March
23, 2006
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EVENTS
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·
Sustainable
Pittsburgh featured on WPXI’s “Talking Pittsburgh"
·
Strengthening
the Manufacturing Economy
·
Northwest
Pennsylvania Regional Energy Conference
·
ULI
Presents Nora Lee “The Mom Factor”
·
Champions
of Sustainability "Transportation
- The Key to a Prosperous Future"
·
Growing Greener
Conservation by Design: Putting Conservation into Local Codes
·
6th
Annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Smart Growth Conference
·
“Prescription
Preservation: The Cure for Ailing
Communities”
LEGISLATIVE
ALERTS
RESOURCES
·
Sustainable Dream Job:
PA Cleanways Seeks ED
·
The 2006 Penn State
Poll, 18th Annual Omnibus Survey is Now Accepting Questions
·
More North Versailles
homes in expressway path
·
Sustainability
Assessment Prepared for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
·
Big global
greenhouse gas cuts "affordable"
·
Making the connection:
Transit-Oriented Development and Jobs
·
From Wall Street to Your
Street: Financing Smart Growth
·
PG study of local women
in the executive ranks finds plenty of room for improvement
·
The Pittsburgh Nonprofit
Summit proved that the region abounds with good intentions -- and action
·
Region's economy slowly
getting better
Tune in:
Saturday,
March 25
5:30
am - 6 am
WPXI-TV
Channel 11 in
Saturday,
March 25
4:30
pm - 5 pm
The
The interview on WPXI’s “Talking Pittsburgh” (hosted by WPXI Anchor,
Bob Bruce), stems from interest generated by
Tonight!
6
- 8 pm
Turtle
Creek,
Hosted
by
Friday,
March 31
9
– 11:30 am
Community
College of
Monaca,
Hosted
by
Monday,
April 10
6
– 8 pm
Hill
House
Hosted
by Hill House Association
Thursday,
April 20
6
- 8 pm
Delmont,
Hosted
by Blairsville Improvement Group and Vandergrift Improvement Project
No
Fee to Attend
Register:
info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
subject “Regional Forums” or phone 412-258-6644
Building toward the May 19, 2006 Smart Growth Conference, a series of
regional forums will be held to identify a focused set of broadly supported
policies to revitalize the region's core communities as regional economic
assets.
These forums are designed to do the following:
·
Serve as an opportunity for public input
to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's updating of the long range
transportation and development plan "Project Region."
·
Consider community needs and identify
common barriers as well as opportunities for sustainable redevelopment.
·
Build on existing efforts to provide
technical assistance to develop a resource network for sustainable
redevelopment. Attending each
forum will be resource/technical assistance partners who will be ready to
follow-up.
·
Review a set of currently emerging state
and regional policy options and assess their match to local needs.
·
Enhance understanding of our
communities’ interdependence.
·
Demonstrate that the needs of individual
communities are often mutually shared across the region.
·
Grow consensus on a focused set of public
policy solutions and collaborations for their implementation to renew SWPA.
The forums are hosted by the Regional Coalition of Community Builders, PA
Department of Economic Development,
To register for this and/or other upcoming forums, either email info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
or telephone 412-258-6644.
Please continue to check your 3E Links e-news service for forums scheduled
in your region.
Wednesday,
March 29
11:45
am - 1:15 pm
The
Omni William Penn
Downtown
Cost:
Members: $25, Non-Members: $35, Students: $15
Reservations
Required reservations@econclubpgh.org
no later than March 27, 2006.
The heartbeat of our economy is still manufacturing despite a growing
perception that it is not. It is still a major element of our regional economy
and
Thursday,
April 6
4:30
pm - 5:30pm
Carnegie
Mellon, Breed Hall (MMCH 103)
Contact:
(412) 268-7121
To achieve sustainable development, past regulatory approaches will not
suffice. As we look toward the future, rapid population and economic growth will
certainly cause significant stress on Earth's resources. This lecture will
discuss how man and nature can coexist and mutually prosper in the face of
present and upcoming challenges. How countries manage their natural resources
may well determine their future levels of income, well-being and national
security.
The speaker, Dr. Hecht, Director for Sustainable Development, Office of
Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, is an
internationally known expert on sustainability and environmental security. He
recently served as Associate Director for Sustainable Development at the White
House Council on Environmental Quality and Director of International
Environmental Affairs for the National Security Council. He was the White House
coordinator for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. He
earned a B.S. degree at
Saturday,
April 8
8
am - 5 pm
Gemmell
Multi-Purpose Room
Conference
Fee: $50 per person
Register
by March 15 and save $15!
Contact:
814-393-2227
As the price of gas at the pump and the pipeline increases, attend the
Northwest Penn Regional Energy Conference to hear and share energy ideas with
the best minds in
Tuesday,
April 18
8
am – 10 am
The
Rivers Club
One
Downtown
http://sdm3.rm04.net/servlet/MailView?ms=NDgxNDA3S0&r=MjMyNDEwNDY3S0&j=MTE3ODMzMzcS1&mt=1
Businesses stand to profit by attracting Moms—a market often ignored,
yet ripe with opportunity. It is well known that women’s buying power is
tremendous. On average, women make 85 percent of the buying transactions, and
they make the decisions on everything from where to eat, to what movies to see,
to what household items to buy— including electronics and cars. As women, Moms
share in this economic power, but command special attention for two
reasons—their sheer numbers and their distinctive buying behavior. Of the 108
million adult women in the
Friday,
April 28
8
am - 9:30 am
Omni
William Penn Hotel, downtown Pittsburgh
Keynote:
Anne Canby, president of the national Surface Transportation Policy Project www.transact.org
9:45
a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Transportation Update session
No
fee to attend; please register today as seating is limited
To
register, call (412) 258-6642 or email info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
Anne Canby, president of the national Surface Transportation Policy
Project will address the critical role of transportation to the economic
vitality of regions as well as its importance to redeveloping communities and
social equity. She'll conclude introducing a reaction panel of local
leaders who will discuss what's at stake given the window of time for the
Governor's Transportation Finance and Reform Commission to make recommendations
for long-term reliable funding solutions to address the on-going transportation
funding crisis. A local
reaction panel will follow. Panel
members are: Micelle L. Mixell, AICP;
Mary Jo Morandini, Beaver County Transit Authority; and Richard C. Feder, AICP,
Port Authority.
Following the Champs forum, the public is also invited to attend a
transportation update session. This will include introduction to the 2006
Transportation Funding Initiative to be held in the same location from 9:45 a.m.
- 11:00 a.m. (See http://www.sustainablepittsburgh.org/TLC/transportation_reform_and_funding_commission_testimony_01_26_06.htm).
Anne Canby will provide an update on the new federal transportation bill (SAFETEA-LU)
and update will be provided on the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's
progress on the region's Transportation Improvement Program and Long Range
Transportation and Development Plan (Project Region).
Champions of Sustainability is supported by The Mellon Financial
Corporation and The Heinz Endowments. Media partner WDUQ 90.5 FM
Thursday,
May 4
5
pm - 9 pm
2001
Municipal Court
Cost:
$25
Contact:
724-836-7048
What is Growing Greener? Growing Greener is a statewide community planning
initiative, a collaborative effort of the Pennsylvania Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, the Governor’s Center for Local Government
Services, the Natural Lands Trust, and an advisory committee comprised of
officials from state and local agencies, non-profits and the private sector.
Growing Greener is designed to help communities use the development regulation
process to their advantage to protect interconnected networks of greenways and
permanent open space.
If you would prefer to see new development create more livable communities
in the process, the Growing Greener approach might be for you!
The program offers multi-media educational material and technical
assistance to communities so that conservation and development objectives may be
achieved simultaneously, in a manner that is fair to all parties concerned.
Coming Together to Revitalize Our Communities:
RenewSWPA Cross-Community and
Friday, May 19
7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Omni William Penn Hotel,
Keynote: David
Soule, Associate Director
Center for
Urban & Regional Policy, Northeastern University
Cost: Early
Registration: $30. Registration
after May 12: $40 (free to elected officials)
Call (412)
258-6642 for early registration
http://www.sustainablepittsburgh.org/2006_Conference/main.htm
The 2006 SWPA Smart Growth Conference will address
strategies to revitalize the region's core communities and seek to identify a
set of policy opportunities around which there is consensus for collaboration.
Leading up to the conference, a series of
community forums will be orchestrated around the region to identify common barriers
and opportunities to redevelopment. Common needs and policy options identified
through the forums will be presented at the annual conference toward
developing consensus on policies to renew
Please mark your calendars for May 19 and
register today.
The annual Smart Growth conference and regional
forums are hosted by, Pennsylvania Department of County and Economic
Development, Regional Coalition of Community Builders, Southwestern
Pennsylvania Commission,
Purchase Table Display Space during the 6th
Annual 2006 Smart Growth Conference
Cost: $150 for shared
table space/ $225 for a whole table
Contact: (412) 258-6646
or info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
For the first time ever
This is a prime
opportunity to show your product to 150 - 200 targeted community leaders, public
officials, city and county planners, community development organizations, and
many, many more! Please call (412) 258-6646 to reserve your table space.
Monday,
May 22
6
pm – 8 pm
Registration
$10 for YPA Members / $20 for non-members
http://www.youngpreservationists.org;
info@youngpreservationists.org
LEGISLATIVE ALERT
Senate Bill 1158, if
passed, counties, municipalities and school districts will be allowed to take
off $2,500 from a home's assessed value to offset the increase in value that
often comes with handicapped-accessible alterations.
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2006/03/13/daily43.html
2005 APR reports on activities that were outlined
in the Consolidated Plan for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2000 through 2005 as
well as the Action Plan for 2005.
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol36/36-11/430.html
PA Cleanways of Allegheny County, Inc. (PACWAC)
is a grassroots, non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people
to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in
http://www.pacleanways.org/positions.html
The Penn State Poll is a random telephone survey
of 850 Pennsylvanians, 18 years and older, conducted by The Center for Survey
Research at Penn State Harrisburg. The Poll is designed to allow organizations
with statewide interests to contribute customized questions to the survey while
sharing fixed survey costs with other sponsoring organizations. The result is an
extremely cost-effective way to poll statewide in
http://csr.hbg.psu.edu/poll.htm
Representatives of the Turnpike Commission had
met with the
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06075/670829.stm
Rather than try to create a single, satisfactory
definition of sustainable development, many see the value in understanding
sustainability as a set of principles, as an approach to issues, as an operating
framework, or as an evolving process in the sense of an ongoing
“sustainability transition.” ...Global and National Trends in Sustainability
– and Why it is Imperative That West Virginia Move to a Sustainability
Ethic...A Sustainable West Virginia involves a new way of thinking about the
ever-present connections between economics, environment and community.
Decision-makers in a Sustainable West Virginia must be constantly aware of the
ripple effects of their decisions on natural resources of the state, on the
ability to attract new industries and increase the job base and on social
well-being. This awareness must be constant and the attention given to all three
dimensions must be vigilant...While staving off the tide of poverty and
increasing economic development is a high priority for policy makers, we do
believe that such an agenda can not only co-exist with environmental stewardship
and social equity, it must be directly linked. Only then will the elder
generations of
http://www.dep.state.wv.us/Docs/8245_Sustainability%20Assessment%20-%20Final.pdf
World greenhouse gas emissions could be halved by
2050 at a cost of just 1% of global gross domestic product, according to an
analysis unveiled by the German environment agency last Thursday. Without action
to restrain emissions, the cost of global warming-linked weather changes could
cut 10% of world GDP, it warns.
http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?type=DocDet&ObjectId=MTg1NTE
Transit-oriented development (TOD) is growing in
popularity, but most of the focus of such projects is on environmental benefits
and innovative design. This report takes another approach. We look at the ways
TOD can serve the needs of working families—particularly those with low and
moderate income—by providing affordable housing and/or better access to jobs.
This is done through an examination of 25 TOD projects around the country that
to varying degrees meet the housing and employment needs of those with limited
means.
http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/makingtheconnection.pdf
A report from the Funders' Network, reassess the
current methods for smart growth finance and sketches out two different
''fixes'' for the problem of financing smart growth. The paper also addresses
the history of both finance and the built environment in the
http://www.fundersnetwork.org/usr_doc/From_Wall_Street.pdf