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CN U X I I IP A S A D E N A C A J U N E 9 – 1 2, 2 0 0 5

WELCOMING HOSTCalifornia and Southern California

Building Industry Association

MAJOR EVENT SPONSORS Lloyd Properties Rossi Enterprises

FOUNDING URBANISTS Anderson Pacific, LLC Palmer Investments

TOWN BUILDERSBoyd Willat-7 Fountains Development Cornish Associates, LP Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company Forest City Development John Laing Homes Moule & Polyzoides Architects

and Urbanists Reconnecting AmericaV2V Acquisitions and Development Co.

MASTER BUILDERSBA Studios Capri Capital Advisors, LLC National Association of RealtorsSouthern California Association

of Governments Studio One Eleven at Perkowitz +

Ruth Architects Vista Del Arroyo Partners/ING Realty Walter N. Marks, Inc. Westwood Communities Corp

ENTREPRENEURSArx Solutions Inc. Ayers/Saint/Gross Economics Research Associates Freedman Tung and Bottomley Florida Atlantic University,

Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLPIndivest Jensen Design & Survey LeylandAlliance, LLC Looney Ricks Kiss ArchitectsMonrovia Growers New Urban News Opticos Design, Inc.Solomon E.T.C. WRT

SUPPORTERSCooper Carry, Inc. CPS Landscape Architecture Crawford Multari & Clark Georgino Development HB3 Urban Design Hall Planning & Engineering, Inc. Mainstreet Architects + Planners, Inc. Phoenix Realty Group Prairie Crossing RBF ConsultingThe Retrovest Companies James Suhr

IN-KIND DONORSCatellus Development Corporation Los Angeles County Metropolitan

Transportation Authority Metrolink

CNU XIII PARTNERS AIA San Francisco America Walks American Institute of Architects Building Industry Association of

Southern California California Department of Housing

and Community Development California Building Industry Association California Downtown Association Cal/EPA Caltrans Center for Civic Partnerships Center for Neighborhood Technology Central City Association Council for European UrbanismFriends of the Los Angeles River Funders’ Network for Smart Growth

and Livable Communities Global Green USA Harborfront Community Coalition Heal the Bay INTBAULatino Urban Forum League of California Cities Local Government Commission Los Angeles Conservancy Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative Los Angeles Walks Metropolitan Transportation Authority National Association of Realtors Natural Resources Defense Council New Schools Better Neighborhoods Pasadena Heritage Rail~Volution Reconnecting America Resources Agency Revitalization Institute Smart Growth America Southern California Association

of Governments STPP Transportation and Land Use

Collaborative of Southern California TreePeople Westside Urban Forum Woodbury University—

School of Architecture and Design

PASADENA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jim Anderson, Anderson Pacific, LLP Vinayak Bharne, Moule & Polyzoides Howard Blackson, HB3 Urban Design Art Cueto, LandTrans John Dutton, Nicholas Budd Dutton

Architects William Lieberman, Transit Planning

& Design Alan Loomis, Moule & Polyzoides Elizabeth Moule, Moule & Polyzoides Jean-Maurice Moulene, Moule &

Polyzoides Gloria Ohland, Reconnecting America Katherine Perez, Transportation and

Land Use Collaborative Stefanos Polyzoides, Moule &

Polyzoides Helen Rahder, City of Whittier Marsha Rood, Urban Reinventions Jack Skelley, Roddan, Paolucci,

Roddan Mott Smith, Civic Enterprises

Associates Curt Stiles, CPS Landscape

Architecture + Urban Design + Town Planning

Bill Trimble, City of Pasadena Michael Woo, USC School of Policy,

Planning, and Development

CNU XIII HOST COMMITTEEDavid Abel John Andrews Frank Artura John BauckeMaurie Biltz Greg Brown Richard Bruckner Mark Buckland Diego Cardoso Barbara Casey John Chase Tim Clark Rick Cole Paul Crawford Jonathan Curtis Vaughan Davies Nicholas Deitch Michael Dieden Dao Doan Amy Forbes Gay Forbes Doug Gardner John Given Hassan Hagani Veronica Hahni Cyrus Hekmat

Channing Henry Lynn Jacobs Barbara Kaiser Susan Kamei Sandra Kulli Jeff Lee Ryan Lehman Jane Lindsey-Wingfield Andy Lipkis Doss Mabe Javier Mariscal Wally Marks Kenneth McCormick Mitchell Menzer Sue Mossman Deborah Murphy Nick Patsaouras Joyce Perkins Mark Pisano Steve Preston Joel Reynolds James Rojas Jun Sakumoto David Sargent Larry Segal Randy Shortridge Roger Snoble Laura Stetson Doug Storer Doug Suisman Martha Welborne Kathryn Welch-Howe Walker Wells Jennifer Wolch Al Zelinka

CNU BOARD OF DIRECTORSHank Dittmar, ChairJacky Grimshaw, Vice chairStephanie Bothwell, TreasurerJonathan BarnettZach BordersPeter CalthorpeJudy CorbettAndrés DuanyRaymond GindrozArt LomenickElizabeth MouleSusan MuddJames MurleyElizabeth Plater-ZyberkStefanos PolyzoidesRoxanne QuallsDaniel SolomonTodd Zimmerman

CNU XIII SPONSORS

CNU STAFFJohn O. Norquist, President and CEOPayton Chung, Membership CoordinatorStephen Filmanowicz, Communications DirectorDavid D. Hudson, Executive Vice PresidentSandrine Milanello, Congress CoordinatorBrenda Smith, Office ManagerHeather Smith, Planning Director

J U N E 8 W E D N E S D AY

8:00 AM – 11:00 PM

GUIDED TOURA SAN DIEGO URBANISM

8:00 AM – 11:00 PM

3:00 PM –7:00 PM

CONGRESS REGISTRATIONCivic Auditorium Lobby

J U N E 9 T H U R S D AY

7:30 AM –7:30 PM


9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

NEW URBANISM 101Room 103/104This day-long New Urbanism primer includes an illustratedintroduction to the movement’s history and principles, aswell as techniques from zoning to street design. Lecturersinclude some of the movement’s leading figures, with a spe-cial focus on Southern California.Speakers:

John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for the New UrbanismJohn Torti, Principal, Torti Gallas and PartnersJoe DiSteffano, Associate, Calthorpe & AssociatesAndrés Duany, Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk andCompanyGalina Tahchieva, Associate, Duany Plater-Zyberk and CompanyCharles Bohl, Director, Knight Program in Community Building, University of MiamiLaurie Volk, Co-Director, Zimmerman/Volk Associates, Inc.Peter Swift, Principal, Swift and Associates

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T H U R S D AYKEY

CNU XIII will examine the topic of

the Polycentric City through both

large plenary sessions—many of

them on history—and smaller

sessions organized around four

topic threads that weave through

the program. After Thursday

evening’s opening session, each

thread will be represented in

most time slots for easy tracking

over the three days of the

Congress.

HISTORY

A set of plenary addresses on

the history of Los Angeles and

the history of the Polycentric City

lays the foundation for the explo-

ration of the Congress theme.

TRANSPORTATION

Topics will include corridor

design, transit, smart cars, park-

ing, and efforts by ITE and CNU

to rewrite existing design guide-

lines for major thoroughfares.

ENVIRONMENT

This thread will address urban

design and environmental stew-

ardship through sustainable land-

scape, intelligent water and ener-

gy use, health and pollution

issues, and the development of

LEED neighborhood standards.

PHYSICAL DESIGN

Topics include form-based codes,

creative use of building typolo-

gies, sustainable landscape

design, suburban retrofits and

town centers, the impact of retail,

and how the rural-to-urban tran-

sect can be applied to places of

multiple centers.

IMPLEMENTATION

This thread will explore New

Urbanism’s response to social

and demographic trends and its

interaction with policy and gover-

nance mechanisms. Topics also

include finance, economics, and

regional issues.

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NEW URBANISM 202: STREETS FOR PEOPLERoom 101/102Traffic engineers have begun working with New Urbanists todesign streets that fit their urban contexts, serve as valuedpublic spaces, and truly welcome users of all modes. Learnabout streets around the country that achieve this goal andwhat it takes to get them built.Moderator:

Rick Hall, President, Hall Planning and Engineering

NEW URBANISM 202: DENSITY 202:MULTIFAMILY IN INFILL SITUATIONSRoom 211New Urbanists need multifamily housing to achieve transit-and retail-supportive densities, but too often its design takesa back seat, increasing community resistance. Take a lookback at the traditional multifamily building blocks such ascourtyards and palazzo blocks. Then examine adaptationsthat address today’s concerns, including parking, accessibility,construction cost, and gently raising densities within low-density contexts.Moderator:

Micheal Bohn, Senior Associate, Moule & PolyzoidesArchitects and Urbanists

NEW URBANISM 202: BUILDINGCOST-EFFICIENT HOUSING WITHARCHITECTURAL CODES ORPATTERN BOOKSRoom 107Most successful neighborhoods are built on a base of quali-ty housing; in order to achieve this seemingly simple objec-tive, builders need to be guided by developers and cities.This session will outline methods for assuring high-qualityyet financially feasible housing.Speakers:

Todd Zimmerman, Principal, Zimmerman/VolkAssociates Inc.Stephen Mouzon, Principal, PlaceMakers, Miami Nathan Norris, Director of Implementation Advisory,PlaceMakers, LLCLou Marquet, Principal, Leyland Alliance, LLCDonald Powers, Principal, Donald Powers ArchitectsGeoffrey Mouen, Principal-Owner, Geoffrey MouenArchitects Steve Lawton, Community Development Director, City of HerculesJohn Reagan, Principal, John Reagan ArchitectsDavid Mayfield, President, Mayfield Development John Baucke, President and CEO, New Urban RealityAdvisors, Inc.

Presented in cooperation with the

National Town Builders Association

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

INTENSIVE REVIEW OF LEED-NDRoom 1069:00 am to 4:00 pm (lunch on your own)Intensive Review of LEED-ND DraftThis all-day session is targeted to LEED-ND CorrespondingCommittee members and CNU attendees with experience relevant to the content of this proposed neighborhood ratingsystem. The morning session will give participants a detailedknowledge of the LEED-ND draft through a thorough intro-duction to each proposed prerequisite and an overview ofthe credits and weighting. The afternoon session will allowfor more focused feedback along expert lines. Small workinggroups—organized according to topic areas within thedraft—will discuss and debate individual prerequisites andcredits. The outcome of the event will be a verbal reporting.Corresponding Committee members will be asked to pro-vide specific written guidance in the future during the formalcomment period. Time permitting, we also anticipate a briefpresentation on the results of a literature search on the rela-tionship between land use and public health prepared for theLEED-ND project by DC&E Planners.

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QUICK OVERVIEW OF LEED-NDThis session is for early arrivals to the Congress and otherswho did not choose to attend the daylong intensive review.It will be primarily informative with limited opportunity forinteraction and feedback.

CALIFORNIA PLANNING TODAY: TOP 5 CHALLENGESGold RoomThis is a special all-day session led by CNU co-founderStefanos Polyzoides for officials, staff, and commissionersfrom California Cities. This session will focus on five casestudies from CNU XIII’s host city of Pasadena. A panel ofthree New Urbanists will use the case studies to examineand illuminate issues that are relevant to California. Advance sign up required.

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8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

GUIDED TOURS

B BUILDING COMMUNITY ALONG THE GOLD LINE8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

C PUEBLO TO URBAN VILLAGE IN DOWNTOWN LA8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

D LATINO NEW URBANISM IN LA8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

E LOS ANGELES’ MOTHER LODE OF SPRAWL8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

F HISTORIC GREENFIELD TOWNS9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

G SUSTAINABLE SANTA MONICA9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

H THE REAL LOS ANGELES9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

I LONG BEACH GOES URBAN9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

J EVOLUTION OF RETAIL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

K ORANGE COUNTY’S URBAN GROWTH IN FULLERTON AND BREA12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

L GREAT PUBLIC BUILDINGS1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

M THE LOS ANGELES RIVER TODAY AND TOMORROW1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

N COURTS, LOFTS, AND OTHER URBAN HOUSING MODELS1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

O GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND PUBLIC GARDENS1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

P GREAT STREETS1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

T DIRTY REAL URBANISM8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

2:15 PM – 5:15 PM

NEW URBANISM 202:PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS:WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T?Room 101/102Financial feasibility of urban redevelopment increasinglydepends on public sector involvement beyond TIFs andPILOTs. The city needs the developer to achieve revitaliza-tion goals; the developer needs the city to make the num-bers work. Explore the workings of successful deals andoutline common pitfalls.Moderator:

Todd Zimmerman, Principal, Zimmerman/VolkAssociates, Inc.Speakers:

Chris Cole, Director of Projects, New Urban BuildersJames Gehman, Assistant Executive Director, NorfolkRedevelopment and Housing AuthorityHoward Kaufman, Executive Vice President, Leyland Alliance LLCDavid Scheuer, President, The Retrovest CompaniesShawn Tillman, Senior Redevelopment ProjectCoordinator, Redding Redevelopment AgencyMacon Toledano, Vice President of Planning andDevelopment, LeylandAlliance, LLCCynthia Van Zelm, Executive Director, Mansfield Partnership

Presented in cooperation with the

National Town Builders Association

NEW URBANISM 202:ENVIRONMENTAL PRIMERRoom 107Following good urbanist practices takes one a big steptowards certification under the US Green Building Council’sLEED ratings system—but not far enough. A practitionerwith platinum- and gold-rated projects to his credit will pro-vide a primer on the green building techniques urbanistscan’t afford to overlook, including water management, trans-portation, energy, materials, and landscape design.Speaker:

Kevin Pierce, Principal, Farr Associates

NEW URBANISM 202: STRETCHING CODESRoom 211Do old zoning and building codes make life impossible, hindering good urbanism? Can’t wait for a multi-year codereform effort? Architects and municipal officials will givetricks and tips for how to “stretch” your codes—throughexceptions, variances, overlays and the like—without com-promising your principles.Speaker:

Andrés Duany, Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk &Company

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8:00 PM – 8:30 PM

OPENING RECEPTION AND WELCOME BY LOCAL COMMITTEEGold Room and Auditorium Terrace

8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

OPENING SESSIONAuditoriumJoin us for the opening night of the 13th annual Congress.

After a welcome from Local Host Committee Co-Chair Jim

Anderson and Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard, Los Angeles

Mayor Elect Antonio Villaraigosa will champion his vision

for Los Angeles as the urban heart of polycentric Southern

California. CNU Board Chair Hank Dittmar will open the

Congress with a brief report on CNU and its most vital

initiatives. Hank will share a special message from His

Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. Elizabeth Moule and

Stefanos Polyzoides, CNU co-founders and Board mem-

bers, will welcome participants to the region with their

presentation, A Polycentric History: The Five LosAngeleses. Since 1781, the city has been designed and

rebuilt four times; the region has a complex culture and

rich history that reflects its diversity and unique urban

form. The presentation will explore the early roots of Los

Angeles as a pueblo, and the emergence of the town, the

city, the metropolis, and finally the region. Moule and

Polyzoides will introduce the audience to this complex

region, characterized by suburban sprawl, active downtown

commercial districts, and extensive public transportation—

a multi-centered metropolis that makes up the Polycentric

City. CNU President and CEO John Norquist will deliver

closing remarks.Speakers:

Jim Anderson, President, AndersonPacific LLC

Hon. Bill Bogaard, Mayor of Pasadena

Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Elect,

City of Los AngelesHank Dittmar, Chief Executive, The Prince’sFoundation for the Built EnvironmentElizabeth Moule, Principal, Moule and Polyzoides,Architects and UrbanistsStefanos Polyzoides, Principal, Moule andPolyzoides, Architects and UrbanistsJohn Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism

J U N E 1 0 F R I D AY

7:30 AM –6:00 PM


8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFASTAuditorium Terrace and Convention Center Lower Level Lobby

ASSEMBLYAuditorium Terrace

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

THE HIGH COST OF FREE PARKINGSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

AuditoriumCoffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationFree parking isn’t really free. In fact, the average parkingspace costs more than the average car. Initially, developerspay for the required parking, but soon tenants do, and thentheir customers, and so on, until the cost of parking has dif-fused throughout the economy. We pay for parking indirectlybecause its cost is included in the price of everything fromhamburgers to housing. The total subsidy for parking is stag-gering. But free parking has other costs: It distorts trans-portation choices, warps urban form, and degrades the envi-ronment. It doesn’t have to be this way. Donald Shoup pro-poses new ways for cities to regulate parking, namely charg-ing fair market prices for curb parking, using the resultingrevenue to pay for services in the neighborhoods that gener-ate it, and removing zoning requirements for off-street park-ing. Such measures, according to the Yale-trained econo-mist will make parking easier and driving less necessary.Find out how free parking is devastating your city — andwhat you can do about it.Speaker:

Donald Shoup, Professor of Urban Planning, Universityof California Los Angeles

GREEN URBANISMSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Room 106Coffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentPast CNU Charter Award winner and Los Angeles architectElizabeth Moule has taken green urbanism to new heightswith the LEED Platinum rated Robert Redford Building forthe Natural Resources Defense Council. Certified as green-est in the world, the NRDC building employs state-of-the-artenvironmental applications. Moule will discuss this award-

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COFFEE BAR CONVERSATIONSFollowing many breakout sessions will be a series of infor-

mal discussions on the Auditorium Terrace. Speakers and

panelists from previous sessions will seed these small,

round-table discussions. The setting will allow for a more

direct and continuous exchange between Congress partici-

pants and speakers. Check session descriptions to see

whether a coffee bar conversation follows a session.


winning green building and will address how it fulfills theCharter and sets an agenda for resource conservation withinthe Transect, consummating the marriage of sustainabilityand New Urbanism. Speaker:

Elizabeth Moule, Principal, Moule & PolyzoidesArchitects and Urbanists

RE-CENTERING COMMUNIT IESAROUND TRANSIT-ORIENTEDDEVELOPMENTSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Gold RoomCoffee Bar to FollowThread: Physical FormPlanning and design for transit-oriented development (TOD)should be based on a neighborhood- and district-wide plan,embracing the presence of the station itself. Whether fornew or existing places, such plans should be varied by loca-tion and intensity based on their Transect condition. Theseplans should be implemented through a form-based code, so that incremental growth over time leverages the value of each transit station.Speaker:

Stefanos Polyzoides, Principal, Moule & PolyzoidesArchitects and Urbanists

BRIT ISH ARCHITECTURE’SADVOCATE FOR URBANISMSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Room 103/104Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationAs President of the Royal Institute of British Architects,George Ferguson has helped shift the discussion from architectural star turns to the importance of context and the urban form. Ferguson is a strong voice against the isolation of the design professions and for multi-disciplinarydesign education. He will discuss his desire to remove the barriers between the various professions that shareresponsibility for the way cities look and work.Speaker:

George Ferguson, President, Royal Institute of British Architects

BUS TODS: COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH BUSESMODERATED SESSION

Room 212/214Coffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationTransit-Oriented Development (TOD) with rail has becomemore commonplace with over 100 built US TOD’s. But mostcommunities will never see a train. What are the prospectsfor communities using buses to shape growth? This sessionwill look at lessons learned from three communities thathave gotten on the bus to create places of lasting value.Moderator:

G.B. Arrington, Principal Practice Leader, PB Placemaking

Speakers:

Joyce Perkins, Executive Director, Los AngelesNeighborhood Initiative (LANI)Ellen Gelbard, District Deputy Director, City of Santa MonicaRon Posthuma, Program Manager, King County

CROSSROADS AT THE CORNFIELD:FROM BROWNFIELD TO PARKLANDIN THE HISTORIC HEART OF LOS ANGELESMODERATED SESSION

Room 211Coffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentIn 1999, the last, vast tract of vacant land in the heart ofdowntown Los Angeles, the Chinatown Cornfield—a formerrail yard—became the site of a proposed 40-acre ware-house, backed by the Mayor, City Council, and HUD. Thesurrounding communities, including some of the most cultur-ally diverse yet underserved residents in the city, formed theChinatown Yard Alliance to stop the industrial developmentand advocate instead for parkland. The panel will examinehow this brownfield became a state park.Moderator:

Joel Reynolds, Co-Director, Urban Program, SeniorAttorney, Natural Resources Defense CouncilSpeakers:

James Rojas, Founder, Latino Urban ForumRobert Garcia, Executive Director, Center for Law in the Public InterestLewis MacAdams, Founder and Chairman of the Board,Friends of the Los Angeles RiverWilliam Delvac, Partner, Lathan and Watkins, LLP

REGULATING NEW URBANISM: AN INTRODUCTION TO FORM- BASED CODESMODERATED SESSION

Room 101/102Coffee Bar to FollowThread: Physical FormForm-based codes are emerging as the best tool for thechallenging job of implementing New Urbanist developmentplans. Learn about the defining features of this promisingnew regulatory approach. Join form-based coding expertsPaul Crawford, Geoff Ferrell, and Dan Parolek as they sharekey techniques for the preparation of codes. Discussion willfocus on specific steps and processes, including analysis ofexisting conditions, assessment of current codes, and theformulation of urban standards. Moderator:

Peter Katz, President of the Form Based CodesInstituteSpeakers:

Paul Crawford, Principal, Crawford Multari & ClarkAssociatesDan Parolek, Principal, Opticos Design Inc.Geoffrey Ferrell, Principal, Geoffrey Ferrell Associates

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CONSERVATIVES AND URBANISMMODERATED SESSION

Room 107Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationIs urbanism a partisan or ideological concept? Does NewUrbanism thrive amid truly free markets or does it requiresupport from strong government policies? Is the realitysomewhere in between? A panel of elected officials, practitioners, and journalists will explore these and otherquestions as New Urbanism transitions from concept toimplementation across the country.Moderator:

Scott Polikov, Urbanist and City Engineer, Gateway Planning GroupSpeakers:

Mike Krusee, State Representative, Texas House ofRepresentativesSteven Greenhut, Editorial Writer, Orange CountyRegisterKen Masugi, Director, The Claremont InstituteJohn Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for theNew Urbanism

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

BREAKAuditorium Terrace and Convention Center Lower Level Lobby

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

HOW STREETCARS CAN PROMOTENEW URBANIST DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR TOWNTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 101/102Thread: TransportationThe cutting edge of transit and transit-oriented developmentis the re-emergence of streetcars. These local circulatorsconnect to regional networks and are uniquely suited to pro-mote New Urbanist development because they stop fre-quently and generate an intensity of development thatmakes for terrific pedestrian neighborhoods. Because thesesystems are small, lightweight, and relatively inexpensive,cities can build them without waiting for federal funding. Inover 70 U.S. cities, developers and elected officials are pur-suing streetcars as neighborhood amenities and economicdevelopment tools. Hear development, transportation, andfinance experts talk about the innovative partnerships andsources of financing that are making streetcars feasible andhear about prospects for streetcar funding in the federaltransportation bill.Moderator:

Shelley Poticha, Executive Director, ReconnectingAmerica

Speakers:

Ken Johnsen, Principal, Shiels Obletz JohnsenRick Gustafson, Chief Operating Officer, PortlandStreetcarTom Prendergast, President of Transit and Rail Systems,Parsons BrinckerhoffJeffrey Boothe, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENTTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 106Thread: EnvironmentOpening with some analysis of recent climate trends and theimplications for communities and the environment, this panelwill then cover some of the ways that New Urbanism canhelp reduce heat-trapping pollution. Topics will include greenbuilding, location efficiency and its effect on travel demand,greenspace policy in the L.A. region, and growth patterns andtravel growth in China.Moderator:

Deron Lovaas, Smart Growth Policy Deputy Directorand Vehicles Campaign Director, Natural ResourcesDefense CouncilSpeakers:

Carolyn Ramsay, Executive Director, Olive BranchesBruce Appleyard, Adjunct Assistant Professor, PortlandState UniversityJennifer Henry, LEED-ND Program Manager, U.S. Green Building Council

HAGIOGRAPHY VS. HEY, GEOGRAPHY:NEW URBANISM AND THE CULTURALLANDSCAPE IN LOS ANGELESTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 103/104Thread: Physical FormLos Angeles is the record of aspirations that are frequentlyuntouched by traditional canons of urbanism. Generations ofartists and architects have found their spiritual home in theiconoclasm of Los Angeles, free from conventional notions ofrectitude. This session will explore the relationship betweenNew Urbanism and Los Angeles’ tendency to treat dogma ofany sort with suspicion and disregard.Moderator:

Daniel Solomon, Principal, Solomon E.T.C. WRTSpeakers:

John Kaliski, Principal, Urban StudioJames Rojas, Founder, Latino Urban ForumJohn Chase, Urban Designer, City of West HollywoodStephanie Reich, Urban Planner, City of Santa MonicaPlanning DepartmentJane Blumenfeld, Principal City Planner, Los AngelesCity Planning DepartmentLian Hurst Mann, Coordinator of the National Schoolfor Strategic Planning, The Labor Strategy Center


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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-DENSITY URBAN CORESSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Gold RoomThread: Physical FormHigh-density redevelopment in urban cores in existing citycenters presents complex challenges to urban designers,where the traditional principles of urbanism must contendwith the complicated legacy of generations of infrastructureand development and the accommodation of contemporaryeconomic forms. Through three recent projects — theToronto waterfront in Canada, a massive infill project inSeoul, Korea, and the revitalization of Leeds City Center inthe UK — the accomplished architect and urban designerFred Koetter will demonstrate how responses to three radi-cally different urban situations yield unique design solutions.Informed by specific cultural conditions, these design strate-gies provide economically and environmentally sustainablefutures for these three cities.Speaker:

Fred Koetter, Principal, Koetter Kim & Associates

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

CHARTER AWARDS LUNCHExhibit HallJoin our special ceremony honoring the winners of the 2005Charter Awards. The program honors projects that fulfill andadvance the Charter of the New Urbanism. Members of theawards jury will present the winning projects and invite thewinning teams to accept their awards. Luncheon requirespre-paid ticket.

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

THE HISTORY OF POLYCENTRIC CIT IESPLENARY SESSION

AuditoriumThread: HistoryThis session will present a history of planned polycentrism.The idea is long-standing — since industrialization, peoplehave tried to channel urban growth into finite, complete unitsas a counter-proposal to urban growth by unplanned spread.The session will focus in particular on the garden city modelas an approach to planned agglomeration. EbenezerHoward’s 19th century polycentric vision is a direct precur-sor to the New Urbanism movement.Speaker:

Emily Talen, Associate Professor, Urban and RegionalPlanning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM

TRANSIT IN THE POLYCENTRIC CITYSINGLE SUBJECT SESSION

Room 103/104Coffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationTransit expert Bill Lieberman sketches the historical relation-ship between urban form and public transportation beforeplunging into the complexities of transit today. Special atten-tion will be given to public transit systems that successfullyadapt to contemporary urban forms, with an emphasis onwhy people use transit, where to site transit-oriented devel-opments (and where not to site them), and the ways toaccommodate the necessity and desirability of transfers.Speakers:

William Lieberman, Deputy Director for Planning, San Francisco Municipal Transportation AgencyJoe DiSteffano, Associate, Calthorpe Associates

LANDSCAPE INSPIRED BY PLACE —IN TOWN, NEW TOWN, NO TOWNSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Gold RoomCoffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentDennis McGlade of the acclaimed Olin Partnership introducesthree very different visions of landscape designs for threevery different “towns.” In Milan, the rehabilitation of down-town fair grounds resulted in a new urban neighborhood. OnGrand Cayman Island, designers created a new town, notonly for tourists and émigrés but also for the island’s citizens.In Napa, a derelict trailer park was transformed into a newhotel village, a miniature town for its guests. McGlade discuss-es the common and divergent approaches of these projects.Speaker:

Dennis McGlade, Principal, Olin Partnership

REPLACING WESTERN SYDNEY’SSPRAWL WITH AUSSIE NEWURBANISM: THE WESTERN SYDNEYURBAN LAND RELEASESINGLE SUBJECT SESSION

Room 101/102Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationThe Western Sydney Urban Land Release will deliver a fullyintegrated urban extension for about 500,000 residents.With $6 billion budgeted and a government agency commit-ted to carefully integrating all infrastructure and develop-ment, this will be a rare example of New Urbanism imple-mented on a regional scale. Lessons include the integratedgovernment-led approach, the use of workshops to resolvecompeting interests, innovative governance and financingmechanisms to ensure implementation, and the use ofregional structuring design principles and codes.Speakers:

Chip Kaufman, Director, Ecologically Sustainable DesignWendy Morris, Director, Ecologically Sustainable DesignEvan Jones, National Planning Director, Multiplex


CORRIDORS: THE URBAN DESIGNCHALLENGEMODERATED SESSION

Room 211Coffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationRarely a destination itself, the urban corridor resists thedesign strategies—such as compaction, shared uses, andlocalized identity—applied so successfully to neighborhoodsand districts. Corridors extend beyond the 5-minute walk,frequently cross multiple jurisdictions and interest groups,attract automobile-oriented commercial uses, and shoulderhigh volumes of traffic. But corridors are being urbanized.This session will explore urban design responses to theunique characteristics of the corridor—an essential part ofthe skeletal structure of the Polycentric City.Moderator:

Alan Loomis, Urban Designer, Moule & PolyzoidesArchitects and UrbanistsSpeakers:

Lisa Padilla, Principal, Zimmer Gunsal FrascaPartnershipGregory Tung, Principal, Freedman Tung & Bottomley

CONTENT MEETS CONTEXT: GREEN BUILDING GUIDELINES FOR NEW URBANIST CIT IESMODERATED SESSION

Room 106Coffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentA truly sustainable city requires not only the right planning tocreate walkable, human-scale cities, but also the rightbuildings within that context. Progressive cities are promot-ing green building principles as part of an overall smartgrowth strategy. This session will present the country’s lead-ing municipal green building programs and lessons learned.Moderator:

Greg Reitz, Green Building Program Advisor, City of Santa MonicaSpeakers:

Rob Bennett, Senior Program Manager, City of PortlandRebecca Flora, Executive Director, Green Building AllianceKatie Jensen, Austin Energy Green Building ProgramAnthony Floyd, Senior Building Consultant, City ofScottsdale

RETROFITT ING SUBURBS: NEXT STEPSMODERATED SESSION

Room 107Coffee Bar to FollowThread: Physical FormThis session begins with an overview of successful subur-ban retrofits—dead malls, dying office parks, strip corridors,and edge cities all redeveloped as neighborhoods and towncenters. The panel will then focus on the next steps. Whattools and strategies are needed for greyfield sites asopposed to greenfied sites? How do we connect the dotsbetween individual projects to begin systemically retrofittingsprawl itself?

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Ellen Dunham-Jones, Director & Associate Professor,Georgia Institute of TechnologySpeakers:

Michael Freedman, Principal, Freedman Tung andBottomleyPeter Calthorpe, Principal, Calthorpe Associates

RELIGION AND CIVIC ARTMODERATED SESSION

Room 212/214Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationFor 60 years, sprawl has challenged American urbanism. It has affected almost everything, including religion and reli-gious buildings. As the complexity of the city gives way totract housing, big boxes, and office parks, the corner churchis giving way to the mega church. What would Jesus say?We can’t be sure, but a panel will convene in Pasadena todiscuss contemporary religion and civic art.Moderator:

John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for theNew UrbanismSpeakers:

Eric Jacobsen, Reverend, Fuller Theological SeminaryPhilip Bess, Professor of Architecture, University ofNotre DameJohn Massengale, Architect and Urbanist, TraditionalArchitecture and Urbanism CollaborativeEmily Talen, Associate Professor, Urban and RegionalPlanning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

THE TRANSECT IN THE POLYCENTRIC REGIONSINGLE SUBJECT SESSION

AuditoriumCoffee Bar to FollowThread: Physical FormThe urban-to-rural Transect can play a critical role in manag-ing growth across regions encompassing multiple centersand jurisdictions. As an organizing framework, the Transectcan rationalize the diversity of land use, transportation, andenvironmental conditions in polycentric regions. This sessionwill present a system of regional sectors for preservingopen space, prioritizing infill, and staging new growth areasas well as introduce a method for calibrating anddelineating such a transect on regional geography.Speaker:

Andrés Duany, Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk &CompanyIntroduction/Response:

Ray Gindroz, Principal, Urban Design AssociatesSpeaker:

Eliot Allen, Principal, Criterion Planners/Engineers Inc

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BEYOND SUBSIDIES: THE FUTURE OF LOW-INCOMEHOUSINGTALK SHOW SESSION

Gold RoomThread: ImplementationThe last five years have seen a drastic shift in the federalgovernment’s role in housing policy. Yet unlike with welfarereform of the 1990s, there has been little debate or engage-ment across ideological lines. In March 2005, CNU hosted ahousing policy summit attended by some of the most inno-vative thinkers in housing policy to begin the engagement.Join the next great CNU debate.Moderator:

John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for the New UrbanismSpeakers:

Ray Gindroz, Principal, Urban Design AssociatesHoward Husock, Director, Case Programs , John F.Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityDaniel Solomon, Principal, Solomon E.T.C. WRT

REVIVING BOULEVARDS ANDAVENUES AS MAJORTHOROUGHFARESTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 106Thread: TransportationAs far back as CNU V in 1997, Transportation Task Forcemembers have had their eyes on the daunting goal ofreforming engineering standards for major thoroughfares.Their efforts started bearing fruit in 2003 when CNUentered into partnership with the Institute of TransportationEngineers. This session will provide a project overview fol-lowed by a lively exchange about the challenges of introduc-ing urbanism to the engineering world and to the federalstandards that guide engineers.Moderator:

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk& CompanySpeakers:

Ellen Greenberg, Principal, Freedman Tung & Bottomley Rick Hall, President, Hall Planning & EngineeringJim Daisa, Senior Project Manager, Kimley-Horn andAssociates, Inc.Brian Bochner, Senior Research Engineer, TexasTransportation InstitutePeter Swift, Principal, Swift and Associates

CERTIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS:LEED-ND AND TND RATINGSTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 103/104Thread: EnvironmentThe neighborhood scale is key to good urbanism. This ses-sion will focus on two newly proposed systems to rateneighborhoods. The author of the Traditional NeighborhoodDevelopment (TND) rating system and selected members ofthe LEED for Neighborhoods (LEED-ND) partnership—including CNU, the National Resources Defense Council

(NRDC), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)—will explain their current proposals and invite comparisons,discussion, and suggestions. Both systems attempt to incor-porate elements of urbanism, green building techniques, andsmart growth principles. Do they remain faithful to the princi-ples of New Urbanism and create national standards forneighborhood design?Moderator:

Susan Mudd, Environmental Attorney, CNU BoardMemberSpeakers:

Laurence Aurbach, Editor and Graphic Designer, The Town PaperDouglas Farr, Founding Principal, Farr AssociatesJessica Cogan Millman, Maryland Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth

RETHINKING SMART GROWTH: LOS ANGELES AT THE CUTTING EDGETALK SHOW SESSION

Room 101/102Thread: ImplementationThis panel will discuss the importance of regional diversity inLos Angeles and consider how race, class, and ethnicityresult in important and, at times, cutting edge illustrations ofurban transformation. Additionally, the panel will identify criti-cal urban needs that are not being met.Moderator:

Robert Gottlieb, Director, Urban & Environmental PolicyInstitute, Occidental CollegeSpeakers:

James Rojas, Founder, Latino Urban ForumAnastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Department Chair,Department of Urban Planning, University of SouthernCalifornia

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DINE AROUNDSEnjoy the local flavor of Pasadena with fellow CNU mem-bers. Local volunteers will lead a group of up to 15 peopleto a restaurant. Each group will meet at a prearranged spotand walk or take transit to the restaurant. Entrées will gener-ally be $10-$35. This price does not include alcoholic drinks,gratuity, or tax. Diners need to be willing to split the billevenly. The dress code for all restaurants is casual. Sign up for a Dine Around at the bulletin board near the registra-tion table.

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

PIN UPS AND EXHIBITSConvention Center LobbyPin Ups and Exhibits allow participants to review CNU mem-ber work posted in the lower lobby of the convention center.Pin-Ups allow practitioners to share expertise and partici-pate in the kind of dialogue that keeps New Urbanism vital.Pin Up space is first come, first served. Check the bulletinboard near the registration table for detailed information.


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THE ART OF PLACE AND THESCIENCE OF SPACESINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

AuditoriumCoffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationCan we design places according to how ordinary people usethem? Architectural and urban theorist Bill Hillier leads usthrough space syntax, a tool that can be used to forecasthow people will move through urban environments and showhow good places emerge from the balanced meeting of local and broader urban patterns. Space syntax can help design street networks that work with the natural move-ments of their users, and so help put things in the rightplace. Planners, architects and developers have used space syntax to enhance the navigability and walkability of designed spaces. With applications ranging from publicspace and transit design to crime deterrence, space syntaxdeserves your attention.Speaker:

Bill Hillier, Professor of Architecture and UrbanMorphology, University of London

WHERE THE WATER MEETS THEROAD: THEORY AND PRACTICE FOR SUSTAINABLE SITE DESIGNSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Room 103/104/105Coffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentFederal regulations now obligate almost every new develop-ment and redevelopment project to meet storm water qualityand stream protection requirements. Yet many storm waterstrategies are anti-urban, especially at higher densities. Thissession provides an overview of the regulatory context,explains the basic theory of storm water management, andoffers a simple three-step process for arriving at optimaldesign solutions. Examples from leading practitioners willillustrate solutions for greenfields, greyfields, brownfields,

and infill sites. Participants will gain a clear understanding ofhow to meet the requirements and a broad array of tools forcreating more vivid, more compelling places through sustain-able site design.Speaker:

Tom Richman, Principal, Catalyst

NEW AND EVERYDAY URBANISM INDOWNTOWN SAN DIEGOTALK SHOW SESSION

Gold RoomCoffee Bar to FollowThread: Physical FormSan Diego has undergone a transformation of its downtownbeginning with City Architect Michael Stepner’s creation ofthe Gaslamp District in the mid-1980s. Architect/developerTed Smith (Smith and Others) and architects Eric Naslund(Studio E) and Tom Anglewicz (M.W. Steele Group, Inc.)have been creating multifamily housing and mixed-use infillprojects through innovative building typologies, urban char-acteristics, and strong design sensibilities that are shapingSan Diego into a model for the 24-hour City of Tomorrow.Moderator:

Michael Stepner, President, Stepner Design GroupSpeakers:

Ted Smith, President, Ted Smith and OthersTom Anglewicz, Vice President, M.W. Steele Group, Inc.Eric Naslund, Principal, Studio E Architects

METROPOLITAN ECONOMICS,SUSTAINABLE GLOBALISM, AND THE QUALITY OF URBAN L IFESINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Room 106Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationThe most important engines of global prosperity in the twen-ty-first century are cities and urban regions, in which allpublic and private stakeholders must collaborate to developand implement strategies for increasing productivity andinnovation. Marc Weiss argues that quality of life leads to ahealthy economy. Sustainable environments, social equity,physical and cultural heritage, New Urbanist community andregional planning and design, and other key factors are nowfundamental building blocks enabling metropolitan economicstrategies to succeed worldwide.Speaker:

Marc Weiss, Chairman and CEO, Prague Institute forGlobal Urban Development

SMART ABOUT CARSMODERATED SESSION

Room 101/102Coffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationThis session will offer insights into creative new solutions toreduce the footprint of automobile dependency. As conges-tion continues to plague urban areas, the cost of owning,operating, and parking a car continues to rise. Convenientnew personal transportation systems are gaining momentumaround the United States. Learn about the latest in car

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Jacky Grimshaw, Vice President for Policy,Transportation, and Community Development, Center for Neighborhood Technology Speakers:

Dan Sturges, Senior Program Manager, WestStart-CALSTARTWilliam del Valle, General Manager, FlexcarSharon Feigon, CEO, I-Go Car Sharing

TRANSCENDING STYLE: LANDSCAPE INSPIRATIONMODERATED SESSION

Room 211Coffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentLandscape design provides an opportunity to integrate sitespecific issues and environmental opportunities more fullyinto the work of New Urbanists. Environmentally sensitivedesign philosophy and methods—and projects reflecting thisapproach—will be presented to illustrate form and land-scapes derived from regional influences.Moderator:

Susan Van Atta, President, Van Atta Associates, Inc.Speakers:

Marc Fisher, Associate Vice Chancellor for CampusDesign and Facilities, University of California, Santa BarbaraSteve Hammond, Principal, Solomon E.T.C. WRT

HOUSING TYPOLOGIES AND THE REURBANIZATION OF THEPOLYCENTRIC CITYMODERATED SESSION

Room 212/214Coffee Bar to FollowThread: Physical FormHow can creative design and use of housing typologies givestructure and coherence to the Polycentric City? What arenew and innovative typologies that reinforce the urban struc-ture at all scales, from that of the city to the neighborhoodand corridor to the block and street?Moderator:

John Dutton, Partner, Nicholas Budd Dutton Architects Speakers:

Eric Olsen, Thomas P. Cox ArchitectsKevin Wilcock, Principal, David Baker and PartnersStefanos Polyzoides, Principal, Moule & PolyzoidesArchitects and Urbanists

EUROPEAN REGIONALISMMODERATED SESSION

Room 107Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationA core aspect of new urban practice has always been at theregional and metropolitan scale—whether regional visioningin Chicago, Austin, and the Twin Cities or structuring growtharound transit in Charlotte, Denver, and Los Angeles. Thissession presents recent innovations in regionalism inEurope, including an overview of work on the continent, areview of regional spatial planning in the United Kingdom,and a transect-based regional plan from Sweden.Moderator:

Hank Dittmar, Chief Executive, The Prince’s Foundationfor the Built EnvironmentSpeakers:

Peter Hetherington, Regional Affairs Editor, The GuardianTorbjorn Einarsson, Principal, ARKEN ArkitekterSusan Parham, Chair, Council for European Urbanism

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RAZING FREEWAYS, RAISING VALUESTALK SHOW SESSION

Gold RoomThread: TransportationCities across North America are removing freeways to ignitereinvestment. Recognizing the destruction of neighborhoodsand land values caused by urban freeways, communities arechoosing alternatives that restore torn fabric through richstreet networks and create value through good design.Going beyond reactive solutions to traffic, communities aredeveloping proactive approaches to place-making. This ses-sion will focus on balancing transportation with land use anddesigning infrastructure to leverage opportunities for urbandevelopment. The talk-show format will provide a livelyexamination of the dynamics of real estate developmentbefore, during, and after urban freeways are replaced withbeautiful streets, blocks, and squares.Moderator:

Peter Park, Development Manager, Community Planning and Development, DenverSpeaker:

Elizabeth Macdonald, Professor, University ofCalifornia, BerkeleyJohn Ellis, Principal, Solomon E.T.C. WRT

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Room 106Thread: EnvironmentThis panel will describe, discuss, and debate green, environ-mentally sensitive, energy conscious, and ecologically sounddesign and planning from the scale of the building to themetropolitan region. Mark Mack and Larry Scarpa, archi-tects from the Los Angeles area, will present a project, followed by an open discussion and question and answerperiod led by Doug Kelbaugh, Dean of the University ofMichigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and UrbanPlanning.Moderator:

Doug Kelbaugh, Dean of the Taubman College ofArchitecture and Urban Planning, University of MichiganSpeakers:

Lawrence Scarpa, President, Pugh & ScarpaMark Mack, Principal, Mack ArchitectsElizabeth Moule, Principal, Moule & PolyzoidesArchitects and UrbanistsPeter Calthorpe, Principal, Calthorpe Associates

THE CHALLENGES ANDOPPORTUNIT IES FOR NEWURBANISM IN LOW-GROWTHCOMMUNIT IESTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 103/104Thread: ImplementationDead mall rescue, infill housing in struggling neighborhoods,and risk averse lending institutions can be problematic whendeveloping under the best circumstances. These challengescan be especially daunting for the New Urbanist in cities andregions with low-growth economies. A panel will explorethese challenges and introduce successful strategies andpositive trends that New Urbanists can exploit to “make placefor people” in communities that are sometimes left behind.Moderator:

Kara Wilbur, President, CNU New EnglandSpeakers:

Mark Nickita, Archive Design StudioHoward Katz, Senior Fellow, American ArchitecturalFoundationTim Wanamaker, Office of Strategic Planning, City of BuffaloMark Hinshaw, Director of Urban Design, LMN Architects

TRADIT ION AND PRESERVATIONTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 101/102Thread: ImplementationModern historic preservation is a product of modernism andlooks on traditional buildings as relics of the past. It oftenprohibits both contemporary traditional design and contextu-al building. Yet, in the 21st century, traditional architectureand urbanism is thriving. Traditional designers approach tra-ditional buildings and neighborhoods—and their preservation

and continued life—differently than most preservationists.This session will discuss traditional design as a living traditionand consider the implications of that for contemporary archi-tecture, urbanism, and preservation.Moderator:

John Massengale, Architect and Urbanist, TraditionalArchitecture and Urbanism CollaborativeSpeaker:

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk& Company

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

SALONSAuditorium TerraceSalons are informal gatherings for CNU members to discusstheir work. Check the bulletin board near the registration tablefor the list of topics. Box lunches available for purchase.

CHARTER AWARDS SALONGold RoomJoin jurors for a behind-the-scenes look at the selectionprocess, the merits of winning projects, and advice on submit-ting work for consideration.

TASK FORCE LUNCHESTask forces are where some of CNU’s most groundbreakingprojects began. Bring a lunch, choose your task force, andget updates on the latest CNU initiatives from task force co-chairs. Box lunches available for purchase.

DESIGN TASK FORCE Room 106

EDUCATION TASK FORCE Room 103/104

ENVIRONMENT TASK FORCE Room 107

PLANNERS TASK FORCE Room 211

TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE Room 101/102

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LEARNING FROM LOS ANGELES: CITY OR ANTI -CITY, TYPE ORPROTOTYPE?PLENARY SESSION

AuditoriumThread: HistoryPeople tend to equate Los Angeles with sprawl, smog, andurban violence. Often the city and region are cast as thegreat “what not to do” of twentieth-century urbanism. Theseaccounts obscure a rich legacy of city-building and a historyof innovations in urban planning. Planning has been ubiqui-tous in Southern California; ubiquity has not always meantpolicy implemented toward ideal ends. Join Greg Hise as heconsiders Los Angeles’ legacy and history in light of currentparadigms such as the New Urbanism.Speaker:

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SHARED SPACE-RECONCIL INGPEOPLE, PLACES AND TRAFFICSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

AuditoriumCoffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationFor several generations, the spaces between buildings havebeen dominated by the requirements of traffic engineering,with its language of signs, traffic signals, bollards, barriers,curbs, and road markings. As a result there has been littleopportunity to express community values, history, or asense of place through the configuration of streets and thespaces between buildings. In many mainland European coun-tries this is beginning to change. The assumption that high-way engineering and urban design are irreconcilable hasbeen challenged by new approaches to safety and trafficmanagement. Ben Hamilton-Baillie, a specialist in urbandesign and movement, describes some of these changesand sets them in their broader historical context. Examples,drawn from work in Denmark, Germany, Sweden and TheNetherlands, outline a radical approach to the design andmanagement of the public realm.Speaker:

Ben Hamilton-Baillie, Traffic Engineer, Hamilton-BaillieAssociates Ltd.

ENERGY AND SUBURBANIZATIONSINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Room 106Coffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentThis presentation will cover recent trends in suburbanizationand travel demand in the United States and their contribu-tions to energy use. The focus will be on America’s growingdependence on oil and the implications for national securityand the environment. The session will conclude with a dis-cussion of policy and planning solutions to oil dependenceand the role of planners and designers.Speaker:

Deron Lovaas, Smart Growth Policy Deputy Directorand Vehicles Campaign Director, Natural ResourcesDefense Council

GROWTH VISION ANDIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR POLYCENTRIC SOUTHERNCALIFORNIASINGLE SUBJECT SESSION

Room 101/102Coffee Bar to FollowThread: Physical FormWith over 18 million residents and many major urban cen-ters, Southern California is the quintessential polycentricregion. The Southern California Association of Governmenthas worked closely with residents and local governments tocraft Compass Growth Vision, a plan to maintain theregion’s livability and to accommodate the 6 million addition-al residents expected by 2030. Learn how Compass Growth

Vision helped foster a common vision, the role the region’scenters will play in Southern California’s future, and how thevision is being implemented. Join the award winning plan-ners who designed the Envision Utah process as they dis-cuss their work in the Los Angeles region.Speakers:

John Fregonese, Principal, Fregonese CalthorpeAssociates Peter Calthorpe, Principal, Calthorpe Associates

PARKING ALONG THE TRANSECTMODERATED SESSION

Room 211Coffee Bar to FollowThread: TransportationParking is the poor sibling of architecture. If the parking sys-tem works well, nobody notices. If it doesn’t, it can under-mine a city’s best efforts to improve urban design and tomanage traffic. This session will explore the myths and factsabout parking, describing how it can be gracefully accommo-dated at every point along the transect. Panelists will exam-ine appropriate parking requirements, tools for minimizingthe negative traffic and urban design implications of parking,and offer specific solutions.Moderator:

Jeff Tumlin, Principal, Nelson\Nygaard ConsultingAssociatesSpeakers:

Patrick Kennedy, Principal, Panoramic InterestsNeal Payton, Associate, Torti Gallas and Partners

SLOW FOOD AND THE FAST L IFESINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Room 103/104Coffee Bar to FollowThread: EnvironmentThe Slow Food Movement believes that respecting the con-vivial traditions of the table, and celebrating the diversity ofthe earth’s bounty can help prevent succumbing to theeffects of the fast life, which manifests itself through indus-trialization, standardization of the food supply, and degrada-tion of farmland. Join renowned chef Evan Kleiman as shediscusses her work with Slow Food eco-gastronomy in anurban setting. Chef Kleiman is the author of many best-selling cook books, such as Pasta Fresca and Cucina Rustica,and hosts the weekly radio food show “Good Food.”Introducer:

Lisa LaCorte-Kring, Co-chair Wine Committee, Slow Food USASpeaker:

Evan Kleiman, Executive Chef, Angeli Caffe

THE GREAT URBANRETAIL CHALLENGEMODERATED SESSION

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Andrés Duany, Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk &CompanySpeakers:

Seth Harry, President, Seth Harry & Associates Inc.Ken Potts, Senior Development Manager, SmartGrowth Initiatives, Target CorporationKarl Ehrlich, President, Retail Leasing SolutionsArnold B. Chace, Jr., President, Cornish Associates, LP

ETHNICITY, ECONOMY, AND URBAN FORMMODERATED SESSION

Room 212/214Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationThis panel will examine how different ethnic groups createeconomic vitality in their communities through commerceand how these activities impact public space. Immigrantsuse their social capital and other cultural resources to sellthings to each other in their neighborhoods and outside ofthem. From street vendors to small local businesses, theseforces shape the urban form. This panel will examine howdifferent ethnic groups create economic vitality in their com-munities through commerce and how these activities impactpublic space.Moderator:

Diego Cardoso, Director, Central Area Team, LosAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthoritySpeakers:

James Rojas, Founder, Latino Urban Forum Jack Wong, President, JWA Urban Consultants, Inc.Mary M. Lee, Attorney and Community Activist,Peter Elmlund, Project Leader for Urban City ResearchAx:son Johnson Foundation

WILL IAM FULTON: REGIONALFRAMEWORK AND GOVERNANCESINGLE SPEAKER SESSION

Room 107Coffee Bar to FollowThread: ImplementationWilliam Fulton has played a key role in reshaping the wayurban and metropolitan growth issues are debated in thepost-suburban era. Fulton is president of Solimar ResearchGroup, a California-based public policy research firm. He is also economic development columnist for Governingmagazine and founding editor of California Planning &Development Report. He will discuss framing the debatearound regional governance in Southern California.Speaker:

William Fulton, President, Solimar Research Group

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PUTTING OUT THE F IRES ON STREET DESIGNTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 103/104Thread: TransportationTo a New Urbanist, narrowing streets and creating pedestri-an friendly environments can help calm auto traffic, savelives, and reduce injuries. To an emergency responder narrowstreets and other traffic calming devices may slow responsetimes and impede operations. This session continues a greattradition of inviting critics of the New Urbanist approach toshare their arguments and explore solutions. Join expertsfrom both sides of the issue as they discuss whether newurbanist streets compromise citizens’ well-being.Moderator:

Judy Corbett, Executive Director, Local GovernmentCommissionSpeakers:

Thom Glonchak, Assistant Fire Chief, Los AngelesCounty Fire DepartmentDaniel Slone, Partner, McGuire Woods LLPMark Nelson, Battalion Fire Chief , Los AngelesCounty Fire DepartmentPeter Swift, Principal, Swift and Associates

DESIGNING HEALTHY CIT IESTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 101/102Thread: EnvironmentThe location and environmental design of urban neighbor-hoods has implications for health and well-being. This ses-sion brings together top academic scholars and prominentactivists to discuss the links between community design,physical activity, pollution exposure, and diet—and whatthese links mean for public health.Moderator:

Jennifer Wolch, Professor, University of SouthernCaliforniaSpeaker:

Jim Sallis, Professor of Psychology, San Diego StateUniversityDavid Sloane, Associate Professor, University ofSouthern CaliforniaAngela Johnson Meszaros, Director of Policy andGeneral Counsel, California Environmental RightsAlliance

UNDERSTANDING COLLEGE TOWNSTALK SHOW SESSION

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Dhiru Thadani, Principal, Ayers/Saint/Gross

ATLANTA AND LOS ANGELES:POLYCENTRISM COMPAREDTALK SHOW SESSION

Room 107Thread: ImplementationAtlanta and Los Angeles are two of America’s poster chil-dren for runaway sprawl. In both cities, choking traffic con-gestion and new transit have catalyzed pockets of realurbanism in both fairly dense inner suburbs and former satel-lite cities. Today’s challenge is to channel and sustain growthto create centers and corridors within a healthy, polycentricframework. Participants will focus on strategic programs likeAtlanta’s Livable Centers Initiative grants.Moderator:

William Fulton, President, Solimar Reasearch GroupSpeakers:

Mike Dobbins, Professor, Georgia Institute of TechnologyHattie Dorsey, President and CEO, Atlanta NeighborhoodDevelopment Partnership, Inc.

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CIVIC ART AWARDS CEREMONYAuditoriumThis ceremony will acknowledge the important contributions ofindividuals and organizations to urbanism throughout SouthernCalifornia. Their exemplary work illustrates the impact of theCharter of the New Urbanism when clearly understood andapplied. Award winners are distinguished leaders who demon-state excellence in community investment and dynamic cityplanning. Please join CNU in acknowledging the importantwork of: The Honorable Phil Angelides, California StateTreasurer; The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Elect ofLos Angeles; Rick Cole, City Manager of Ventura; and theNatural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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PARTY AT UNION STATIONFeel the pulse of New Urban Los Angeles at the restoredUnion Station, the emerging hub of LA's urban rebirth. Takein the city lights as you step off your Gold Line rail car fromPasadena. Then make your way to our special indoor-out-door oasis for wining, dining, and grooving the night away —California style. Don't miss this train! Ticket required.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT NEXT YEAR’S CONGRESSAuditoriumJoin the hosts of the 2006 Congress as they reveal exciting

details of next year’s big event in Providence, Rhode Island.

. CLOSING PLENARY SESSIONAuditoriumJoin renowned urbanists Jan Gehl and James Kunstler for atwo part plenary session that explores how cities can meetchallenges posed by today’s public spaces and tomorrow’sresource constraints. Harald Kegler of the Council forEuropean Urbanism will deliver special closing remarks.

URBANISM’S HUMAN DIMENSION:LOOKING AFTER THE L IFE OF PUBLIC SPACESContemporary public spaces are a fragile species. Peopletoday use public space not because they have to, butbecause they want to. The optional character of much publiclife in today’s cities places very high demands on the qualityof public spaces offered. Renowned Danish architect JanGehl has developed a method for creating irresistible publicspaces. Gehl’s work builds on systematic recording of howpeople use the city — a process that makes people in thecity visible. In this plenary session, Gehl will reveal preciselyhow quality improvements in a range of downtowns — fromCopenhagen and Oslo to downtown Melbourne —have ledto impressive increases in the use of public spaces. Gehlmaintains that when quality spaces are provided, peoplecome. Methods for achieving lively, attractive and safeurbanistic projects will be the underlying theme.Speaker:

Jan Gehl, Principal, Gehl Architects

THE LONG EMERGENCY AND NEW URBANSIMWith a world decline in oil extraction on the horizon, urbanistJames Howard Kunstler predicts a coming period of eco-nomic turbulence, energy shortages, and geopolitical turmoilthat he terms “The Long Emergency.” Kunstler argues that

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James Kunstler, Author, The Geography of Nowhereand The Long Emergency

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OPEN MIKE PLENARYPLENARY SESSION

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Doug Kelbaugh, Dean of the Taubman College ofArchitecture & Urban Planning, University of Michigan

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Q HISTORIC PASADENA NEIGHBORHOODS

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R OLD PASADENA, A 21ST-CENTURY

DOWNTOWN

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

S PASADENA’S GREAT PUBLIC BUILDINGS

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

M A P SSUNDAY CONT. . .



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Guided Tour (see program for more information)

Congress RegistrationCivic Auditorium Lobby

New Urbanism 101Room 103/104

New Urbanism 202: Streets for PeopleRoom 101/102

New Urbanism 202: Density 202: Multifamily In Infill Room 211

New Urbanism 202: Building Cost-Efficient Housing Room 107

Intensive Review of LEED-ND/DraftRoom 106

California Planning Today: Top 5 ChallengesGold Room

Guided Tours (see program for more information)


Continental BrkfstTerrace

The High Cost of >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARFree Parking Auditorium

Charter Awards LunchExhibit Hall

Green Urbanism >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 106

TOD: Re-centering Comm. >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARGold Room

British Architecture >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 103/104

Bus TODs >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 212/214

From Brownfield to >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARParkland in LA Room 211

Form-Based Codes >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 101/102

Conservatives and Urbanism >>>>>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 107

Streetcars Promote NU Room 101/102

Climate ChangeRoom 106

HagiographyRoom 103/104

Designs for Urban Cores Gold Room

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New Urbanism 202: Public/Private PartnershipsRoom 101/102

New Urbanism 202: Environmental PrimerRoom 107

New Urbanism 202: Stretching CodesRoom 211

Transit in the Polycentric City >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 103/104

Landscape Inspired By Place >>>>> COFFEE BARGold Room

Dine Arounds Pin Ups and ExhibitsLower Lobby

Aussie New Urbanism >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 101/102

Corridors: The Urban Design >>>>> COFFEE BARChallenge Room 211

Content Meets Context >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 106

Retrofitting Suburbs >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 107

Religion and Civic Art >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 212/214

Transect in the Polycentric >>>>> COFFEE BARRegion Auditorium

Beyond Subsidies: Gold Room

Reviving Blvds and Aves Room 106

LEED-ND and TNDRoom 103/104

Rethinking Smart GrowthRoom 101/102

History of Polycntrc CitiesAuditorium


Quick Overviewof LEED-ND

OpeningRecpt.Terrace

Opening SessionAuditorium

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Art of Place/Science of Space >>>>> COFFEE BARAuditorium

SalonsAuditorium Terrace

Learning fr Auditorium

Charter Awards SalonGold Room

Design Task Force LunchRoom 106

Education TF LunchRoom 103/104

Environment TF LunchRoom 107

Planners TF LunchRoom 211

Transportation TF LunchRoom 101/102

Sustainable Site Design >>>>> COFFEE BAR Room 103/104

Urbanism in San Diego >>>>> COFFEE BAR Gold Room

Metropolitan Economics >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 106

Smart About Cars >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 101/102

Transcending Style: Landscape >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 211

Housing Typologies >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 212/214

European Regionalism >>>>> COFFEE BARRoom 107

Razing FreewaysGold Room

Green Gables, Fables, LabelsRoom 106

Low-Growth CommunitiesRoom 103/104

Tradition and PreservationRoom 101/102


Guided Tours


Closing Plenary SessionAuditorium

Open Mike Auditorium

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LA Shared Space >>> COFFEE BARAuditorium

Energy/Suburbanization >>> COFFEE BARRoom 106

Growth Vision ... >>> COFFEE BARRoom 101/102

Parking Along the >>> COFFEE BARTransect Room 211

Slow Food/Fast Life >>> COFFEE BARRoom 103/104

Urban Retail Challenge >>> COFFEE BARGold Room

Ethnicity, Economy... >>> COFFEE BARRoom 212/214

William Fulton: Regional >>> COFFEE BARFramework Room 107

Street DesignRoom 103/104

Healthy CitiesRoom 101/102

College TownsRoom 106

Atlanta & LARoom 107

Civic Art Awards Auditorium

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Party at Union Station 8:00 pm – 12:00 am

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