Thursday, May 15, 2008

New Partners for Smart Growth

This week, we are featuring a live update from the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Washington, DC.

VISION's roving reporters have checked in from our nation's capital to brief us on the conference:

Beginning with a ambitious Advocacy Day at Capitol Hill, the 7th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference started with a strong agenda. Combined with the promise of political and climate change, this year's conference is covering a wide range of issues and speakers.

With an attendance of nearly 1,400 people from 6 different continents from varying backgrounds, this year's event is emblematic of the nation's hunger for change and action.

The topics in discussion illustrate the varied backgrounds and professions that compose the conference: affordable housing, transportation and infrastructure, LEED-ND, environmental protection, open space preservation, alternative energy sources, green building, transit-oriented development and sustainability.

The conference also offers tours of adjacent communities that were planned with Smart Growth principles or are illustrative of what Smart Growth aspires to for the nation's communities.

Once we are back in town, we will share with you some of the best practices from other suburban areas around the country. Stay tuned.

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