Karen Chapple, a planning professor at University of California, Berkeley, will present strategies for equitable development during first conference event
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will launch the conference, Makeover Montgomery 3: Balancing Change in America’s Suburbs, with a keynote address from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4 at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning (3835 Campus Drive, College Park, MD).
Speaker Karen Chapple, a professor of city and regional planning at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss strategies for equitable smart growth. Professor Chapple specializes in housing, community and economic development. She is the author of the 2014 book Planning Sustainable Cities and Regions: Towards More Equitable Development.
In 2015, Chapple launched the Urban Displacement Project, a research portal examining patterns of residential, commercial and industrial displacement, as well as policy and planning solutions. Her presentation will touch on the conference themes: Beyond Transit-Oriented Development, the Sharing Economy and Equity and Opportunity.
The Makeover Montgomery 3 conference is being organized through a partnership between the Montgomery County Planning Department and the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland.
On Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6 at the Silver Spring Civic Building, attendees will hear presentations focused on innovations and new policy tools and strategies that can help transform the suburbs, making them more exciting, equitable and attractive. Multiple session tracks are offered, showcasing presenters from the DC area and across the nation. Go online to review the complete agenda.
The online registration fee costs $50 through Tuesday, May 3, and then increases to $60 for registering onsite at the conference, if space is available. To register online, go to www.makeovermontgomery3.com
Plenary Speaker Will Discuss Design Principles of Livable Suburbs
The conference sessions will begin on Thursday, May 5 at the Silver Spring Civic Building (One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD) and continue on Friday, May 6 at the same location. Setting the stage for the sessions will be plenary speaker Stefanos Polyzoides of the Pasadena, California-based firm Moule and Polyzoides. A founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism, this architect and urbanist has been at the forefront of the anti-sprawl movement in advocating for compact, mixed-use and walkable suburbs.
Over the past three decades, Polyzoides and his wife Elizabeth Moule have designed civic buildings, historic preservation and commercial projects, housing and campus and urban plans. As advocates for sustainable development, they have produced a variety of exemplary green buildings for university and institutional clients.
Polyzoides is a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Southern California and has been a visiting professor at several leading architecture schools. He is the author of several books, including Los Angeles Courtyard Housing: A Typological Analysis.
Lunchtime Presentation Will Examine the Future of Driverless Vehicles
On Friday, May 6, the lunchtime presentation, “A Roadmap for the Future: Planning for Driverless Vehicles,” will examine how autonomous vehicles will become a reality within the next few decades to transform the infrastructure of cities and suburbs. The panelists will examine implications of self-driving cars for planning and real estate, and the potential impact of driverless vehicles on car ownership, transit, parking, roads, commuting patterns and development. Lunch will be provided to registrants.
Conference Sessions Organized Around Three Themes
The conference sessions will be held on Thursday, May 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, May 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building (One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD). Conference organizers are pleased to present an exciting lineup of regional and national experts to lead discussions on a variety of topics within the following tracks:
- Beyond Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- The Sharing Economy
- Equity and Opportunity in the Suburbs
These themes address the challenges faced by planners and residents as they grapple with how to adapt to demographic shifts, changing housing preferences, and growing infrastructure costs in the suburbs– all while making communities more sustainable and equitable.
Conference sessions will address a variety of topics, including the impact of gentrification on neighborhoods, the role of public art in placemaking, shared housing for seniors, digital tools for civic engagement and others. This event will showcase ideas and opinions from some of the brightest planning minds in the country.
Review the full conference agenda, including speakers and topics.
Please visit www.makeovermontgomery3.com for more information.
Questions? Please contact Jason Sartori at jason@ipcllc.net.
MM3 Conference Details At-A-Glance:
Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 7 p.m. Keynote Address at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Auditorium in College Park (3835 Campus Drive, College Park, MD).
Thursday, May 5, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, May 6, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. sessions at the Silver Spring Civic Building (One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD).