Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Lecture
Date: Monday, February 22, 2010
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Lincoln House (113 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138)
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council, responsible under state law for developing a comprehensive regional plan for the Greater Boston region, sought the involvement of some 5,000 individuals and organizations to craft MetroFuture, a plan adopted in December 2008, after five years in the making. The plan has a focus on growth where people already live, work, and play, linked by an efficient transportation system and surrounded by a protected set of natural resources and amenities. Marc Draisen, executive director of MAPC, will reflect on the initiative’s success, challenges, and lessons learned, as MetroFuture is now poised to go from plan to implementation and action.
The event is free but pre-registration is required
For additional information and registration, please contact:
lincolninstitute@resource-plus.com
(888) 845-8759
online registration available here
| October 26, 2009 | | 6:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
The John T. Dunlop Lecture series was founded in 1999 through a partnership between the Joint Center for Housing Studies, the National Housing Endowment, and the Graduate School of Design to serve as a lasting tribute to Professor John T. Dunlop and his many contributions to the national housing community. This year’s guest speaker will be The Honorable Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Monday, October 26
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Harvard University Piper Auditorium
For event information Please contact:
Angela Flynn
angela_flynn@harvard.edu
| September 23, 2009 | | 12:30 pm | to | 2:00 pm |
Planners are always confronted with messy situations and inadequate tools. When do they use the tools at hand, imperfect as they are, and when do they change them? Both routes involve value judgments, risks and understanding the political situation. Can planners learn something about how to deal with future planning problems and dilemmas by reflecting on past experience? Fred Salvucci and Tunney Lee will draw on their practice as Boston planners and address how the emphasis on planning has changed from downtown to the neighborhoods to a hybrid of the two.
This MIT speaker Series is open to the general public:
September 23, 2009
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
77 Massachusetts Ave
Please Contact Ezra Glenn for more information
617-253-2024
eglenn@mit.edu
| September 30, 2009 | | October 14, 2009 | | November 18, 2009 | | December 9, 2009 | | January 20, 2010 | | February 17, 2010 | | 1:00 pm |
The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission has partnered with the Massachusetts American Planning Association to host a series of Audio and Web Conference Sessions. All planners, town administrators, selectmen, planning board members and any other interested city and town officials are invited to attend. Below is the list of the topics that will be offered in 2009-2010, as well as the dates, times and CM credit values for each session:
- Project Management – Wednesday, September 30, 2009; 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT; CM 1.5 credits
- Monetizing Sustainability – Wednesday, October 14, 2009; 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT; CM: 1.5 credits
- Planning with Large Institutions – Wednesday, November 18, 2009; 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. EST; CM: 1.0 credit
- Introduction to the Planning Commission: Part One - Wednesday, December 9, 2009; 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. EST or 7:00 p.m.–8:30p.m. EST
- Performance Measurement in Transportation Planning – Wednesday, January 20, 2010; 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EST; CM: 1.5 credits
- Introduction to the Planning Commission: Part Two - Wednesday, February 17, 2010; 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. EST or 7:00 p.m.–8:30p.m. EST
- Redevelopment and Revitalization for a New Era - Wednesday, March 17, 2010; 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT; CM: 1.5 credits
- Development Finance and Pro Formas – Wednesday, April 21, 2010; 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT; CM 1.5 credits
- Design Graphics for Planning – Wednesday, May 12, 2010; 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT; CM: 1.5 credits
- Design Review for Officials - Wednesday, May 26, 2010; 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT
- 2010 Planning Law Review – Wednesday, June 30, 2010; 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT; CM: 1.5 LAW credits
Contact & Registration Information:
Johnathan E. Church, AICP
508-459-3316
jchurch@cmrpc.org
http://www.planning.org/audioconference/projman/participant.htm
Rail~Volution is, first and foremost, a conference for passionate practitioners — people from all perspectives who believe strongly in the role of land use and transit as equal partners in the quest for greater livability and greater communities.
Rail~Volution 2009 provides a unique opportunity for innovative minds to develop solutions for issues that affect livability in cities, towns and regions of all sizes and shapes. Attendees at Rail~Volution cross a broad spectrum of disciplines — including elected officials, developers, advocates, urban planners, transportation experts, financiers, citizen groups, architects and many others. Click here to view the 2009 brochure (PDF, 16 pages/1.1mb), or visit the Conference webpage.
October 29–November 1st, 2009
| July 28, 2009 | | 9:30 am | to | 11:30 am | | 9:30 am | to | 11:30 am |
The Effectiveness of Smart Growth Policies: An Evaluation of Four Statewide Programs
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy recently released a study entitled “Smart Growth Policies: An Evaluation of Programs and Outcomes,” which examines the impact of smart growth policies in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Oregon. Growth patterns in these four states are compared to growth patterns in four states that do not have smart growth legislation: Colorado, Indiana, Texas and Virginia. How have smart growth policies in these states affected housing development, affordability and transportation infrastructure? What are the environmental affects of development in states with smart growth policies compared to those without? What lessons can be learned for use in Massachusetts? The authors of the report will discuss their findings, while local experts will offer a Massachusetts perspective.
Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance
Additional information available at http://chapa.org/?q=node/1026
| July 15, 2009 | | 8:30 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Data Day is a free biennial conference to help communities expand their capacity to use technology and data to advance their goals. At Data Day, nonprofit organizations, civic institutions and municipalities come together to see the latest in technology and tools and learn how other groups are using data to support and advance constructive change. This conference is sponsored by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Northeastern University, and The Boston Foundation.
Location:
Curry Student Center, Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Additional information available at http://www.metrobostondatacommon.org/html/dataday_09.htm
Building communities
By Chuck Grigsby and Joe Kriesberg | Boston Globe | May 20, 2009
BANK FAILURES and foreclosures, holes in neighborhoods where developments failed to go forward, and pervasive unemployment – sound familiar?The mess we’re in now mirrors much of what Boston and other cities in Massachusetts struggled through in the 1970s. We emerged from that period stronger, more united, and with some of the most vibrant and livable neighborhoods in the United States. Part of the answer for that period’s problems applies today: hard grassroots community work that turns a neighborhood around – one vacant lot, one abandoned house, one family, and one worker at a time, so that everyone can participate in the economic recovery to come.
Read the full article
Dreamers and Redeemers
Boston Globe | May 20, 2009
WHILE URBAN theorists were prattling on about the death of the American city in the 1970s, a group of Bostonians, led by former state representative Mel King, were doing something about it: fostering community development corporations. Today, these nonprofit creators of high-quality, low-cost housing and redeemers of blighted neighborhoods will name a training institute in honor of the 80-year-old King.
Read the full article
All programs prepare public-spirited individuals for careers in government, non-profit organizations, citizen advocacy groups, and the private sector. Faculty and student interests and course offerings cluster around the following: sustainable communities; environmental justice; community development and housing; race, class, and social welfare policy; child and family policy; land use planning; natural resource management; science/technology, ethics, and environmental policy; environmental risk; corporate responsibility and the environment; climate change; international environmental policy; environmental education; program evaluation; applied research methods; planning tools, techniques, and strategies; nonprofit organizations; and citizen roles in policy and planning.
See the Tufts University Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
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