8th Annual Smart Growth Conference, May 16th, 2008
Where: Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh
When: May 16, 2008, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (continental breakfast and lunch included)
Urban and Core Communities in Southwestern PA — this conference is for you! Learn how to accelerate your redevelopment in line with renewed interest by developers and investors in urban and core communities.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
The new smart growth course plotted by the Region’s Plan
- Exercise to assess your community’s readiness to win investment for redevelopment
- Launch of consultancy to assist local government to attract business and industry
- Panel of leading developers who are driving market interest in downtowns
- Learn about innovations in zoning to speed redevelopment
- Kick-off of the SWPA Sustainable Community Development Network
Keynote Speaker: Christopher B. Leinberger is a metropolitan land use strategist, developer, teacher, consultant and author helping to make progressive development profitable. He is a founding partner of Arcadia Land Company, a real estate development firm serving to create walkable communities in harmony with nature.
COST: Early Registration: $30 After May 1: $40 (free to elected officials)
Presented by:
Local Government Academy
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development
Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Sustainable Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics
Sponsored by:
Bank of New York Mellon
Babst, Calland, Clients, and Zomnir, P.C.
Bombardier
Building Owners and Managers Association - Pittsburgh National Association of Industrial and Office Properties - Pittsburgh Chapter
Supported by:
The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
The Richard King Mellon Foundation
For sponsorship and tabling opportunities, call (412) 258-6643.
Saving $ - Managing Water: Regional and collaborative approaches to water, sewer, and stormwater management in Pennsylvania.
When: Thursday, May 22, 2008
Where: Hilton Harrisburg Hotel, Harrisburg, PA
A one-day conference for elected officials, authority managers, watershed organizations, planners and engineers, and citizens interested in new and innovative ideas for regional and collaborative water resource management.
Please
click here to register online or to learn more about the conference. Please note that the registration deadline is
May 12, 2008.
