Webinar: Attracting Funding for Climate Change Adaptation
Date: May 1, 2013
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Description: This EPA webinar will focus on how communities can secure funding for adaptation to climate change. The presentations will provide examples of how communities of various sizes have attracted funding and will provide resources for participants to identify appropriate funds. The experts who present on this webcast will discuss how to maximize funding by mainstreaming adaptation planning and how to address adaptation and mitigation simultaneously.
To register: www2.gotomeeting.com/register/869045530
Oklahoma City Better Block Event
Date: May 4, 2013
Description: Oklahoma City will be highlighting a prime area for revitalization during its 2013 Better Block program. Better Block OKC is a community revitalization project that temporarily demonstrates how to improve a street with pedestrian and public infrastructure mixed with art, culture, pop-up businesses and street life. The city has chosen the Farmers’ Market District for this May event.
For more information: http://www.betterblockokc.com/better-block-2013/
Webinar: Low Impact Development and Smart Growth - How are They Best Integrated and Utilized in our Communities?
Date: May 15, 2013
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EST (repeated at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.)
Description: This webinar from Penn State Extension will help planners, elected officials, and concerned citizens come together to make better land use decisions using Smart Growth principles. Planning tools and resources available to decision-makers will be discussed, as well as how to engage in planning to benefit your community.
To register: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6wdzo9p9bbe05fe&llr=njlitjfab
15th National Brownfields Conference
Date: May 15 - 17, 2013
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description: The National Brownfields Conference is the largest, most comprehensive conference in the nation focused on cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties. Filled with interactive activities, the conference offers knowledge building, networking, and business development opportunities for beginners and experienced professionals.
To register: http://www.brownfieldsconference.org/en/home
Webinar: Pocket Neighborhoods - Scale Matters
Date: May 16, 2013
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Description: Pocket neighborhoods can engender a sense of belonging and care among neighbors, making them the building blocks of resilient communities. In this webinar, key practices will be shared for introducing small-scale neighborhoods to infill locations.
To register: http://www.placemakers.com/webinars/pocket-neighborhoods-design-counts-a-lot/
Strategic Conservation Planning Using a Green Infrastructure Approach
Date: May 20-24, 2013
Location: Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Description: This introductory course provides participants with a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for integrating conservation and development. Participants will experience firsthand how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect environmental, social, and economic health across urban, suburban, and rural settings. This course is sponsored by The Conservation Fund, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the USDA Forest Service.
To register: https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50714/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=68428
Transit Initiatives and Communities Conference
Date: June 23 - 26, 2013
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description: The biennial Transit Initiatives and Communities Conference brings together transit agencies, local officials, transportation supporters, advocates, and ballot measure campaign professionals to discuss the latest information on transportation ballot measures. Conference sessions offer insights into recent elections and key trends shaping campaigns.
To register: http://www.cfte.org/initiatives-conferences
Safe Routes to School 2013 Annual Conference
Date: August 13 - 15, 2013
Location: Sacramento, California
Description: This fourth national conference will feature workshop sessions, mobile tours, inspirational presentations, and networking opportunities to help communities start or expand their Safe Routes to School program. Learn how Safe Routes to School programs across the nation are changing the habits of an entire generation of schoolchildren while improving the health and environment of numerous communities. This event brings together a wide range of practitioners who are working to make it safe, convenient, and fun for children to walk and bicycle safely to school.
To register: http://saferoutesconference.org/
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