Regional Planning & Policy Brownbag Discussion Series

2009-10 season series

• State Rail Plan and High-Speed Rail: An Overview of Passenger Rail in Minnesota ~ Praveena Pidaparthi, Planning Program Coordinator, Office of Passenger Rail, Minnesota Department of Transportation, September 10, 2009.
• Community and Economic Development in Australia ~ Jane Leonard, President, Minnesota Rural Partners, October 8, 2009.
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Exploring the Comparative Effects of Behavioral and Situational Correlates and Objects of Impact in the Injury Outcomes of Motorcycle Collisions ~ Samuel Nunn, Ph.D., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, October 12, 2009.
• Did Housing Policy Reforms Curb the Delay in the Age of Marriage fo Young Men in Egypt? ~ Ragui Assaad, Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. October 22, 2009.
• Safety and Signing for Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crosswalks ~ Thomas J. Smith, Ph.D., School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota. November 12, 2009.
• Taking Care of Business? Equity and Job Quality in Chicago's Sectoral Workforce Centers ~ Greg Schrock, Visiting Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. February 11, 2010.
• Making Way for Transit: Central Corridor, Parking, and Business Access ~ Russ Stark, Council Member, Ward 4, St. Paul City Council. March 25, 2010.
• Solar Energy Development in the Midwest ~ Nathan Franzen, General Manager, Westwood Renewables, LLC. April 8, 2010.
• Managing Traffic Congestion in Guangzhou, China ~ Lee Munnich, Senior Fellow and Director, and Ferrol Robinson, Research Fellow, State and Local Policy Program, University of Minnesota. April 29, 2010.