This document outlines a presentation on making land available for farming. It discusses land access challenges like farmland loss and aging farmers. It then covers tools and strategies for integrating agriculture into planning, the role of conservation organizations, and tools for assessing farmland resources. Specific strategies discussed include agricultural zoning, farmland inventories, and community food system assessments. The goal is to address barriers to increasing local food production through collaboration between various stakeholders.
Dan Leeming of the Planning Partnership provides an overview of sustainable planning principles for the CaGBC's Sustainable Building Advisor Program in Apr 2012
The document discusses sustainability and green building standards from the American Planning Association (APA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It outlines 13 policies to promote sustainability and summarizes the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and credits that relate to planning issues, including alternative transportation, brownfield redevelopment, habitat protection, stormwater management, and water efficiency. The APA, USGBC, and American Institute of Architects are working to implement sustainability benchmarks and tools.
Public Agencies Meet Sustainable DesignRoss Johnson
The document discusses sustainability in planning and development. It provides an overview of key concepts like the APA's policy on sustainability. It outlines various indicators of unsustainability at global, lifestyle and community levels. It also summarizes the USGBC's LEED green building rating system and how it relates to planning issues. Finally, it discusses different policies and incentives that cities can implement to encourage more sustainable practices.
Greenways provide essential green infrastructure for communities by protecting natural areas like streams, forests, and wetlands. They help manage growth, provide flood protection, improve water quality and air quality, and support native species. Greenways can shape growth patterns, connect people to outdoor spaces and each other, and boost economic development through tourism and increased property values. Investing in greenway systems leaves a legacy and benefits communities for generations to come.
City of San Diego's General Plan and a prototypical Community Plan (San Ysidro) which have strong policies for sustainability and environmental justice
The document discusses sustainability planning efforts in San Diego, including:
1) The City of San Diego General Plan which integrates sustainability policies like smart growth and climate change throughout.
2) The San Ysidro Community Plan update process which aims to create a sustainable border community by developing a village, improving mobility, and addressing environmental justice issues.
3) Challenges around the San Ysidro land port of entry including border wait times exacerbating traffic and quality of life concerns in the community.
This document outlines a presentation on making land available for farming. It discusses land access challenges like farmland loss and aging farmers. It then covers tools and strategies for integrating agriculture into planning, the role of conservation organizations, and tools for assessing farmland resources. Specific strategies discussed include agricultural zoning, farmland inventories, and community food system assessments. The goal is to address barriers to increasing local food production through collaboration between various stakeholders.
Dan Leeming of the Planning Partnership provides an overview of sustainable planning principles for the CaGBC's Sustainable Building Advisor Program in Apr 2012
The document discusses sustainability and green building standards from the American Planning Association (APA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It outlines 13 policies to promote sustainability and summarizes the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and credits that relate to planning issues, including alternative transportation, brownfield redevelopment, habitat protection, stormwater management, and water efficiency. The APA, USGBC, and American Institute of Architects are working to implement sustainability benchmarks and tools.
Public Agencies Meet Sustainable DesignRoss Johnson
The document discusses sustainability in planning and development. It provides an overview of key concepts like the APA's policy on sustainability. It outlines various indicators of unsustainability at global, lifestyle and community levels. It also summarizes the USGBC's LEED green building rating system and how it relates to planning issues. Finally, it discusses different policies and incentives that cities can implement to encourage more sustainable practices.
Greenways provide essential green infrastructure for communities by protecting natural areas like streams, forests, and wetlands. They help manage growth, provide flood protection, improve water quality and air quality, and support native species. Greenways can shape growth patterns, connect people to outdoor spaces and each other, and boost economic development through tourism and increased property values. Investing in greenway systems leaves a legacy and benefits communities for generations to come.
City of San Diego's General Plan and a prototypical Community Plan (San Ysidro) which have strong policies for sustainability and environmental justice
The document discusses sustainability planning efforts in San Diego, including:
1) The City of San Diego General Plan which integrates sustainability policies like smart growth and climate change throughout.
2) The San Ysidro Community Plan update process which aims to create a sustainable border community by developing a village, improving mobility, and addressing environmental justice issues.
3) Challenges around the San Ysidro land port of entry including border wait times exacerbating traffic and quality of life concerns in the community.
1. The document summarizes research on the rural-urban fringe from an interdisciplinary team of academics and practitioners.
2. It discusses narratives of "disintegrated development" between natural/built environment perspectives and whose authority plans the fringe.
3. Opportunity narratives are presented that focus on learning from failures, securing multifunctional land uses, and maximizing public engagement in the fringe.
Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE): Building resilience in food production systems FAO
http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/afns/en/
Presentation from Fabrice De Clerck (Bioversity International) describing CGIAR’s Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) research program and outlining its relevance to sustainable intensification and ecosystems preservation. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held at FAO in Rome on 18-19 September 2014.
This document summarizes the state of composting in the United States. It discusses the benefits of composting for soil, watersheds, climate protection and jobs. It provides an overview of model composting programs and the diversity of composting systems and sizes. The document also outlines challenges to expanding composting in the US, such as lack of policies, collection infrastructure and composting capacity. It promotes developing decentralized, community-scale composting systems and provides examples of successful composting programs.
- Post-WW2 modernization of agriculture in the Netherlands aimed to increase production through intensification and farm consolidation. This resulted in larger farms and fields but degraded the landscape and environment.
- More recently, there has been a shift away from solely agricultural land use towards multifunctional landscapes that integrate housing, recreation, nature and agricultural diversification through activities like agritourism.
- The future may see further blurring of urban and rural boundaries through urban food production and continuous productive landscapes integrating food production throughout the countryside.
The document summarizes the development of new composting regulations in Maryland. It discusses how Bill HB 817 led to the creation of a statewide composting work group that made recommendations to streamline regulations and promote on-farm and decentralized composting. It also outlines many challenges to expanding composting infrastructure and advocates for supporting distributed, small-scale composting systems as part of a sustainable agriculture and climate protection strategy.
Multiple Benefits: Regional Visioning to Local EngagementPark Pride
The document presents the Emerald Necklace Expanded Vision Plan, which aims to create an interconnected network of parks, greenways, and open spaces across Los Angeles County. The plan seeks to realize the original vision of the Emerald Necklace by protecting natural areas, restoring habitats, and connecting communities through green infrastructure. It identifies opportunities to implement regional goals like improving public health, access to nature, water management, and climate resilience through local projects along river corridors and in underserved areas from the mountains to the coast. The vision is to realize an aspirational green network across the entire county through collaborative regional planning and local implementation efforts.
A presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Planning Association, Utah Chapter. This presentation illustrates the need for water conservation districts and municipalities to work together to ensure that water supply planning is part of the community development process at every level.
The presentation includes some basic design changes we can all encourage that improve efficiency without sacrificing the quality of our shared landscape experience. Additionally, it encourages adoption of ordinances which support conservation- with particular emphasis on parkstrips.
This document contains recommendations for the Diridon Station Area Plan in San Jose to improve environmental sustainability and community benefits. Key recommendations include:
1. Establishing riparian corridor setbacks based on wildlife habitat needs and restoring riparian habitats.
2. Integrating bird-friendly building design and increasing native plants to improve biodiversity, flood control, air quality and reduce greenhouse gases.
3. Requiring affordable housing to be located throughout the Diridon station area, not just in the southern portion, to promote a more walkable and integrated community.
Always Fresh Foods is developing a hydroponic greenhouse farming project in Spring Lake, NC to grow produce locally and sustainably. The project will use solar power, air-to-water technology, and LED lighting to reduce costs and environmental impacts. It aims to create jobs and economic growth in the region while increasing access to healthy, affordable food year-round. The management team has extensive experience in sustainable agriculture, food production, and business. Funding of $5 million is required to construct two acres of greenhouses initially, with profits expected once four acres are operational.
Gravity+02+skillicorn technologies & amp; sydney circular economyPaulSkillicorn
This solves The City of Sydney and Sydney Water's problems with volatile solid wastes & sewage treatment as well as problems with future availability of water. It also massively increases The City of Sydney's revenues.
Scenario workshop honduras zamorano irbio 24 may 2011 wv rMildred_Lagos
This document discusses land use scenario development for climate change adaptation and mitigation. It provides an overview of scenarios, including their purposes and types. Scenarios are plausible stories about how the future may unfold based on assumptions, and are not forecasts or predictions. They can address complex issues and uncertainties in an integrated manner. The document discusses examples of global assessments that use scenarios, including the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and OECD Environmental Outlook. It describes how scenarios can incorporate quantitative modeling and qualitative analysis at multiple scales from global to local.
The document discusses the links between models of community supported agriculture (CSA) and future healthy urban and peri-urban areas. It outlines trends like population growth, climate change, and addiction to fossil fuels that make CSA schemes increasingly important. CSA is based on partnerships between producers and consumers, operates locally, is solidarity-based through risk/benefit sharing, and involves direct contact without intermediaries. CSA can benefit the environment, local economies, social cohesion, and quality of life if practiced ecologically. The document concludes CSA and shorter supply chains are logical solutions for more resilient, locally-enhancing food systems and communities in the future.
This presentation describes how the greatest conservation successes occur in collaboration with non-profit partners. This presentation was made at NRPA Conference New Orleans in 2017 and the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association state conference in Rochester in 2018. Both presentation were made with my co-presenter Jim Garges.
Infrastructure Use Case: Water & Transportation Workshop
- Liz O’Donoghue, Director, Infrastructure and Land Use, The Nature Conservancy
- Matt Freeman, Assistant General Manager/Project Director, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
- Brian Mendenhall, Project Manager Stream Stewardship Unit, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Kearey Smith, Senior Planner/Analyst, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
- Emily Tibbott, Senior Program Advisor, California Strategic Growth Council
This presentation was given during a workshop at the Bay Area Greenprint Launch Event on June 21, 2017 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA. More info on the Bay Area Open Space Council's blog: http://openspacecouncil.org/the-bay-area-greenprint-has-launched/
This document summarizes a panel discussion on regional planning for development, preservation, and infrastructure in Massachusetts. The panelists discussed how the state works with regional planning agencies to identify priority areas for growth and preservation through processes like creating maps of concentrated development centers and protected lands. They described how these regional plans aim to balance jobs, housing, transportation, and the environment by directing new growth to suitable locations while protecting important resources. The panel also discussed customizing these regional planning processes to meet different regional needs.
Cumberland Region Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization dedicated to planning for sustainable growth in a 10-county region in Tennessee. It supports regional planning with an emphasis on land use, transportation, and preserving rural landscapes. Its objectives include reporting on growth trends, developing quality growth tools, and encouraging collaborative action to implement quality growth practices that preserve livability and economic vitality.
Put together by
Camille Maxwell, Director of Northeast Shores Development Corporation
Sammy Catania, Development Manager, Tremont West Development Corporation
Ben Campbell, Buciness Development DIrector, Slavic Village Development Corporation
Deepa Vedavyas, Associate Director for Development, Buckeye Area Development Corporation
Matt Lasko, Housing DIrector, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
Jeff Ramsey, Executive DIrector, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
Anthony Whitfield, Economic Development DIrector, Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation
1. The document summarizes research on the rural-urban fringe from an interdisciplinary team of academics and practitioners.
2. It discusses narratives of "disintegrated development" between natural/built environment perspectives and whose authority plans the fringe.
3. Opportunity narratives are presented that focus on learning from failures, securing multifunctional land uses, and maximizing public engagement in the fringe.
Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE): Building resilience in food production systems FAO
http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/afns/en/
Presentation from Fabrice De Clerck (Bioversity International) describing CGIAR’s Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE) research program and outlining its relevance to sustainable intensification and ecosystems preservation. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held at FAO in Rome on 18-19 September 2014.
This document summarizes the state of composting in the United States. It discusses the benefits of composting for soil, watersheds, climate protection and jobs. It provides an overview of model composting programs and the diversity of composting systems and sizes. The document also outlines challenges to expanding composting in the US, such as lack of policies, collection infrastructure and composting capacity. It promotes developing decentralized, community-scale composting systems and provides examples of successful composting programs.
- Post-WW2 modernization of agriculture in the Netherlands aimed to increase production through intensification and farm consolidation. This resulted in larger farms and fields but degraded the landscape and environment.
- More recently, there has been a shift away from solely agricultural land use towards multifunctional landscapes that integrate housing, recreation, nature and agricultural diversification through activities like agritourism.
- The future may see further blurring of urban and rural boundaries through urban food production and continuous productive landscapes integrating food production throughout the countryside.
The document summarizes the development of new composting regulations in Maryland. It discusses how Bill HB 817 led to the creation of a statewide composting work group that made recommendations to streamline regulations and promote on-farm and decentralized composting. It also outlines many challenges to expanding composting infrastructure and advocates for supporting distributed, small-scale composting systems as part of a sustainable agriculture and climate protection strategy.
Multiple Benefits: Regional Visioning to Local EngagementPark Pride
The document presents the Emerald Necklace Expanded Vision Plan, which aims to create an interconnected network of parks, greenways, and open spaces across Los Angeles County. The plan seeks to realize the original vision of the Emerald Necklace by protecting natural areas, restoring habitats, and connecting communities through green infrastructure. It identifies opportunities to implement regional goals like improving public health, access to nature, water management, and climate resilience through local projects along river corridors and in underserved areas from the mountains to the coast. The vision is to realize an aspirational green network across the entire county through collaborative regional planning and local implementation efforts.
A presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Planning Association, Utah Chapter. This presentation illustrates the need for water conservation districts and municipalities to work together to ensure that water supply planning is part of the community development process at every level.
The presentation includes some basic design changes we can all encourage that improve efficiency without sacrificing the quality of our shared landscape experience. Additionally, it encourages adoption of ordinances which support conservation- with particular emphasis on parkstrips.
This document contains recommendations for the Diridon Station Area Plan in San Jose to improve environmental sustainability and community benefits. Key recommendations include:
1. Establishing riparian corridor setbacks based on wildlife habitat needs and restoring riparian habitats.
2. Integrating bird-friendly building design and increasing native plants to improve biodiversity, flood control, air quality and reduce greenhouse gases.
3. Requiring affordable housing to be located throughout the Diridon station area, not just in the southern portion, to promote a more walkable and integrated community.
Always Fresh Foods is developing a hydroponic greenhouse farming project in Spring Lake, NC to grow produce locally and sustainably. The project will use solar power, air-to-water technology, and LED lighting to reduce costs and environmental impacts. It aims to create jobs and economic growth in the region while increasing access to healthy, affordable food year-round. The management team has extensive experience in sustainable agriculture, food production, and business. Funding of $5 million is required to construct two acres of greenhouses initially, with profits expected once four acres are operational.
Gravity+02+skillicorn technologies & amp; sydney circular economyPaulSkillicorn
This solves The City of Sydney and Sydney Water's problems with volatile solid wastes & sewage treatment as well as problems with future availability of water. It also massively increases The City of Sydney's revenues.
Scenario workshop honduras zamorano irbio 24 may 2011 wv rMildred_Lagos
This document discusses land use scenario development for climate change adaptation and mitigation. It provides an overview of scenarios, including their purposes and types. Scenarios are plausible stories about how the future may unfold based on assumptions, and are not forecasts or predictions. They can address complex issues and uncertainties in an integrated manner. The document discusses examples of global assessments that use scenarios, including the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and OECD Environmental Outlook. It describes how scenarios can incorporate quantitative modeling and qualitative analysis at multiple scales from global to local.
The document discusses the links between models of community supported agriculture (CSA) and future healthy urban and peri-urban areas. It outlines trends like population growth, climate change, and addiction to fossil fuels that make CSA schemes increasingly important. CSA is based on partnerships between producers and consumers, operates locally, is solidarity-based through risk/benefit sharing, and involves direct contact without intermediaries. CSA can benefit the environment, local economies, social cohesion, and quality of life if practiced ecologically. The document concludes CSA and shorter supply chains are logical solutions for more resilient, locally-enhancing food systems and communities in the future.
This presentation describes how the greatest conservation successes occur in collaboration with non-profit partners. This presentation was made at NRPA Conference New Orleans in 2017 and the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association state conference in Rochester in 2018. Both presentation were made with my co-presenter Jim Garges.
Infrastructure Use Case: Water & Transportation Workshop
- Liz O’Donoghue, Director, Infrastructure and Land Use, The Nature Conservancy
- Matt Freeman, Assistant General Manager/Project Director, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
- Brian Mendenhall, Project Manager Stream Stewardship Unit, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Kearey Smith, Senior Planner/Analyst, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
- Emily Tibbott, Senior Program Advisor, California Strategic Growth Council
This presentation was given during a workshop at the Bay Area Greenprint Launch Event on June 21, 2017 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA. More info on the Bay Area Open Space Council's blog: http://openspacecouncil.org/the-bay-area-greenprint-has-launched/
This document summarizes a panel discussion on regional planning for development, preservation, and infrastructure in Massachusetts. The panelists discussed how the state works with regional planning agencies to identify priority areas for growth and preservation through processes like creating maps of concentrated development centers and protected lands. They described how these regional plans aim to balance jobs, housing, transportation, and the environment by directing new growth to suitable locations while protecting important resources. The panel also discussed customizing these regional planning processes to meet different regional needs.
Cumberland Region Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization dedicated to planning for sustainable growth in a 10-county region in Tennessee. It supports regional planning with an emphasis on land use, transportation, and preserving rural landscapes. Its objectives include reporting on growth trends, developing quality growth tools, and encouraging collaborative action to implement quality growth practices that preserve livability and economic vitality.
Put together by
Camille Maxwell, Director of Northeast Shores Development Corporation
Sammy Catania, Development Manager, Tremont West Development Corporation
Ben Campbell, Buciness Development DIrector, Slavic Village Development Corporation
Deepa Vedavyas, Associate Director for Development, Buckeye Area Development Corporation
Matt Lasko, Housing DIrector, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
Jeff Ramsey, Executive DIrector, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
Anthony Whitfield, Economic Development DIrector, Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation
This document summarizes the keynote presentation on designing and planning for climate-smart communities given by Nancy Somerville and Neil Weinstein to the ASLA Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience. The presentation outlines core principles and design approaches for creating healthy, climate-smart, and resilient communities. It recommends public policies that support approaches using green infrastructure, transit-oriented development, protection of natural systems and vulnerable communities, among others. The document provides an overview of the presentation content including climate adaptation challenges and opportunities for landscape architects.
“Planning for Future Funding: How to create a community comprehensive plan with federal funding in mind”
Thinking about federal grants when developing a comprehensive plan for your community can help you get a head start on successfully applying, submitting and receiving federal funding.
Detailed comprehensive plans and federal funding grants need some of the same elements to thrive. Writing about the vision for investing in a community’s empty brownfields, affordable housing and economic development needs, and health issues can serve as a platform in applying for federal grants. These aspirations, when effectively written and documented, can be used as the basis for grant applications. If a community identifies its needs as part of the planning process, it can, as part of a continuous proposal building process, pinpoint which grants will help meet those needs.
Federal grants are available for communities with an integrated vision for connecting economic development, community development, and environmental protection to create greater livability.
Illinois ResourceNet (IRN) and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMPA) are working together on a series of free webinars to help communities strengthen their capacity to apply successfully for available federal funding opportunities.
In this webinar, “Planning for Funding: How to create a comprehensive plan with federal funding in mind,” Deborah Orr, EPA Region 5 Brownfields Coordinator, will moderate the session and explain why comprehensive community planning should be an integral part of the federal funding process.
Michael McAfee, Community Planning and Development Representative with HUD's Chicago office, will demonstrate how to use a comprehensive plan and the sustainable practices built into it to facilitate the continuous development of federal funding proposals.
Susan Kaplan, technical assistance provider for Illinois ResourceNet at the University of Illinois, will offer examples of how a community plan can be used to help identify relevant federal grant opportunities and develop persuasive grant applications.
Free Webinar held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Public Agencies Meet Sustainable DesignRoss Johnson
The document discusses sustainability in planning and development. It provides an overview of standards and policies from organizations like the American Planning Association (APA) and US Green Building Council (USGBC). It outlines various sustainability indicators and policies that support compact development, renewable energy, water efficiency, and other goals. Incentives are important to promote green building practices in cities.
Presentation at GTA Regional Economic Development ForumArvin Prasad
This presentation highlights what the Region of Peel is doing to plan for sustainable growth. The presentation explores key planning challenges and responses in areas such as housing, land supply, employment, transit, agriculture, the aging population, health and climate change.
The document presents an interim report on developing a master plan for Superstition Vistas to guide future decision-making over the coming decades. It discusses creating a sustainable community by focusing on balanced development, water conservation, energy efficient buildings, and transportation systems that reduce auto use. The report examines population projections ranging from 261,000 to over 1 million for Superstition Vistas and considers regional values and trends. It also provides an overview of four development scenarios being tested with descriptions of scenario A.
The document outlines policies, programs and initiatives by the City of Cleveland to develop a local, sustainable food system through urban agriculture. Key points include:
- Mayor Frank Jackson's Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative aims to transform Cleveland into a thriving, sustainable city with a local food economy.
- Cleveland has over 200 community gardens, 12 farmers markets, 20 urban farms, and 25 CSA programs to address food deserts and build the local food system.
- Zoning and policy changes allow for agriculture and sales of produce in residential areas, small livestock and beekeeping with permits.
- Programs include the Gardening for Greenbacks grants for urban farms, the Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone incubator project, and
Restoring the Long-Term Economic, Social, & Environmental Health of Our Citie...TNenergy
This document outlines a new approach called "CityCraft" for restoring the economic, environmental, and social health of cities. CityCraft is a holistic, long-term development model that respects social and ecological systems and embraces changing 21st century conditions. It focuses on restoring undervalued human, natural, physical, and financial capital in cities. Case studies show how applying CityCraft principles in areas like Noisette, South Carolina transformed distressed neighborhoods and improved quality of life. The vision is to establish more CityCraft centers across North America to rebuild local wealth and share knowledge.
The document summarizes policies and programs in Cleveland aimed at developing a local, sustainable food system through urban agriculture. Key points include:
- Mayor Frank Jackson's Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative focuses on creating a local food economy and ensuring the city's longevity.
- Cleveland has over 200 community gardens, a dozen farmers markets, 20 urban farms, and 25 CSA programs to address "food deserts" and increase access to healthy foods.
- Zoning changes allow agriculture in residential areas and keeping of chickens and bees with licensing. An urban garden zoning district was also created.
- Incentives promote purchasing from local producers and sustainable businesses. The Gardening for Greenbacks program provides grants up to $5,000
9/9 FRI 11:00 | Sustainable Economic Development - SebastianAPA Florida
Nilsa Zacarias
Brandon R. Schaad
Rebecca Grohall
Economic development and job creation are perennial issues for almost any community, but even more in this severe economic downturn. Recent economic conditions have affected most everyone in the public and private sector, and the City of Sebastianhas been no exception. This presentation will focus on the City of Sebastian’s efforts to strengthen their economy by maximizing
their available resources and providing a sustainable economic framework which balances land use, housing and transportation. Sebastian’s cutting edge sustainable approach is based on supporting green jobs, promoting the growth of eco-tourism and diversifying housing choices to attract a more dynamic workforce.
Tuscaloosa Recovery Plan Proposal PresentationBNIM
The document outlines BNIM's proposal and approach for developing a comprehensive plan to rebuild Tuscaloosa, Alabama after a tornado. It discusses BNIM's experience with rebuilding other communities after natural disasters. The proposal includes establishing a vision and goals, analyzing data, developing scenarios, and creating a comprehensive plan by December 2011 to guide long-term rebuilding strategies and priority projects through a public participation process.
This document summarizes sustainability initiatives in Northfield, Minnesota. It discusses the city's engaged local government including an Environmental Quality Commission and task forces on non-motorized transportation and energy. It also mentions local sustainability organizations and the work of Carleton College and St. Olaf College to promote sustainability on their campuses and in the community. The document analyzes Northfield's participation in programs like Minnesota Green Step Cities and EPA's Community Climate Change Initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It provides an overview of transportation, local food, and energy efficiency options in Northfield to engage residents in sustainability.
The document discusses EPA grant programs and initiatives for brownfields redevelopment. It outlines the types of brownfields grants available including assessment grants, cleanup grants, revolving loan funds, job training grants, and area-wide planning grants. It provides details on eligible activities and funding amounts for each grant type. The document also discusses technical assistance resources and priorities like targeted brownfield assessments and the benefits of using an area-wide planning approach.
Detailed comprehensive plans and federal funding grants need some of the same elements to thrive. If a community identifies its needs as part of the planning process, it can, as part of a continuous proposal building process, pinpoint which grants will help meet those needs. Federal grants are available for communities with an integrated vision for connecting economic development, community development, and environmental protection to create greater livability. This session will explain why comprehensive community planning should be an integral part of the federal funding process to help facilitate the continuous development of proposals.
David Rouse of WRT is leading a panel at the annual state planning conference addressing the question: How Can Pennsylvania’s Communities Plan for a Sustainable Future?
The document discusses planning for sustainable communities in Pennsylvania. It provides an overview of dimensions of sustainability, definitions, principles and frameworks for sustainable planning. It also outlines emerging trends in legislation at the federal, state and local levels to promote sustainability, energy efficiency and smart growth. Examples of sustainability initiatives in various Pennsylvania communities are also presented.
The document summarizes a presentation about developing a Growth Management Strategy (GMS) for the Town of High River. The GMS will provide a roadmap for sustainable growth over the next 30 years, focusing on increasing density targets and reducing costs and environmental impacts. It discusses moving to more compact, mixed-use development compared to conventional suburban sprawl, and highlights the financial and safety benefits of higher density development. Community feedback will be gathered early in the GMS development process.
Similar to Re-Imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland 2.0 (20)
The Future of Real Estate in Ohio: Walkable Urban Placesmarianneep
Chris Leinberger of LOCUS - a national network of real estate developers and investors that advocates for sustainable, walkable urban development in America’s metropolitan areas - gave this presentation at a series of events, “Advancing Ohio’s Urban Agenda: Walkable Communities for Globally Competitive Cities,” co-hosted by Greater Ohio Policy Center, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) district councils of Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, and LOCUS. The events took place in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus on January 16th and 17th of 2013.
The three groups built the case for walkable development based on market demand and the need for Ohio cities to act now to take advantage of current demographic shifts to remain globally competitive. These events provided a forum to connect developers from urban centers across the state to discuss the demand for sustainable communities.
Advancing Ohio's Urban Agenda: Walkable Communities for Globally Competitive ...marianneep
Greater Ohio Policy Center partnered with the Urban Land Institute (ULI) district councils of Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, as well as LOCUS to host “Advancing Ohio’s Urban Agenda: Walkable Communities for Globally Competitive Cities,” an exclusive series of events hosted in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus on January 16th and 17th of 2013.
The three groups built the case for walkable development based on market demand and the need for Ohio cities to act now to take advantage of current demographic shifts to remain globally competitive. These events provided a forum to connect developers from urban centers across the state to discuss the demand for sustainable communities.
President Bush's decision to allow federal funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines opened new doors for medical research in Cleveland. However, researchers caution that understanding how embryonic stem cells function and translating discoveries into clinical applications will be a long process requiring at least a decade of additional research. The decision also reinvigorated debates around the moral and ethical issues surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells.
Terrence Spivey is the artistic director of Karamu House in Cleveland, America's oldest African American theater. He wants to return Karamu to its former glory as a premier black theater that launched the careers of many famous actors. Spivey is holding a summer camp to engage local youth in the arts and help revive interest in Karamu. Though the theater struggled in recent decades, Spivey hopes to bring in renowned black playwrights and actors and produce high quality works that reflect Karamu's original mission of celebrating multicultural stories.
Brendan Ring carries on the family tradition of storytelling. Growing up in a small Irish village, he was surrounded by storytellers sharing cultural traditions and tales orally before the advent of television. As an adult, Ring owns a restaurant and bar in Cleveland called Nighttown, where he entertains customers each night with stories from his vast repertoire of Irish tales, histories, and characters. His favorite story to share is about his grandfather's role as a telegraph operator who covertly sent a message during the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland that alerted the world to the revolution taking place.
Henry and his 12-year-old son Henny embarked on a 9,000-mile road trip across America in their 1982 VW Vanagon to spend quality time together. Over seven weeks, they drove from their home in Ohio through the central and western United States, camping along the way with their dog Bucky. Henry has a chronic illness called lupus but has remained in good health during the trip. The trip has provided an opportunity for father-son bonding and experiencing the natural beauty of places like Death Valley and Mount Whitney through leisurely exploration off the beaten path.
Philip Resnick is a renowned forensic psychiatrist known for his expertise in evaluating individuals involved in high-profile criminal cases. The document discusses his testimony in the Andrea Yates case, where he concluded she was legally insane due to mental illness when she drowned her five children. It outlines his career path and experience evaluating individuals who committed violent crimes. There is some criticism of his conclusions in the Yates case from other psychiatrists. The document provides context on Resnick's thorough approach to evaluations and willingness to defend his opinions in court.
Olivia was born prematurely at 25 weeks gestation after her mother Sara went into early labor due to HELLP Syndrome. Weighing only 1 pound 8 ounces at birth, Olivia required intensive care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where she faced many health challenges. After over a month in the NICU receiving respiratory support and treatment, Olivia was making progress but continued to face ups and downs as her organs developed outside of the womb. Her mother Sara was learning to cope with the uncertainty and alien experience of having a premature baby in the NICU.
1) Kevin Braunschweiger was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 45 and was more concerned about potential impacts to his sex life than death.
2) Early detection is key for genital-pelvic cancers like prostate and testicular cancer. However, many men delay seeking treatment due to embarrassment or fears over impotence and incontinence from surgery.
3) Braunschweiger opted for brachytherapy seed implantation instead of surgery after learning the procedure had similar effectiveness with less risk of side effects. While surgery offers a higher cure rate, radiation allows additional treatment if the initial treatment fails. Early detection and treatment are important for genital cancers.
Life Transformer dr. helmut schreiber0001marianneep
Dr. Helmut Schreiber has been a pioneer in bariatric surgery for over 30 years. When he began in 1975, bariatric surgery was a little-known and barely respected specialty. Now, it is one of the fastest growing fields in medicine due to the obesity epidemic. As medical director at St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Dr. Schreiber performs around 100 bariatric surgeries per month and helped establish a comprehensive support system for patients. Validation of bariatric surgery has grown as studies show it significantly reduces obesity-related health risks and hormones like ghrelin that cause hunger. Dr. Schreiber's dedication to helping obese patients transform their lives through bariatric surgery has earned
1) A grocery store owner in Beit She'an, Israel had his store bombed by a Palestinian man in 2003, killing the owner and his father. The Cleveland Jewish Community Federation has partnered with Beit She'an as a "Sister City" and provided funding to help rebuild the store.
2) The partnership between Cleveland and Beit She'an aims to strengthen the regional economy and connect its diverse communities through student exchanges, staff visits, and economic development programs.
3) Due to Cleveland's annual donations and economic involvement, Beit She'an has experienced 10% annual commercial growth and Cleveland's presence is very noticeable to local English speakers. The partnership has helped transition Beit She'
The emerging field of geriatric oncology is changing the way cancer is treated in elderly patients. Geriatric oncologists consider patients' overall health and customize treatments instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach. They are conducting more clinical trials with elderly patients to develop safer and more effective treatments. Additionally, they address social issues like transportation that have prevented some elderly from receiving care. This revolution in care has the potential to prolong survival and quality of life for many elderly cancer patients.
Campus District Collaboration Project (July 23, 2010)marianneep
This presentation was given by the professional and student consultants of the Collaborative Campus Project, which is working on creating a design proposal for Cleveland's Campus District. The proposal is based on community engagement and the collaboration between professional designers and local students.
The document provides an update on the progress of the Campus District project. It discusses research that has been conducted, including surveys distributed to employees and businesses in the area. It also outlines the initial design concepts for connecting paths and routes throughout the district, including agricultural, economic development, and production routes. Finally, it discusses strategies for communication and developing experiences in the district, including street festivals, music events, apprenticeships, health and wellness programs, and business incubators. The overall goal is to enhance quality of life and opportunities through various pride-building and enriching initiatives.
Collaborative Campus Community Redevelopmentmarianneep
This was the initial presentation shown by Dr. Michael Schoop, President of Tri-C Metropolitan Campus, to the professional consultants of the Collaborative Campus Project.
The project is designed to reach out to community residents, discover their needs, assets and opportunities, and then create a proposal for how to address those for the future improvement of Cleveland's Campus District.
Presentation by the Collaborative Campus Project on proposed design solution for Cleveland's Campus District. This presentation was the culmination of work on the project by the end of Week 4.
This presentation is from Cleveland Campus District's Collaborative Campus Project about the project's progress to date, including research conclusions, best practices (of other neighborhoods using similar neighborhood revitalization design techniques), and potential solution designs.
Cleveland State University, Tri-C, and St. Vincent Charity Hospital are collaborating on a Campus District Collaboration Project to connect their downtown campuses and improve quality of life for residents through $500 million in investments. The project aims to enhance relationships between institutions and the community by designing quality of life experiences, with the goal of raising the average annual income of $3,000 in the area to the state average of $40,000.
2. Decentralization The Cleveland Akron Metropolitan area contains 26% of the states population, while encompassing less than 9% of the land area in the state The pattern in Cuyahoga county and many metro areas nationally has been one of sprawling developments that fail to create appropriate densities in the right locations and begin to compromise rural environments and create decay in urban areas.
5. Land Utilization Connecting Cleveland 2020 Comprehensive Plan Future Existing The Vision The Reality 20,000 Vacant Lots Citywide
6. Existing Land Use Future Land Use HOLDING STRATEGY PRESERVATION STRATEGY Vacant Land Foreclosures Population decline Targeted demolition Contaminated land left from industrial exodus
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9. Re-Imagining Cleveland Vacant Land Study Goal: Reuse vacant land to make Cleveland a cleaner, healthier, more beautiful, environmentally and economically sound city.
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11. Land Bank Decision Making Flow Chart – Developed by City Planning Department and Adopted by the City of Cleveland Planning Commission in December, 2008
12. The word “neighborhood” gets tossed around a lot in real estate brochures, so it is important to be clear what it means. Each neighborhood has a center and an edge. The center should be a public space, whether a square, a green, or an important intersection.
13. The optimal size of a neighborhood is a quarter-mile from center to edge. For most people, a quarter mile is a five-minute walk. For a neighborhood to feel walkable, many daily needs should be supplied within this five-minute walk. That includes not only housing, but stores, workplaces, schools, houses of worship, and recreational areas.
14. Typical retail area under normal conditions Build up instead of out Lighting, trees, awnings, and crosswalks High Density, Mixed-Use, Pedestrian Friendly District: Promoting activity, employment, convenience, and a sense of safety BUILDING ON STRENGTHS Re-establish the competitiveness of Cleveland’s neighborhood retail districts by building upon their traditional strengths as pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use districts with distinctive architectural character
28. Re-Imagining Cleveland Resources Pattern Book Identifies and illustrates a suite of reuse strategies. The Ohio Greenprint: A free online user-friendly GIS mapping tool used for community land reuse planning Reimaginingcleveland.org An interactive website to shine a spotlight on our first Land Reuse Heroes and to share successes and challenges, stories, photos, resources and learn of upcoming events and workshops .
34. Gathering Expertise Signature Projects Prioritized Implementation Decision Process Steering Committee Working Group Alternative Energy Generation Urban Agriculture Stormwater Management Contamination Remediation Greenspace Expansion Land Assembly for Development Stabilization Sustainable Development Pattern Freddy L. Collier
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36. Promoting Prosperity, Health, and Community through the sustainable reuse of our vacant land resources Urban Agriculture Contamination remediation Vacant Land Stabilization Land Assembly for development Greenspace expansion Sustainable development pattern Alternative Energy Generation Community, Prosperity, Health Stormwater Management Freddy L. Collier
37. The Region Older suburbs have suffered as new ones continue to spring up, skimming off tax; in northeast Ohio this includes many of our first ring suburbs
38. City & County Land Bank City of Cleveland Land bank Cuyahoga County Land bank
54. Opportunity Corridor Area: urban agriculture Zone and support uses could include stormwater management, green grocery store, urban agricultural education, vineyards, all linked by a transit corridor.
55. Provide green infrastructure, systems level and small scale BMPs in stormwater management, and alternative energy options for new and existing businesses in opportunity corridor. Design the Opportunity Corridor in such a way that will make it the greenest street in northeast Ohio taking full advantage of adjacent vacant land.
73. Linking CSO level activity with neighborhood level BMP’s to impact stormwater volume and quality. Identify stormwater interventions for new investment (water & housing model Philadelphia) Kerruish Park Stormwater
The Vision in connecting Cleveland 2020 assumes that we will grow again and what is that desired state that we want to move toward.
The reality is that we have to respect the fact that we are declining in the interim and if we are it is imperative that we utilize our land resources in a sustainable way setting the table long term growth. Housing is one of the key issues we face regarding use of our land resources. Foreclosure, demolitions, and vacant land are the result of a failed housing market. We are now forced to revisit our housing layer to determine how vacant property and vacant land reutilization has impacted us in the near term.
This decision tool was developed By City Planning in context of Re-imagining Cleveland. It was adopted in Dec. 2008 and is used for vacant land use planning throughout the City. It accounts for many factors including existing greenspace, development potential and riparian areas to name a few.
A five-minute walk will take you further on a grid pattern with good sidewalks than on a cul-de-sac pattern with difficult pedestrian crossings. Thus, street layout has a major impact on how many people fit within the “pedestrian shed” for a neighborhood center.
This is another map that was created through the process. This map shows where our existing community and gardens and urban farms are. The green circles are 1/4 mile buffers around the gardens sites. The Goal in Cleveland is to have every person within ¼ mile of a growing space. Maps like this can help people to decide where to locate new growing sites in order to bring more people within walking distance to local food.
Aside from the Study, additional resources were also created. The pattern book was created to help inspire neighborhood residents and community development corporations as they envision, plan and implement reuse projects. The Pattern or Idea Book offers budgets, site plans and resources for a variety of short term and long term projects. In the coming months the Pattern Book will undergo a makeover – It will be reformatted into Idea Sheets that offer similar information in a user friendly less paper consumptive way.
Once the study was complete, Re-imaginging Cleveland moved into the next phase with the Competitive Grant Program. The City of Cleveland and NPI received over 110 grant applications from individuals, neighborhood groups, businesses, non profits and church groups throughout the City. The grants were reviewed by a panel of expert reviewers and scored according to many factors including prior land use, organizational capacity, visibility, and social and environmental benefit. In the end 56 projects were granted funds. 30 ag. projects and 26 greening projects.
Map of the projects. In the selection process we attempted to spread the granted projects throughout the City. You notice some areas have not projects – these are non-nsp areas. Also, you see clusters- this is where there is the most vacant land.
To help create a cohesive NE Ohio Local Food Network that leverages the energy and knowledge of our community, CCLFPC, and partners are spearheading the NE Ohio Local Food Assessment. The assessment is underway as we speak. The goals of the quick paced process are to document the current state of our system, Analyze the feasibility and impact of expanding our system Develop a strategic placed based plan to strengthen our system while remaining flexible and responsive to the growers and eaters of our region. So far, the assessment is attaching numbers and strategy to great ideas, most of which have come from the grass roots grower level, such as A certified community kitchen for food processing of value added products. A farm incubator that can offer a leg up to entrepreneurs by providing shared tools, shared common space and secure growing space. The assessment is also tackling the hard to solve issues that many of you have expressed through Cleveland 2019 and other regional listening and planning meetings…issues like job training and scale verus economic pay back, Season extension and market development. The assessment should be complete by years end. We hope that it can be added to the Re-imagining Cleveland vacant land program to create a comprehensive road map for the local food movement as we build strong networks that will be needed to create a local food system.
To help create a cohesive NE Ohio Local Food Network that leverages the energy and knowledge of our community, CCLFPC, and partners are spearheading the NE Ohio Local Food Assessment. The assessment is underway as we speak. The goals of the quick paced process are to document the current state of our system, Analyze the feasibility and impact of expanding our system Develop a strategic placed based plan to strengthen our system while remaining flexible and responsive to the growers and eaters of our region. So far, the assessment is attaching numbers and strategy to great ideas, most of which have come from the grass roots grower level, such as A certified community kitchen for food processing of value added products. A farm incubator that can offer a leg up to entrepreneurs by providing shared tools, shared common space and secure growing space. The assessment is also tackling the hard to solve issues that many of you have expressed through Cleveland 2019 and other regional listening and planning meetings…issues like job training and scale verus economic pay back, Season extension and market development. The assessment should be complete by years end. We hope that it can be added to the Re-imagining Cleveland vacant land program to create a comprehensive road map for the local food movement as we build strong networks that will be needed to create a local food system.