Economics of Walkability
Christopher Leinberger
Christopher Leinberger explores economic trends related to walkable urban places. Because of growing preferences for walkable lifestyles among millennials, future economic development may depend on walkability. View Presentation »
Walkable City
Jeff Speck
Jeff Speck describes the safe, comfortable, interesting, useful walk. Why is it important to invest in walkable communities? What are the characteristics of these places? View Presentation »
Building Communities, Transforming Lives
Hank Dittmar
Hank Dittmar shares experiences from the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community, which encourages development patterns that are sustainable, traditional, and grounded in local culture. View Presentation »
Livable Communities
Dan Burden
Dan Burden explores the potential for streets to contribute to livability in our communities through quality design rather than bare-bones engineering. Dan shares examples of dead spaces turned into vibrant community centers through streetscape projects. View Presentation »
Tools of Engagement
Sid Burgess
Sid Burgess tracks the many digital tools that are developing to help citizens engage in two-way communication with public agencies to enhance civic participation. View Presentation »
Pedaling Toward Healthier Communities
John Cock
John Cock shares how communities around the nation are setting inspiring visions for cycling infrastructure. View Presentation »
Retrofitting Suburbia
Ellen Dunham-Jones
Ellen Dunham-Jones is cataloguing examples of how suburbs are being “reinhabited, redeveloped, and regreened” around the nation. View Presentation »
IQC in Oklahoma
Ron Frantz
Ron Frantz has made a career out of becoming personally involved in Oklahoma communities through his expertise in architecture and historic preservation. View Presentation »
Healthy Communities
Dr. Richard Jackson
Dr. Richard Jackson shares alarming data about public health problems in the United States and describes how the built environment can adversely or positively impact health. View Presentation »
Future of Place
Ethan Kent
Ethan Kent explains how the Project for Public Spaces pursues placemaking to generate a sense of community attachment through quality public space. View Presentation »
Better Block Project
Jason Roberts
Jason Roberts decided that long-range planning efforts in his community weren’t enough, and found a way to implement the changes he wanted to see immediately. View Presentation »
Economic Benefits of Preservation
Donovan Rypkema
Preservation expert Donovan Rypkema shares lots of data and his own thoughts about the role of preservation in boosting economic success. View Presentation »