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

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.

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At the 49th Conference on Planning Healthy Communities for All in Portland, OR, May 20-24, 2012. See Call for Papers.

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Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., City of Charleston

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