29th Conference in San Francisco
29th International Conference on
MAKING CITIES LIVABLE
San Francisco, California
December 13-17, 2000
Program
Wednesday, December 13
- Registration & Exhibits
- Walking Tours
- Welcome Reception
Thursday, December 14
- Introduction to Conference
- The Livable City: Essentials
- Urban Fabric
- Development for Community
- Conference Luncheon
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Discussion Groups
- Comforts in the City
- Development for Community
- Urban Fabric
- Professional Education
Friday, December 15
- Reviving City Centers
- Urban Resources
- Renewal of City Life
- Making Streets Livable
- Rediscovery of Public Places
- Design Principles
- Urban Fabric
- Residential Balance
- Infill Shop/Houses
- Affordable Housing
- City of Short Distances
- Pedestrian Networks
- Greenway Transit
- Funding Improvements
Saturday, December 16
- Suburbs in 21st Century
- Mixed Use Centers
- Neighborhood Plazas
- Restructuring Malls
- Reshaping Sprawl
- City & County
- Transforming Suburbs
- Controlling Big Box
- Ecological Transportation Planning
- Traffic Calming
- Transportation Links
- New Urban Neighborhoods
- Principles for 21st C.
- Compact Land Use
- Urban Villages
Sunday, December 17
- Charleston in 21st C.
- Conf. Review Luncheon
Plenary & Panel Sessions
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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.

“There is no topic more crucial to the well-being of our cities and of our democracy, and no one more qualified to give it the thoughtful attention it deserves.”
“No one has studied the European square more thoughtfully and thoroughly than Suzanne and Henry Lennard.”