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Audio Library
Human Transit
Smart Growth
February 9, 2012
Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit, outlines the fundamental geometry of transit that shapes successful systems, the process for fitting technology to a particular community, and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly development. A book signing follows the program.
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Rogers Marvel Architects
Spotlight on Design
February 2, 2012
Robert Rogers, FAIA, and Jonathan Marvel, AIA, founding principals of the New York-based firm Rogers Marvel Architects, discussed their work, which includes concepts to beautify the security components and improve the visitor experience at President’s Park South in Washington, D.C.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 1, Introduction
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 5, Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 3, David Haresign
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 2, Matt Ladd
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Essential Zoning Code Fixes
Smart Growth
November 10, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency policy analyst Kevin Nelson, AICP, discusses 11 essential fixes that local governments can make to their codes to achieve smart growth outcomes.
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Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry
Building in the 21st Century
October 25, 2011
Sam Rashkin, chief architect, DOE Building Technologies Program and author of Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry, analyzes the housing market, beginning with warning signs that preceded its collapse by a decade. He also presents a comprehensive strategy for reinventing the housing industry in this time of crisis.
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Ideas That Matter: The Legacy of Jane Jacobs
Smart Growth
October 11, 2011
Urban scholar Mary Rowe discusses the key tenets of Jane Jacobs’s work and how her ideas have risen to prominence in urban planning and design, ecological economics, and other fields.
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Urban Sustainability Initiatives: Challenges and Opportunities - Part 4, Paul Brophy
October 4, 2011
How can we create metropolitan areas, cities, and neighborhoods that better balance economic vitality, social equity, and environmental quality? The Honorable Dr. Raphael Bostic, assistant secretary for policy development and research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will lead the discussion, followed by a panel consisting of Rolf Pendall, director, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute; Anita Hairston, senior associate, PolicyLink; Catherine Ross, Harry West Professor of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Tech College of Architecture; and Paul Brophy, senior fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution. The discussion will be moderated by Eugenie L. Birch, co-director, Penn Institute for Urban Research and Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education, University of Pennsylvania School of Design. This event is co-sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Institute for Urban Research, The Urban Institute, Next American City, and the National Building Museum.
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