Regional Participation for Sustainable Development
Keynote Speaker: John Norquist
John
Norquist, the Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1988-2003, is currently
the President and CEO of the Congress for New Urbanism. Under his
leadership, Milwaukee experienced a decline in poverty, saw a boom in new
downtown housing and became a leading centre of education and welfare
reform.
Norquist has overseen a revision of the city's zoning code and reoriented development around walkable streets and public amenities such as the city's 3.1-mile Riverwalk. He has drawn widespread recognition for championing the removal of a .8 mile stretch of elevated freeway, clearing the way for an anticipated $250 million in infill development in the heart of Milwaukee
A prominent participant in national discussions of urban design and educational issues, Norquist is the author of The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life, now in its third printing. He has taught courses in urban policy and urban planning at the University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning and at Marquette University.