Trailnet's 2012 Livable St. Louis Conference

DateTime: 
10/26/2012 - 8:00am - 5:00pm

What:             2012 Livable St. Louis Conference: Bold Community Visions, a full-day conference
When:             Friday, October 26, 2012
Registration and breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m.
Last session ends at 5:00 p.m.
Where:           Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Washington University Medical School campus
320 S. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
Adjacent to the Central West End MetroLink station
How much:     Early bird registration, through October 3, begins at $25

A limited number of scholarships are available to persons employed by local governments and nonprofit organizations. Details at http://trailnet.org/events/livable-st-louis-conference

Details:          The conference agenda includes an impressive line-up of national and regional speakers including Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City, who, in 2008, spearheaded a campaign in Oklahoma City urging its residents to lose 1,000,000 pounds. Click here to view a video about this campaign and his work to create a more bikable/walkable community.

Also featured will be and Gary Toth, Senior Director of Transportation Initiatives at Project for Public Spaces.

Sessions will focus on a diversity of community development and livability topics including: how walkable, diverse neighborhoods bounce back from decline; setting a bold vision for biking in St. Louis; best practices for greening public spaces; neighborhood greenways and bus rapid transit; walk-bike-transit links; and participatory budgeting and planning for strong communities.

A full agenda of speakers and sessions will be announced soon.

?How many young, talented professionals do we want to retain and attract to our region? How many more people, and by when, do we want to see walking, biking, and using public transportation? We need clear goals and benchmarks ?a bold community vision ? for creating a more livable region,? says Ann Mack, Trailnet?s Chief Executive Officer. ?Trailnet and our partners envision St. Louis as a ?Top-10 Most Livable City? ? one that will thrive by connecting urban planning, public health, and public policy. The Livable St. Louis Conference will be a space for creating bold ideas, inspired by the best practices of local and national leaders and conference attendees themselves. Most importantly, it will further build relationships that make those ideas reality.?

The Livable St. Louis Conference presenting sponsor is Emerson. Additional sponsors to date include: Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, Great Rivers Greenway, Missouri Department of Conservation, Alberici, Community Builders Network of Metro St. Louis, and Citizens for Modern Transit.

Click here for more information and to register for Trailnet?s 2012 Livable St. Louis Conference.

Email Address: 
jennifer@trailnet.org
Event Details
Event Type: 
Meeting, conference, seminar, or workshop
Region: 
Statewide
Sponsoring Organization: 
Trailnet
Event Location/Address: 
320 S. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110
MBF Member Organization: 
Yes
Event details
SAG Service?: 
No SAG Service

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