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*UC BERKELEY INSTITUTE OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (IURD) *
*TRANSIT AND CITIES--SPRING EVENT SERIES*
We are delighted to announce IURD's Spring 2014 series: *Transit & Cities:
Creating Sustainable Urban Futures*, being held at UC Berkeley.
Transit is vital to the sustainability of cities-environmentally,
economically, socially. Be a part of a growing movement that places transit,
in its many shapes and forms, front and center in the campaign to create
sustainable urban futures.
Current scheduled events are listed below. View them online at the Transit
& Cities page <http://iurd.berkeley.edu/transit-and-cities/> on the IURD
website.
The first two evening lectures are free and open to the public.
The two-day conference, "Transit & Cities, Past, Present, Future," has a
$150 registration fee (including lunches, breakfasts, refreshments, and
evening reception). Be sure to sign up soon. You can register
here<https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1387070>
.
*Monday, February 10, 6-8pm*
*Evening Lecture and Discussion on: "Places for People & Transit"*
"From Jane Jacobs to Livable Cities"
Presentation by Jan Gehl, Jan Gehl and Associates, Copenhagen
Discussant: Neil Hrushowy, City of San Francisco Planning Department
Fifty years of Public Life research leading gradually to implementation of
people-oriented planning strategies in cities across the world: Copenhagen,
Melbourne, London, New York and Moscow, among others. The Livable cities of
the 21st Century are characterized by a strong focus on sustainable modes
of transport supported by a good public realm. Care for people and the
public realm are seen as an important key for creating lively, safe,
sustainable and healthy cities.
Wurster Auditorium, UC Berkeley. Free (First come/First served).
*Tuesday, March 11, 6-8pm*
*Evening Lecture and Discussion on: "Railtown: Los Angeles"*
Presentation by Ethan Elkind (author of *Railtown*, UC Press, 2014)
Discussant: Martin Wachs, RAND Corporation and UCLA Department of
Urban Planning;
formerly Professor of City and Regional Planning and Transportation
Engineering, UC Berkeley
Seaborg Room, Faculty Club, UC Berkeley. Free (First come/First Served).
*Thursday and Friday, March 20 and 21*
*Two-Day Conference: "Transit & Cities: Past, Present, Future
<http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu/transit-and-cities/Transit%20and%20Cities%20March%2020-21-PrelimProgram.pdf>"*
Keynote Speakers: Jaime Lerner (Former Mayor, Curitiba, Brazil), Peter
Calthorpe (*The Next American Metropolis* and *Urbanism in the Age of
Climate Change*), Therese McMillan (Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit
Administration)
Host and Event Moderator: Robert Cervero (Director, IURD;
*The Transit Metropolis* and *Transit Villages for the 21st Century*);
Discussant: Allan Jacobs (*Great Streets*)
*Plenary Panels on:*
I*nternational Perspectives*--Moderator and Speaker: Elizabeth Deakin
(Former Director, UCTC; UCB) Other Speakers: Robert Cervero; Harrison
Fraker (UCB); and Erick Guerra (University of Pennsylvania)
*Transit and Urban Design*--Moderator and Speaker: Elizabeth Macdonald (UCB)
Other Speakers: Joyce Drohan (Perkins & Will); Scot Hein (City of Vancouver
Urban Design Studio); Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (UCLA); and Jeff Tumlin
(Nelson\Nygaard)
*Inclusive Cities and Transit*--Moderator and Speaker: Karen Chapple Other
Speakers: Evelyn Blumenberg (UCLA); Deborah McKoy (UCB Center for Cities &
Schools); and Rachel Weinberger (Nelson\Nygaard)
*The Economics of Sustainable Transport*--Moderator and Speaker: Dan Chatman
(UCB) Other Speakers: Dena Belzer (Strategic Economics); Michael Duncan
(Florida State University); and Jin Murakami (City University of Hong Kong)
*Modeling and Visualizing Urban Futures*--Moderator and Speaker: Paul
Waddell (UCB) Other Speakers: Clint Daniels (SANDAG-San Diego Association
of Governments); Gordon Garry (SACOG-Sacramento Area Council of
Governments); and David Ory (MTC-Metropolitan Transportation Commission)
Event Sponsor and Host: Institute of Urban and Regional Development
Event Co-sponsor: University of California Transportation Center,
University of California, Berkeley
Location: David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, downtown Berkeley. View
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Map<https://www.google.com/maps?sll=37.869516999999995,-122.26646&ci…
Conference Registration: $150 registration. Includes meals, evening
reception, and refreshments. (Registration is First come/First served;
sign up before it fills!)
Register here:
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1387070
Sincerely,
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Robert Cervero
Carmel Friesen Chair in Urban Studies and Professor of City and Regional
Planning
Director, Institute of Urban and Regional Development
Director, University of California Transportation Center
University of California, Berkeley
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