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For further information about this event and its sponsors please visit the event
website link below.
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Title:
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S.G. Speaker Series: Greening Streets and Cities -- The Copenhagen Experience
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Event Date:
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
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Time:
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12:30 pm
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Location:
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National Building Museum, 401 F Street N.W, Washington D.C. (Judiciary Square Metro)
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Time Span:
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12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
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Event
Theme/Description:
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Jan Gehl, noted author, architect, and urban design expert from Denmark, will discuss how cities and neighborhoods can transform car-dominated streets into zones that support vibrant pedestrian and bicycle activity.
Copenhagen's well-known Stroget car-free zone is the result of Mr. Gehl's effort, and provides a model for DC and other cities to follow as they re-imagine their street network as places that improve life for pedestrians and cyclists. This talk illustrates many of the concepts highlighted in the NBM's new Sustainable Community exhibit, which demonstrates the many environmental, economic, and community benefits associated with a more sustainable approach to growth and development.
Read more at the resource link below.
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Audience:
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Free; advance registration requested to ensure availability of adequate seating.
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Sponsor(s):
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The Smart Growth Speaker Series is sponsored by the U.S. EPA, the National Building Museum and the Smart Growth Network.
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Contact Information:
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To get regular announcements about the Smart Growth Speaker Series, please e-mail your name, organization, address, phone, fax, and e-mail address to the U.S. EPA's Development, Community, and Environment Division (DCED) c/o Danielle Arigoni, e-mail: arigoni.danielle@epa.gov; tel: 202.566.2859; fax: 202.566.2868.
Visit the National Building Museum website at http://www.nbm.org/.
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Other Information:
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Smart growth is development that serves economy, community, and environment. The series hosts speakers on a monthly basis to discuss this approach to development, explore specific growth-related issues, foster dialog, and identify opportunities for positive change in growth and development patterns.
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