KEYNOTE: SUSTAINABLE FOR WHOM? REGIONAL PLANNING FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, JOBS AND HOUSING
Karen Chapple, University of California, Berkeley
WELCOME
Gerrit Knaap, UMD National Center for Smart Growth
Nancy Floreen, Montgomery County Council
THE MISSING MIDDLE DENSITIES IN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM
Stefanos Polyzoides, Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists
PERSPECTIVES ON MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S SHARING ECONOMY
Martin Ditto, Ditto Development
Sakina Khan, DC Office of Planning
Paul Robert Mortensen, Montgomery County Planning Department
BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES WITHOUT TRANSIT
Matthew J. Bell, University of Maryland
Atul Sharma, Torti Gallas and Partners
Jana VanderGoot, University of Maryland
THE GEOGRAPHY OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGE: POVERTY, IMMIGRATION AND GENTRIFICATION
Nicholas James Finio, UMD National Center for Smart Growth
Eli Knaap, UMD National Center for Smart Growth
Willow Lung-Amam, UMD Urban Studies and Planning Program
BRAINSTORMING THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF SMART GROWTH AND TOD
Françoise Carrier, Bregman, Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday, LLC
Jonathan M. Genn, Percontee, Inc.
BIKE SHARING BEYOND THE CITY
Gregory L. Newmark, Kansas State University
Timothy F. Welch, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Tech
Andrew R. Young, Kansas State University
NEW SUBURBANISM: APPLYING TOD BEST PRACTICES TO NON-TOD LOCATIONS
Kheir Al-Kodmany, University of Illinois at Chicago
Stan Wall, HR&A Advisors
PLACEMAKING THROUGH THE ARTS
Stephanie Coppula, Bethesda Urban Partnership
Lee Edgecombe, The Edgecombe Group, Inc.
Liesel Fenner, Maryland State Arts Council
Elizabeth Gallauresi, Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District
Molline Corina Jackson, Montgomery County Planning Department
Suzan Jenkins, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Catherine Matthews, Upcounty Regional Office, Montgomery County Government
Ira Tattelman, Architect, Artist, Independent Scholar
MAKING THE MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE: PRESERVING AND ENHANCING EXISTING COMMUNITIES
Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Council
Shyam Kannan, WMATA
Piera Weiss, Planner and Landscape Architect
Chao Liu, The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
THE SHARING ECONOMY: ACCESS TO FOOD AND WORKSPACE
Cheryl Kollin, Community Food Rescue
Jenna Umbriac, Manna Food Center
Christy Batta, SW Creatives, LLC
PLANNING FOR CAR-FREE LIVING AND ENABLING EFFICIENT TRANSIT
Stacy M. Cook
Sarah Jo Peterson, 23 Urban Strategies
GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT: STRATEGIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Ali Adil, University of Texas at Arlington, College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs
Flora Alexandra Brewer, University of Texas at Arlington, College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs
Calvin Gladney, Mosaic Urban Partners
John Manley Welsh, AHC Inc.
THE MAKING OF A TOD: CASE STUDIES FROM GREENBELT, MD AND ALEXANDRIA, VA
Isabelle Gournay, University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Radhika Mohan, City of Alexandria Department of Planning & Zoning
Merrill St. Leger, SmithGroupJJR
REINVEST MARYLAND: SMALL BUSINESS, THE SHARING ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Kathleen A. Maher, City of Hagerstown Planning and Code Administration
Kristen Mitchell, Maryland Department of Planning
Piper Watson, Station North Tool Library
FINDING THE MISSING LINKS TO CREATE A CONNECTED PLACE
Cody T. Christensen, STV Incorporated
Veronica O. Davis, Nspiregreen, LLC
Grace E. Fielder, G.E. Fielder & Associates
Anita Morrison, Partners for Economic Solutions
Karina Ricks, Nelson-Nygaard Consulting Associates
NETWORKS OF OPPORTUNITY: CONNECTING PEOPLE, HOUSING AND JOBS
Sandy Davis, Foursquare ITP
Brian O’Malley, Central Maryland Transportation Alliance
Ajmel Ahsen Quereshi, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Adam Recchia, Foursquare ITP
PUBLIC HOUSING RE-IMAGINED FOR THE SUBURBS
Kayrine V. Brown, Housing Opportunities Commission
Zachary Marks, Housing Opportunities Commission
SENIOR COHOUSING: A NEW SOLUTION TO AN AGE OLD PROBLEM
Janice M. Blanchard, Aging Better Together
Wendy Willbanks Wiesner, Partnerships For Affordable Cohousing
Ann Zabaldo, Mid-Atlantic Cohousing
THE FUTURE OF SUBURBAN AND FEDERAL OFFICE PARKS
Deborah Kerson Bilek, ULI Washington
Andrea Gilles, Montgomery Planning Department
David B. Levy, City of Rockville
Jennifer R. Mahony, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Mina Wright, U.S. General Services Administration
NEXT-GENERATION ENGAGEMENT: DIGITAL TOOLS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Adam Lubinsky, WXY architecture + urban design
Dan Reed, Just Up The Pike
Justine Shapiro-Kline, WXY architecture + urban design
Pete Tan, Silver Spring Inc.
BEYOND CONGESTION: TRANSPORTATION TRENDS, METRICS AND PREDICTIONS
Anjuli Bakhru, Fehr & Peers DC
Eric Stephen Graye, Montgomery County Planning Department
Alex Rixey, Fehr & Peers DC
A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE: PLANNING FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES
Adam F. Ducker, RCLCO
Wes Guckert, The Traffic Group, Inc.
ON DEMAND TRANSIT: OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSEQUENCES
Lora Byala, Foursquare ITP
Peter Hadley, Foursquare ITP
Charles Hostovsky, Catholic University of America
Sharada A. Strasmore, Catholic University of America
MANAGING GROWTH AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Bruce Crispell, Montgomery County Public Schools
Laurel Donaldson, WXY architecture + urban design
Pamela Dunn, Montgomery County Planning Department
George M. Janes, George M. Janes & Associates
Adam Lubinsky, WXY architecture + urban design
GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT: CITIZENS, DEVELOPERS AND GOVERNMENT WORKING TOGETHER FOR BETTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Melodie Bahan, Artspace
Jonathan Carr, Grosvenor Americas Development
Elza Hisel-McCoy, Montgomery County Planning Department
Reemberto Rodriguez, Silver Spring Regional County Services Center
Karen Roper, East Silver Spring Citizens Association
THE PURPLE LINE: OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR THREAT TO COMMUNITY STABILITY?
Tom Hucker, Montgomery County Council
Deni Taveras, Prince George’s County Council
Joel Teitelbaum, Greater Lyttonsville Community Coalition