wizard can potentially create, depending on the information you provide, and the impacts you ask for:

Auto emissions
Commercial energy use
Commercial floor area
Commercial jobs
Commercial jobs-to-housing ratio
Commercial tax revenue
Distance to places of interest
Residential water use
Labor force
Population
Residential dwelling units
Residential energy use
Residential tax revenue
School kids
Sensitive lands impacts
Vehicle trips per day

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Andrés Duany Delivered the keynote address at the Old State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge to kick off the 4th annual Smart Growth Summit hosted by CPEX.

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Andrés Duany Delivered the keynote address at the Old State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge to kick off the 4th annual Smart Growth Summit hosted by CPEX.

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From the Spring 2009 colloquium on land use planning and SB 375 at sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, the Center for a Sustainable California produced a video highlighting the speakers and challenges from these lectures.

This video was produced by:
Gary Binger
Ashley Tindall
Troy Reinhalter
Christian Eggleton

Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu
http://sustainablecalifornia.berkeley.edu

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Certified financial planners are people who are licensed in the insurance or securities business, and they have generally taken some type of advanced training to gain a better understanding of how money is used. Learn about using caution when using certified financial planners with help from a financial services specialist in this free video on certified financial planners.

Expert: William Rae
Contact: www.hbwfl.com
Bio: William Rae has been licensed in the insurance and financial fields for over 30 years.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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