29th International

Making Cities Livable Conference

San Francisco, California

December 13-17, 2000

Preliminary Program

Wednesday, December 13

1.00 – 6.00 Registration & Exhibits
3.00 - 5.00 Walking Tours
6.00 - 7.00 Welcome Reception

Thursday, December 14

9.00 - 5.30 Registration & Exhibits
9.00 – 9.30 Introduction to Conference
9.30 - 10.00 The Livable City: Essentials
10.00 – 10.30 Urban Fabric
11.00 – 12.00 Development for Community
12.00 - 2.00 Conference Luncheon

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Discussion Groups

2.00 - 5.30

Comforts in the City
Development for Community
Urban Fabric
Professional Education

Friday, December 15

9:00-10:30

Reviving City Centers
Urban Resources
Renewal of City Life
Making Streets Livable

11:00-12:30

Rediscovery of Public Places
Design Principles

2:00- 3:30

Urban Fabric
Residential Balance
Infill Shop/Houses
Affordable Housing

4:00- 5:30

City of Short Distances
Pedestrian Networks
Greenway Transit
Funding Improvements

7:00- 9:00 Discussion Dinner

Saturday, December 16

9:00-10:30

Suburbs in 21st Century
Mixed Use Centers
Neighborhood Plazas
Restructuring Malls

11:00-12:00

Reshaping Sprawl
City & County
Transforming Suburbs
Controlling Big Box

2:00- 3:30

Ecological Transportation Planning
Traffic Calming
Transportation Links

3:30- 5:30

New Urban Neighborhoods
Principles for 21st C.
Compact Land Use
Urban Villages

Sunday, December 17

9:00-12:00 Charleston in 21st C.
12:00- 2:00 Conf. Review Luncheon

Plenary & Panel Sessions

Development for Community:
Development & land use patterns that facilitate civic engagement & community
New Urbanism: Challenges & Limitations:
Case studies; criteria for successful development, e.g. issues of mixed use, work places, and accessibility
Urban & Regional Identity *
Regional character expressed in architecture; DNA of the city; regional construction materials; ecological building methods
Rediscovery of Public Space *
New urban spaces; design principles; squares in new urban neighborhoods; case studies of new & restored squares
Balanced Transportation Planning *
Integrated transportation systems; light rail & transit greenways; safe streets; bicycle & pedestrian networks; ferry systems
Redesigning Suburbia & Edge Cities
Introducing mixed use urban fabric; combining work, residential, commercial & social uses; innovative zoning; urban villages
Values for the Just City
City planning as a moral enterprise; accommodating conflicting needs and rights; developing a consensus of the common
good; respecting all who live in and use the city
Models of Community Participation
Mechanisms of community participation in planning & design review; increasing civic engagement & social capital
Comforts in the City: details that matter *
The walking experience; seating and resting places; shelter & shade; water in the city; paving for pedestrians
Use and Abuse of Public Art
Social functions and responsibilities of public art; public art & community identity; a review of recent public art in European cities
Sustainability
Ecological city & regional development; social sustainability and social capital; community participation in planning
Urban Design for the Well-Being of Children
Accessibility & mobility of children; designing neighborhoods with children in mind; urban design to foster exploration and
curiosity; city case studies
Urban Fabric *
Mixed use infill; continuous fabric; human scale; shop/house; cellular neighborhood structure
Enlivening the City *
Community festivals; traditional & new celebrations; street entertainers; farmers’ markets
Electronic Media & the Real City
Implications for the design of cities; urbanity & the electronic "agora"; children & youth in the virtual city
Professional Education
Curricula for teaching the "livable" city; Community Role of the Professional; Involving Children & Youth in Planning

Special Feature

The Design of the City of the Future
Overview of all essential elements for a livable city of the future will be presented in a series of lectures (starred).
The Exhibit Program will include: exhibits by cities, planning and architecture firms in North America and Europe; and a special exhibit on Successful Squares of Europe.