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Regional Planning and Policy
A Monthly Brown Bag Event
At least once each month during the academic year, (usually on the 3rd Wednesday) the State and Local Policy Program hosts a brown bag talk on a topic related to regional planning and policy issues. Speakers include both University researchers and real-world practitioners, with the purpose of providing an informal forum that brings members of the Humphrey Institute's Regional Planning and Policy Area together with others sharing similar interests.
They are usually held in room 184 of the Humphrey Center. Each event begins at 12:45 with a brief discussion of a current planning related issue, followed by a presentation and concluding with questions and conversations with the speaker. The event concludes at 2:00. Light refreshments are provided.
Upcoming presenters:
- February 25, 2009: Fan, Yingling. "Are We Coming Together or Coming Apart? The Emerging Urbanism"
- March 11, 2009: Flintoft, Anna. "Minneapolis Pedestrian Master Plan"
- April 15, 2009: Knapp, Keith. "Rural Safety Plan"
Previous presenters include:
- Zimmer, Charleen. "Access Minneapolis", November 19th, 2009
- Lindsey, Greg. "The Built Environment and Physical Activity: Models of Urban Trail Use", October 29th, 2009
- Grossardt, Ted. "One Million Clients: Understanding Large Group Aesthetics", October 6th, 2009.
- Grossardt, Ted. "Imagining Community: Helping People Discover their Preferred Future", October 6th, 2009.
- Fletcher, Jenna. "A look at Community Capacity to Conserve Open Space in the Twin Cities Area", September 17th, 2009.
- Ko, Kate. "The Impact of the Hiawatha Light Rail Line of Property Values", September 15th, 2009.
- Steve Cramer, Chairman of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority and Executive Director of the Project for Pride in Living in Minneapolis. He spoke in room 215 from 12:45-2:00 on Wednesday, April 18, 2008. See event flyer.
- Ron Thomas, Executive Director of the Northeast Illinois Planning Commission. The title was "The Use of Geospatial Technology in Planning for the Chicago Metropolitan Area. See event flyer
- Burke Murphy (MPA '06), Sukanya Kaila (MPP '07), and Michelle Harder (MPP '07). Their talk was entitled: "Pew Center on the States: Ten-State Report on State Investment in Research & Development." See event flyer
- Richard Martinez, University assistant professor in Chicano studies, on "Planning the Undocumented City." See event flyer
- Katie Walker, from Hennepin County, on the SouthWest Corridor
- David Pitt, Landscape Architecture, at the University of Minnesota, discussing "Participatory Approaches to
Sustainable Landscape Planning" on November 16, 2006. See event flyer
- Lance Neckar, Landscape Architecture Professor, at the University of Minnesota, discussing "Water, Density and Transit: Pieces in the Metropolitan Puzzle" on October 19, 2006. See event flyer
- Arlene McCarthy Director, Metropolitan Transportation Services, Metropolitan Council and Mark Fuhrmann Deputy General Manager, Metro Transit discussing "Planning Future Corridors: Lessons Learned from Hiawatha LRT" on September 21, 2006. See event flyer.
Suggestion for future topics are always welcome! Please contact Frank Douma with ideas.
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