May
18, 2006
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EVENTS
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·
Local
Government Academy 2006 Grant Writing Workshop
·
Preservation
Pittsburgh 2006 Annual Meeting
·
Energy
Efficiency Workshop for Colleges & Universities
·
The
Citizens Advisory Council to the PA Dept of Environmental. Protection Public
Meetings
RESOURCES
·
6th Annual Smart Growth
Conference Convenes Downtown
·
$450,000 to be invested
in Downtown car-sharing program
·
Leadership Development
Initiative is now accepting applications for the 2006 -2007 program year
·
2006 Guyasuta Fellowship
Call for Applicants
·
Smart growth means
economic growth
·
AIG Adopts First Policy
on Global Climate Change
·
Soccer World Cup Seeks
Green Legacy
·
DuPont to invest $100
million to develop solar-cell technologies
·
Island to be Microcosm
Model of the Hydrogen Economy
·
Roosevelt seeks to
narrow racial gap
·
Waynesburg announces
makeover project
·
'Skinny streets'
movement winning wider acceptance
·
Out of the chemical
stew: An invisible environmental danger is attacking women and children first
·
The Housing and
Transportation Affordability Index
·
The Cycling Commute Gets Chic
·
Many moving to cities,
UVa professors find
·
DEP
"supporters of EPA’s mercury rule downplay serious dangers of toxic
pollution
·
Funding Available for
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements
·
If done right, a
city-county merger can bring great benefits to the entire region
·
PennFuture Podcast:
Greene Country Towne: Land Use Planning in Philadelphia
·
Head of the George
Gund Foundation on Public Square and the future of Northeast Ohio
·
How to Develop a
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
·
Sustainability by
Design: A Design Vision for a Sustainable Region of 4 Million
·
NASDAQ and Clean Edge
Launch Clean Energy Index
·
Website on the
Environmental Risks for Breast Cancer to Launch on Mothers Day
Saturday,
May 20
10
am - 5 pm (rain or shine)
Info:
(412) 255-0564
http://www.ventureoutdoors.org/VOFest.asp
The Venture Outdoors Festival, a Great Outdoors Week event, sponsored by
UPMC Health Plan is a free festival where individuals and families can sample
the many outdoor activities available in our region. The event features
canoeing, kayaking, biking, dragon boats, rock climbing, inline skating, fishing
and more. Participants can hone their skills or try these activities for the
first time - with experienced instructors to provide guidance - and learn where
to enjoy these activities all season long.
Tuesday,
May 23
9
am- 3:30 pm (8:30 registration)
Tuesday,
May 30
9
am – 12 pm (8:30 registration)
$75
per person
http://www.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.asp?ek=0039-0003-5E1ACA372627436D9511E4D7B6C8E1F3
This workshop has been separated into two different, but related sessions.
The first full day workshop is designed to equip participants with the skills
and techniques of developing a successful grant proposal. Participants will be
provided with an overview of the grant making environment, a formula for
thinking through grant writing projects, an understanding of the fundamental
components that comprise grant proposals.
The
Carlyle Condos ( Former Union National Bank building)
At
the heart of the 4th Avenue National Register Historic District
4th
&
6
pm Building
6:30
pm Business Meeting (new bylaws, board & officers)
6:45
pm Remarks from: Mayor Bob O’Connor (invited) Senator Jim Ferlo (invited)
RSVP:
www.pittsburghheritage.com/meeting
Join Preservation Pittsburgh for conversation about their preservation
related projects and opportunities for Downtown.
Thursday,
June 8
9:30
– 2:30
Cranberry,
PA
Directions:
http://www.Regionallearningalliance.Com/Directions.Html)
Lunch
Provided; Seating limited
RSVP
by May 26 or for more information contact Guy McUmber at gmcumber@state.pa.us
or 814-332-6352
Energy is an important issue today, especially for colleges. This
conference was designed through a partnership between the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, a Steering Committee of college
representatives already working to save energy, the Regional Learning Alliance,
and Community Energy. You are
cordially invited to attend this workshop and to invite others from your
institution. Invite Facilities Managers, Faculty and Finance to learn from
others in similar professions.
Video
presentation by Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York
Times and author of "The World Is Flat"
Followed
by local reaction panel and audience Q&A.
Wednesday,
June 14
11:30
am - 1:30 pm
Omni
William Penn Hotel
Cost:
Members $25. Non-Members $35, Students $15 (Pay at the door)
Reservations
required: reservations@econclubpgh.org
Nations, regions, and cities the world over are just beginning to
comprehend the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China,
and so many other countries to step up as leaders in the global economy. Their
role in the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, is creating an
explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations,
giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization. And with this
"flattening" of the globe, which requires us to run faster in order to
stay in place, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and
their political systems to adjust in a stable manner? What is the
Wednesday
June 21 – Thursday June 22
The
Fairmont Hotel
RSVP:
(212) 339-0345 or www.conference-board.org/sustainability.htm
You'll hear about global strategic issues from the opening keynote
speaker, The Honorable R. James Woolsey, vice president, Booz Allen Hamilton
Inc. and former director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and member, National
Commission on Energy Policy, as well as leading executives from the federal
government, UNEP, and many global corporations including: Intel Corporation; The
University of Michigan; The Climate Change Group of London; Novartis
Corporation; General Electric Company; Ford Motor Company; Time Inc.; The Dow
Chemical Company; NaturalLogic, Inc.; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
Pfizer Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Baxter International; Hormel Foods
Corporation; The World Bank; Turner Construction Company; Mohawk Fine Papers,
Inc.; Exxon Mobil; United Technologies and many more.
June 27
– 28
7 pm
Indiana, PA
Best Western Hotel,
Indiana, PA
Info:
717-787-4527 or stmioff@state.pa.us
The CAC is a non-partisan group of 18 volunteers
mandated to review the work of the Department of Environmental Protection, study
major environmental issues facing PA, make recommendations to improve the
department's programs, and promote sound environmental legislation. Amendments
to PA's Air Pollution Control Act require DEP to consult with council in
developing state implementation plans and regulations to implement the Clean Air
Act. Public testimony will be heard beginning at 7 pm June 27 and in morning
sessions on June 28.
The Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources (Department) announces the 2006-2007 open application period for the
Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grants administered by the Bureau of
Recreation and Conservation (Bureau). The primary open application period will
officially begin May 6, 2006, and end at 5 p.m. on September 29, 2006. A
supplemental open application period for planning and acquisition projects only
will begin October 2, 2006, and end April 13, 2007. Funding for recreation and
conservation programs including Community Recreation, Land Trusts,
Rails-to-Trails, Rivers Conservation, Pennsylvania Recreational Trails,
Snowmobile/ATV and Land and Water Conservation Fund will be the focus of eight
workshops and breakout sessions scheduled at the following locations throughout
this Commonwealth during May and June, 2006.
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol36/36-18/756.html
Keynote speaker David Soule, associate director
of the Center for Urban and Regional Policy
at Northeastern University, discusses, “Overcoming Deal Breakers to Urban
Redevelopment for Regional Prosperity,” focusing on challenges and rewards of
revitalizing older industrial cities. “Our
region’s growth patterns are unique. Our population is less than it was in the
1940s, yet we occupy a greater physical footprint across ten counties. We are
migrating out and seeing a decline of city centers. This conference is
deliberate as far as setting an action agenda. We cannot have a strong region
without strong business corridors,” remarks
http://www.popcitymedia.com/developmentnews/smarthgrowth.aspx
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) is
applying for a $360,000 CMAQ grant to help fund an innovative two-year pilot
car-sharing program. The program will be launched in Downtown,
http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com
LDI provides an
opportunity for emerging leaders to focus on the major issues facing the region
and to enhance their leadership skills for heightened civic involvement.
Please go to www.lpinc.org
– programs – LDI – application or call 412.392.4505 for details on the
application and selection process.
The Guyasuta Fellowship is sponsored by
the office of City Councilman Bill Peduto, and funded by grants from the Heinz
Endowments and the Grable Foundation. Other partners include
To apply, or for more information, contact Pat Clark at 412-853-3211 or pat@jacksonclark.net
The 15 people who attended the Southwestern
Pennsylvania Commission's regional meeting on transportation, land use and
economic development Tuesday night had a lot on their minds, not all of which
touched on what you'd traditionally think of as "economic
development." They were concerned about such things as preserving green
space, keeping the unique character of our towns, improving mass transit,
preventing sprawl and not letting big-box retailers get a blank check when they
come into new communities. In fact, a vote by those present showed the most
important transportation/land use/development priority for western
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16613583&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=6
The grades are in, and
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2006/05/08/daily8.html
Voter outrage over high gas prices, unhealthy air
quality and record-breaking oil company profits are fueling the California Clean
Alternative Energy Initiative campaign. The campaign submitted 1.18 million
voter signatures - nearly double the number of signatures needed - to county
registrar offices statewide to qualify for the November ballot.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/news/sbnews.cfm?id=9846
American International Group Inc. this week
became the first major
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/36398/story.htm
The World Cup finals in
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/36428/story.htm
Tomorrow’s Smart Growth Conference is climate
neutral. Check out http://www.nativeenergy.com/
DuPont expects to invest about $100 million to
continue developing products and technologies for solar cells and panels, the
company said at an investors conference in
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060411/NEWS/60411007
A proposal for an innovative project combining a
commercial-scale wind farm, hydrogen production, fuel cells and hydrogen-powered
internal combustion engines just received a CAD$ 5.1 million dollar boost from
the Canadian government and moves one step closer to a groundbreaking. The Honourable Joe McGuire, Minister of the
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, on behalf of the Honourable David L.
Emerson, Minister of Industry, announced a $5.1-million contribution to support
the development of the Prince Edward Island Wind-Hydrogen Village Project. This
Hydrogen Early Adopters (h2EA) program contribution is part of a $10.3-million
project undertaken by Hydrogenics Corporation and Prince Edward Island Energy
Corporation to demonstrate energy solutions and economic growth opportunities
for local communities.
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story;jsessionid=aqUxrW9SPFcd?id=29929
While test scores have increased in recent years,
the district still is missing state and federal benchmarks. Moreover,
performance of black students in reading and math lags that of white students in
every grade level counted by the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment...Mr.
Roosevelt also wants to reduce the racial achievement gap which exists in
reading and math in fifth, eighth and 11th grades. For example, about 38 percent
of white fifth-graders and 65 percent of black fifth-graders missed the
proficiency mark on the state reading exam last year. So Mr. Roosevelt yesterday
set an extra-high bar for minority students. He wants the test scores of
minority students to increase at a rate 5 percentage points higher than those of
white students, so that the races' proficiency levels will converge in 10 to 15
years. "It would be the most rapid diminishment of this disparity of any
district," Mr. Roosevelt said.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06133/689903-53.stm
The borough's business district will look much
different next summer, thanks to about $1 million in state grants that were
announced Thursday...The project will obtain $775,100 through the Home Town
Streets Project, and Burd said
http://www.observer-reporter.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=18668&SectionID=6&SubSectionID=15&S=81
It's helping to make neighborhoods safer for
children and pedestrians, encourage more compact development and save resources.
If only the boomlet would expand into our own sprawling metro suburbs, with
residential streets as wide as airport runways."It's not anti-car; it just
makes it easier to travel on foot as well as on bikes, giving people more
choices beyond the car," says Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, whose city
recently extended its 8-year-old skinny-streets ordinance to denser
subdivisions. The ordinance now allows for 28-foot-wide thoroughfares, as
opposed to the usual 32-foot width, in neighborhoods of five or more units per
acre...But spokesmen for the Urban Land Institute and the National Association
of Home Builders said these attitudes are yielding to the influence of New
Urbanism and the Smart Growth movement, both of which stress compact
development. And, as Charlier notes, people are beginning to figure out that the
money you spend on too-wide streets can be put to better use, such as drainage
swales and other natural forms of storm water management, more trees and more
thoughtful public spaces. The things, in short, that make for enduringly
beautiful neighborhoods.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=423764&format=print
Emerging research is telling us that a slew of
new chemicals delivered to us in a range of products has left women particularly
vulnerable to diseases and chronic health conditions that weren't significant
threats even a decade ago...While everyone walks around with a surprising number
of these synthetic chemicals in their bodies, a phenomenon known as "the
body burden," women are uniquely sensitive to some of these substances,
including environmental estrogens, which can affect hormonal activity across the
lifespan. And toxic chemicals linked to birth defects are being found at
alarming levels in women of childbearing age. We know that parallel to the
chemical revolution, the incidence of some serious health problems has markedly
increased -- from breast and prostate cancer to asthma to learning
disabilities...Pittsburgh women, in fact, working in important arenas, are
emerging as leaders in promising efforts to develop strategies that will make a
difference…
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06113/684155-109.stm
Traditionally, housing is considered affordable
if it accounts for 30 percent or less of a household's monthly budget. But
consumers filling up at the gas pump today understand that affordability is
about more than just the mortgage payment. While housing costs are
well-understood, transportation costs are often dramatically underestimated or
ignored, creating an urban information gap.
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/umi/20060119_ctodaiwebchat.htm
Eager to reduce traffic jams and pollution,
cities including