This document summarizes Daniel Parker's presentation on creating more sustainable cities. The presentation calls for cities to focus on fixing existing infrastructure rather than building new, eliminating zoning to encourage more mixed-used development, and creating zero waste systems. It also emphasizes designing cities at a human scale with aesthetic purpose to draw people together and encourage walking and biking.

1. Sustainable Cities: Less Waste, More PurposeDaniel Parker, MSPSustainability Director, Division of Environmental Public HealthPlanning Commissioner, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning CommissionCommissioner, Tallahassee Urban Design Commission2007 State of Florida Appointee, Healthy Communities Workgroup of the National Governor’s AssociationDaniel_Parker@doh.state.fl.us(850) 245-4250

2. New Rules for Sustainable CitiesFix it FirstThe End of ZoningZero WasteAesthetic Purpose

7. How do you draw attention to your community?

8. Courtesy of Billy Hattaway

9. http://www.ikiw.org/2009/12/10/apple-retail-philosophy-evokes-pre-wwii-urban-design/

10. http://joecrubaugh.com/photos/chattanooga/11.jpg

11. UCF Student Union

12. University of Florida

13. Local vs. Franchise FeelCourtesy of Billy Hattaway

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15. Katz & Minicozzi, 2010

16. Katz & Minicozzi, 2010

17. Katz & Minicozzi, 2010

18. Katz & Minicozzi, 2010

19. How efficiently are we using our infrastructure dollars?Katz & Minicozzi, 2010

20. Planning Model ExampleLos Angeles Planning Commission

36. What about planning from a child’s perspective?

41. Vancouver Public Library

42. Foot and Pedal Power (Cheap!)www.pedbikeimages.org / Ryan Snyder

43. Florida National Ranking for Bicycle Fatalities#1 in 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.-- from the Fatality Analysis Reporting Systems (FARS) database at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as reported by Stephanie Striefel, April 2009, Florida Planning

45. Fear SellsKB Homes Market ResearchResearch of Tampa home buyersAsked what they valued most in their home and community.More space and a greater sense of security.Over 88% want home security systems and deadbolt locks.Safety always ranks second, even in communities where there is virtually no crime.As reported by Rick Lyman in NYTimes, August 15, 2005. “Living Large by Design, in the Middle of Nowhere”.

46. According to Sperling's Best Places research (http://www.bestplaces.net/), Orlando area 2-driver households spend over $5,000 a year in gas and drive over 60 miles a day, the 3rd highest averages in the nation.

48. Room to Grow?

57. Are schools the anchor of the community?

58. Orange CountyElementary School830 Students 1969 - 48% of students walk or bike to school

59. 2001 - less than 16% of students walk or bike to school

60. 2005 - less than 8% walk or bike to school

61. Since World War II, the number of schools declined 70% while average school size grew fivefold, from 127 to 653 students* National Household Travel Survey

65. Perhaps the Real Measures of Land Use Success should be….Amount of Mixed UsedAmount of WalkingThe Number of Free Roaming Children

66.  Depression Air pollution CO2 emissions Physical activity OsteoporosisInjuriesAnd by the way… Infrastructure costs Social capital

67. Does our Environment Really Influence What We Do?Food Marketing ExampleCourtesy of Deborah Cohen, Prescription for a Healthy Nation

68. Environmental Influences that Increase ConsumptionMarketing techniquesDisplaysAdsVisual CuesContextTHESE INFLUENCES USUALLY DO NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF CONSCIOUS AWARENESS

69. Doubling shelf space increases sales by 40%

70. Placing the product at eye-level triples sales compared to products placed on the second tobottom shelf.

71. End aisle display increases sales 2-5 fold

72. The Current Food Environment

74. Ulysses and the Sirens

75. Eating Patterns have ChangedWe spend 46% of our food budget on food eaten away from homeOur diets have increased in processed foods, especially sugar and fats.

77. Relationship of Nature with Human Health and Well-being

78. Horticultural TherapyHistory, Theory & ApplicationsKirk Hines, HTR

79. What is Horticultural Therapy?Horticultural Therapy (HT) is a process through which plants, gardening activities, and the innate closeness we all feel toward nature are used as vehicles in professionally conducted programs of therapy and rehabilitation. (Davis, 1994)

80. Horticultural Motifs Have Always Been There

81. ChinaThe Buddha obtaining Enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree

82. IndiaVishnu sleeping in the Eternal Lotus Pond

83. Mid-EastGarden of Eden

84. Garden City Aspect Has Always Been There

85. What Do We Grow Today?http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2079215/2112767/2129635/051107_arch_suburbSprawl_ex.jpg

87. Nature & CultureBirthsBirthdaysMarriageIllnessDeathHolidaysLanguage

88. Psychological ImpactCreates positive community atmosphereNeighborhood satisfactionReduction of fear and anger (Relf, 1998)Decreased anxietyDecreased symptoms of depression

89. Healing Garden

90. Elements of the Walkway

91. Lake County Population by Age

92. “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to pray in and to play in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike. ” ~ John Muir

93. ©1997-2004 Steve Price, Urban Advantage

94. Break ThroughAmount of impervious surface Childhood Obesity Vehicle OwnershipNumber of Drive-Thrus