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Implementing SB 375 at the Local Level • Part 1

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:41:54 +0000

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

Duration : 0:7:34

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Stuart Cohen Introduces Keynote at TransForm Summit

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:08:06 +0000

Duration : 0:3:17

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Creating New Jobs by Investing in High-Speed Rail

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:41:15 +0000

President Obama, joined by Vice President Biden, announces $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for high-speed rail projects that will provide faster, more energy-efficient travel between cities and create new jobs for American workers. The announcement came during a Town Hall meeting in Tampa, FL. January 28, 2010.

Duration : 1:21:25

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NARP – Putting America Back On Track

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:09:32 +0000

An introduction to the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP), the fight for fast, safe, green mobility for all Americans, and how you can be a part of it.

Duration : 0:4:10

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SB 375: Insights from the Experts–Part 4 (Housing Supply and Affordability)

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:19:14 +0000

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

Duration : 0:1:54

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TriMet Service Meltdown

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:35:30 +0000

On Thursday, April 16, 2009, TriMet’s afternoon 12 Barbur Blvd. bus suffers a door interlock malfunction, and the following bus was operating at crush load. This resulted in poor service to TriMet’s riders and an up-to-45 minute wait for potential riders downline.

Duration : 0:7:40

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SB 375: Insights from the Experts–Part 2 (Critical Issues Facing Implementation)

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:16:07 +0000

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

Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu

Duration : 0:5:22

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SB 375: Insights from the Experts–Part 6 (Local and Regional Planning Challenges)

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:20:11 +0000

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

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

Duration : 0:6:16

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Scott’s interview on attending the 9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:19:32 +0000

Scott recently attended the 9th Annaual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Seattle, WA and took a few minutes to reflect on his experience with the conference and the City of Seattle.

Duration : 0:4:23

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How States Can Continue to Guide Federal Climate, Energy and Transportation Policy

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:19:12 +0000

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon
Welcome: T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center
Remarks: Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Panel 1: New Approaches to Transportation and Land Use Planning
Will Schroeer, Policy Director, Smart Growth America
Brian Taylor, Professor and Chair of Urban Planning and Director of Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA
Brandon Hofmeister, Special Counsel for Energy and Climate Policy, Office of Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich.)
Moderator: Peter Byrne, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center

2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Panel 2: Innovative Technologies: Electricity/Renewables/Efficiency
Henry Durrwachter, President, Utility Wind Integration Group
Malcolm Woolf, Director, Maryland Energy Administration
Deborah Erwin, Renewable Energy Adviser, Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Moderator: Ann Carlson, Professor, UCLA School of Law

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks

This workshop is sponsored by the Georgetown State-Federal Climate Resource Center and the UCLA Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment.

Duration : 4:5:9

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