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September 13, 2007
Sustainable Pittsburgh
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Events
A Forum on Open Government
Public
Forum for Transit Riders
Pros and
Cons of Immigration: Understanding the Issues
Reclaiming
Vacant Properties: Strategies for Rebuilding America’s Neighborhoods
Greenhouse
Gas to Energy: Capturing Emissions, Producing Clean Fuels
250 &
Fit Kick-off Celebration
"GREENPRINT
- A regional conservation agenda prioritizing land conservation for the
public good"
Alliance
Building Breakfast: LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND)
Mayoral
Candidates Forum
Richard Louv and 'Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children
from Nature-Deficit Disorder'
Rachel
Carson Legacy Conference
LEED for
Neighborhoods - audio/web conference
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Information Forum: Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission - Understanding
& Intersecting with the TIP and CMAQ
Friday, October 5
10:00 - 11:30 am
Regional Enterprise Tower,
31st floor
No fee to attend
Pre-registration to: info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
or 412-258-6642
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
(SPC), having recently completed Project Region and adopted The Region’s new
Long Range Transportation and Development Plan as a result, is now focused on
implementation mechanisms including development of the Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) by JUNE of 2008. The TIP serves to determine a host
of targeted regional transportation investments in programs and
infrastructure projects within fiscal constraint. A visible element of the
TIP development process will be the recommended program of projects for the
Congestion and Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ).
Come learn about and how to navigate these important regional prioritization
processes and gain insight of how to intersect to advance your community
development and redevelopment needs in step with Project Region.
This information forum being presented by SPC is timely given that both TIP
and CMAQ development processes for selecting projects are just beginning. The
forum will begin with a video presentation of the region’s plan, include
staff TIP AND CMAQ presentations, and engage participants in Q&A.
Save the Date
4th Annual Regional Equitable
Development Summit: "Most Livable Region By Growing Opportunity
for All"
Friday, November 16, 2007 (new date)
Twentieth Century Club
4201 Bigelow Blvd., Oakland
Keynote: The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Annual Wherrett Lecture on Local Governing presented by David
Rusk, author of Cities without Suburbs, Baltimore Unbound, and Inside
Game/Outside Game
Register: info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
or 412-258-6642
The Summit
will feature the opportunity for community leaders to become involved in
aiding the region's leading institutions in advancing goals to narrow the
disparities gap. The Summit
will feature reports by regional leaders on their vision for, current
activities, and needs for assistance in achieving regional equity across a
range of critical public services, investments, and governance. Come
participate and learn how you can help in advancing policy and practice for
regional equitable development to expand opportunity and bolster the region's
productivity and competitiveness.
David Rusk will provide remarks and serve as master of ceremonies in
facilitating deliberations. "He is the hottest urban expert in the
nation today,” the Baltimore
Sun commented in reviewing Baltimore Unbound. "Cities without
Suburbs," the Congressional Quarterly wrote, has virtually become the
Bible of the regionalism movement.” The Government Finance Review called
Rusk’s most recent book, Inside Game/Outside Game, “a must-read for all
practicing local government officials, elected or appointed, working in a
metropolitan area.” Rusk combines strong analytical skills with practical
political experience. He is a former federal official, New
Mexico legislator and mayor of Albuquerque.
Presented by:
--University of Pittsburgh Graduate School
of Public and International Affairs:
Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership
--Sustainable Pittsburgh
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Events Continued
3 Rivers
Wet Weather Sewer Conference
Information
Forum: Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission - Understanding &
Intersecting with the TIP and CMAQ
4th
Annual Regional Equitable Development Summit: "Most Livable Region By
Growing Opportunity for All"
Resources
Local
Government Academy Pledge to Excellence
On the
go: Is the City of Bridges becoming a City of Bicycles?
LGA
Lyceum
Jobs,
pay drive women away from the region
Blacks,
women lag behind in building jobs
J.P. Losman is rolling up his sleeves to beautify Buffalo, and
invites others along
Sacramento:
Aspiring to be America's greenest city
Winds of
change in Ohio?
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Saturday, September 15
1:00 pm
William Pitt Student Union, on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh
Free of charge; open to the public
www.openrecordspa.org
The focus of the forum will be an examination of Pennsylvania's
current Right to Know Law and the pending RTKL amendments in Harrisburg. The goal is to present a free
exchange of information and ideas to the public about one of the most
important foundations of our republic: citizens' ability to access their
government.
The following speakers have confirmed their attendance at the forum: Teri
Henning, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association; Rep. Tim Mahoney, Uniontown and
author/sponsor of HB443; Ron Barber, attorney for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;
Senator Jim Ferlo, author of SB765; Beverly Schenck, Schenck vs. Center
Twp., Butler County; Robert McNeilly, former Pittsburgh
Police Chief; Jim Parsons, WTAE TV and Pa. Freedom of Information Coalition,
PHEAA vs. Parsons, et.al; Tim Potts, Democracy
Rising PA; James Manolis, attorney for New Castle
News.
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Wednesday, September 19
3:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Downtown YMCA, 330 Blvd. Of the Allies
For more information email alleghenycountytransitcouncil@yahoo.com
or call 412-322-6419.
Come and discuss the current and future state of the Public Transit
systems. "Help Us Help You" develop a system that works for
everyone! The following roundtable discussions will take place: 1. Getting
Around; 2. Tomorrow's Transit; 3. Why Transit Matters; 4. Attracting Riders.
There is no fee and registration is not required. Event sponsored by the
Allegheny County Transit Council (ACTC).
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Thursday, September 20
7:30 p.m.
Levinson Hall - Jewish Community Center, located on Forbes Avenue, near
Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill
Free and open to the public
www.palwv.org/pittsburgh
The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh will present a panel
discussion on immigration issues at its Fall Kick-Off meeting. The meeting
will provide valuable information and perspectives for the group's consensus
in November which will result in a national League position on immigration
issues. The goal is to reach an intelligent, informed LWVUS position - a
yardstick or standard by which the League can assess legislation when it is
introduced into Congress and to determine if it deserves League support or
should be amended or opposed. Panelists at the meeting will focus primarily
on immigration issues from a regional and statewide perspective. On-street
parking is available on Forbes
Avenue, and there are low-cost underground
parking garages at the Jewish Community Center and the Squirrel Hill Library
across the street.
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September 24-25, 2007
Omni William Penn Hotel, 530
William Penn Place, Downtown Pittsburgh
Register by September 14th at http://www.vacantproperties.org/reclaimingconference.html.
Find the entire program at http://www.vacantproperties.org/confprog.html.
There is just 1 more day to register online for Reclaiming Vacant
Properties: Strategies for Rebuilding America’s Neighborhoods - online
registration ends September 14th!
Share your experiences and learn from others about the strategies and tools
that are changing the face of neighborhoods. Hear about successful efforts to
convert vacant properties into assets that strengthen our neighborhoods,
cities, and regions. Whether you’re a planner or a concerned citizen, a
public official or government staff, you’ll be surrounded by your peers from
around the country. Close to 500 people are attending – from San
Diego to Buffalo, West
Palm Beach to Kansas City, and Cleveland to New
Orleans.
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September 25-27, 2007
David L.
Lawrence Convention
Center, Downtown Pittsburgh
www.ebw-expo.com
Greenhouse Gas to Energy: Capturing Emissions, Producing Clean Fuels is America's
first international exhibition and conference on energy from biomass and
waste. More than 50 sessions discuss the pros and cons of conversion
technologies, new market trends and financing options. Over 70 exhibitors
from around the world showcase the machinery and services needed for cleaner,
greener energy supply.
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Tuesday, September 25
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Preprogram Activities (including dodge ball!)
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. – Program
Roberto Clemente
Bridge (6th Street Bridge, Downtown Pittsburgh)
Join the Pittsburgh 250 partners as they
announce 250 & Fit, an initiative designed to help the people of
southwestern Pennsylvania
transform their lifestyles by improving their health, wellness, and fitness.
Hear from WTAE’s Sheldon Ingram, County Executive
Dan Onorato, and other local and elected officials.
Take a break from the work day—Sustainable Pittsburgh, its outdoor recreation
partners, and Pittsburgh 250 invite you to bring your bike, paddle your
kayak, or walk on over for a mid-day celebration. Stop by for free water
bottles, pedometers and other giveaways while supplies last. For more
information, visit imaginepittsburgh.com.
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Sustainability and Smart Growth Forum
Wednesday, September 26
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Davis Room, 23rd Floor, Regional Enterprise Tower, 425 Sixth Ave.,
Downtown Pittsburgh
Bring a brown bag lunch -- beverages and dessert provided.
Free to attend.
Register: email info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
or call (412) 258-6642
Build it and they will come. We're not talking about ball fields and fans
here – we’re talking about upstream development and floods. As upstream
development continues, downstream flooding becomes more frequent and
damaging, and more raw sewage pollutes our waterways. Aggressive development
projects are breeching the wooded ridgelines and slopes along the rivers
creating landslides and visible scars in the landscape. Fifty percent of the
land visible from the highways following the three rivers is now developed.
The region is at the tipping point of losing the natural character that makes
Pittsburgh’s
image unique among major cities in the world. The public health,
environmental, economic and regional image implications of these problems are
significant. A comprehensive approach including strategic land conservation
is needed to solve these problems. Come to learn how Allegheny Land Trust is
working to identify the lands that represent the region’s highly functional
natural infrastructure that naturally helps to manage storm and floodwaters
while maintaining the region’s scenic character and biodiversity. Landowners,
planners, municipal staff and elected officials can benefit from this
presentation which includes ideas about how they can be part of the solution
not part of the problem.
Presentation by Roy Kraynyk, Executive Director
Allegheny Land Trust - www.alleghenylandtrust.org
Sponsored by:
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Alliance Building Breakfast: LEED for Neighborhood Development
(ND)
Wednesday, September 26
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh,
10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square
Cost: $30 for GBA Members and $40 for non-GBA members
To register for the program, please visit the Green Building Alliance’s
website: http://www.gbapgh.org/events.asp
In the fourth of five Alliance Building Breakfasts, the Green Building
Alliance will introduce the long-awaited, newest LEED rating system: LEED for
Neighborhood Development (ND). LEED
ND is a new rating system from the
U.S. Green Building Council that integrates the principles of smart growth,
urbanism and green building into the first national rating system for
neighborhood design. Diane Bossart, Education
Manager of the Green Building Alliance, will provide an overview of the LEED
ND system.
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Thursday, September 27
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
David L. Lawrence
Convention Center,
Lecture Hall 406
Downtown Pittsburgh
RSVP by Friday, September 21 by phone: (412) 281-0995 or email: design@judith-kelly.com
Hosted by the Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition, this forum will feature
mayoral candidates Mark DeSantis and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Katherine Fink from WDUQ Radio will be the
moderator. A reception is to follow.
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Richard Louv and 'Last
Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder'
Thursday, September 27
8:00 pm
Robert S. Carey Student Center, Performing Arts Center, Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Free of charge.
Reservations required.
Reservations may be made beginning on September 4. Phone (724) 537-4556 (1 to
4 p.m. weekdays) Or e-mail threshold@stvincent.edu
TICKETS AND RESERVATIONS
All seats in the Robert
S. Carey
Student Center
Performing Arts
Center are reserved and
admission will be by ticket only. When requesting a reservation, provide your
name, address, daytime phone, and number of seats requested. All reservations
will be confirmed by phone or email. Tickets will be held at the Ferretti Box Office in the Carey Center
for pickup when you arrive for the presentation; no tickets are mailed in
advance. Tickets not claimed by 7:50 p.m. will be released.
Special Note: After making a reservation, if you are unable to attend, please
cancel your reservation via email as soon as possible so that other requests
can be accommodated.
This event is co-sponsored by Saint Vincent College Threshold Series and
Winner Palmer Nature Reserve.
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Sustaining the Web of Life in Modern Society
Saturday, September 29
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA
Adults: $25 College Students: $10 High School: FREE
Limited Seating
Register online at www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org.
This 2007 inaugural Rachel Carson Legacy conference will address the topic
of “Sustaining the Web of Life in Modern Society.” E. O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor Emeritus, Department of
Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University,
will present the keynote address. Sessions include: Global Warming;
Perspectives on the Health of our Oceans; Environmental Leadership; and
Changing the Way we Live.
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Wednesday, October 3
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Regional Enterprise Tower, 23rd Floor, 425 Sixth Avenue (Downtown Pittsburgh)
Free
RSVP by Tuesday, September 18, 2007 if you would like to attend
Contact Wanda Wilson at wanda@ppnd.org or
call 412- 471-3727 x19.
www.planning.org/audioconference
Pittsburgh
Partnership for Neighborhood Development (PPND) is pleased to invite you to
participate in the upcoming American Planning Association audio/web
conference, LEED for Neighborhoods, to find out how the green building
movement — which focuses on the environmental quality and impact of the
design, construction, and operation of buildings — has expanded to the
neighborhood level. See how green building practices are being linked to
smart growth, urban design, and public health through LEED (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) for Neighborhood Development. Learn about tried-and-true
practices and new techniques and tools that can improve the environmental
quality of your community, making it more sustainable for the future. Join
Christopher J. Duerksen of Clarion Associates;
LEED-ND committee member Bert Gregory of Mithun; Walker Wells, AICP, of Global Green USA; and
moderator Megan S. Lewis, AICP, from APA.
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October 3-4, 2007
Check-in/registration begins at 8:00 a.m. on Oct. 3.
Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh
North (Cranberry, PA)
Registration: $60 on or before 9/28. After 9/28 registration is $65.
www.3riverswetweather.org
This
annual conference is designed to educate and share lessons learned for
overcoming the wet weather problems that have plagued the Pittsburgh region for decades. The
conference schedule will feature educational sessions on such topics as case
studies of approaches to water-quality testing, citizen testing and source
tracking, design considerations for stormwater
“best management practices” (BMPs) and cost benefit
analysis of sewer rehabilitation projects.
Additionally, 54 exhibitors will display and demonstrate technologies to help
communities find new, cost-effective ways of restoring aging and
deteriorating sewer systems that often experience sewage and stormwater overflows during wet weather. For registration
questions, please call the Local
Government Academy
at 412-237-3171. For all other questions about the conference, contact 3
Rivers Wet Weather at 412-578-8375.
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Information Forum: Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission - Understanding & Intersecting
with the TIP and CMAQ
Friday, October 5
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Regional Enterprise Tower,
31st floor, 425 Sixth Ave.
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
No fee to attend
Pre-registration to: info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
or 412-258-6642
The
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), having recently completed Project
Region and adopted The Region’s new Long Range Transportation and Development
Plan as a result, is now focused on implementation mechanisms including
development of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) by JUNE of 2008.
The TIP serves to determine a host of targeted regional transportation
investments in programs and infrastructure projects within fiscal constraint.
A visible element of the TIP development process will be the recommended
program of projects for the Congestion and Mitigation and Air Quality Program
(CMAQ). Come learn about and how to navigate these important regional
prioritization processes and gain insight of how to intersect to advance your
community development and redevelopment needs in step with Project Region.
This information forum being presented by SPC is timely given that both TIP
and CMAQ development processes for selecting projects are just beginning. The
forum will begin with a video presentation of the region’s plan, include
staff TIP AND CMAQ presentations, and engage participants in Q&A.
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Friday, November 16, 2007 (new date)
Twentieth Century Club, 4201
Bigelow Blvd., Oakland
Keynote: David Rusk, author of Cities without Suburbs, Baltimore Unbound, and
Inside Game/Outside Game
Register: info@sustainablepittsburgh.org
or 412-258-6642
The Summit will feature the opportunity for
community leaders to become involved in aiding the region's leading
institutions in advancing goals to narrow the disparities gap. The Summit will feature
reports by regional leaders on their vision for, current activities, and
needs for assistance in achieving regional equity across a range of critical
public services, investments, and governance. Come participate and learn how
you can help in advancing policy and practice for regional equitable
development to expand opportunity and bolster the region's productivity and
competitiveness.
David Rusk will provide remarks and serve as master of ceremonies in
facilitating deliberations. "He is the hottest urban expert in the
nation today,” the Baltimore
Sun commented in reviewing Baltimore Unbound. "Cities without
Suburbs," the Congressional Quarterly wrote, has virtually become the
Bible of the regionalism movement.” The Government Finance Review called
Rusk’s most recent book, Inside Game/Outside Game, “a must-read for all
practicing local government officials, elected or appointed, working in a
metropolitan area.” Rusk combines strong analytical skills with practical
political experience. He is a former federal official, New
Mexico legislator and mayor of Albuquerque.
Presented by:
--University of Pittsburgh Graduate School
of Public and International Affairs:
Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership and Wherrett
Lecture Series
--Sustainable Pittsburgh
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Resources
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Local Government
Academy Pledge to Excellence
Candidates for local office are encouraged to sign the Local Government
Academy's "Pledge
to Excellence". That pledge states that, if elected, the candidate will
strive for excellence in the duties of their new office.
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If you've been in the area this summer, surely you've noticed $10 million
worth of conversion work being carried out on the second Hot Metal bridge,
especially at the northern end where the superstructure has been extended
across Second Avenue to connect to what's known as the "Jail
Trail."...The new Hot Metal bridge could prove to be the biggest
catalyst yet for a largely overlooked, two-wheeled transportation mode that
has come out of the closet and is rapidly blossoming in popularity...With our
hilly terrain, variable climate, addiction to automobiles, reluctance to
"Share the Road" and other challenging obstacles, who would have
believed two decades ago that such dramatic change could have happened here?
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The Local Government Academy
blog LGA Lyceum has been launched! The Lyceum is a forum
to create a dialogue on current issues from the business, government, civic,
and academic sectors. Guest authors will opine on local issues and you, the
reader, is encouraged to respond. This is a chance
to make your voices heard and to give your opinions on topics relating to
local government, intergovernmental cooperation, resource management,
sustainable development and planning, and a variety of other areas! There
will be a new topic every month, and you can subscribe to LGA's
RSS feed for updates on new posts. Join LGA in engaging discussions on the
newest issues in local government!
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U.S. Census Bureau figures released today suggest that many
Pittsburgh-area women in their 20s made choices [to attend college outside of
Pittsburgh].
The number of 20-year-old women in Pittsburgh plummeted by 26 percent, from
about 4,550 in 2000 to 3,380 in 2006, according to an analysis of 2000 Census
and 2006 American Community Survey data...The statistic, if true, should be a
wake-up call for the region's leaders to improve career opportunities for
women, said Heather Arnet, executive director of
the Women and Girls Foundation, Downtown.
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Blacks and women continue to lag in construction jobs despite the increase
in transportation funds spent on roads, bridges and mass transit and the
national building boom, according to a Saint Louis University study out
today...Sponsored by the Transportation Equity Network, a coalition of 300
grassroots organizations focused on providing opportunities for low-income
groups and minorities, the new study advocates vocational training and
apprenticeships in cities where transportation projects are underway.
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J.P. Losman is
rolling up his sleeves to beautify Buffalo,
and invites others along
The quarterback of the Buffalo Bills can tick off a dozen reasons why he
thinks this city is a great place to be and why he chooses to live downtown,
not in the suburbs. But feeling that bond with the city is at the top of the
list...So this summer, Losman created a project
called Buffalo Lives, a nonprofit organization with a goal of beautifying Buffalo one block at a
time.
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Sacramento: Aspiring to be America's greenest city
While such an iconic step may seem gimmicky, Presley said he thinks it has
value as a public statement. "When you have a mayor doing something
radical like that, you're saying, 'We're going to do this,'" he said.
"Then you have designers and engineers stepping in and saying the city
is going to take this seriously."
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Winds
of change in Ohio?
Gov. Ted Strickland last week revealed his energy plan, which sets a goal
for 25 percent of the electricity sold in Ohio to come from alternative energies by
2025. It's an ambitious goal.
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Sustainable Pittsburgh benefits from support in 2007 from:
Dollar Bank
Elsie H. Hillman Foundation
The Giant Eagle Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
University of Pittsburgh
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