Program – Wednesday, May 16

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Starting from Lord Elgin Hotel lobby

6.45 – 8.00 Morning City Run

Shaw Centre, Room 214

9.00 – 10.30 DESIGN AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE *
9.00 – 9:30 Warsaw’s Neighborhoods: Creating a Good Place to Live
    Marlena Happach, Warsaw, POLAND
9.30 – 10.00 Poundbury
    Simon Conibear, Poundbury, UK
10.00 – 10.30 Designing New 10-Minute Neighborhoods in Russia
    Maxim Atayants, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
     
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break and book signing
   
11.00 – 12.00 HEALTHY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE *
11.00 – 11.30 Neighborhood Traffic Calming: The Barcelona Superblocks
    Salvador Rueda, Barcelona, SPAIN
11.30 – 12.00 Street Design and Traffic Reduction in the Old City of Jerusalem
    Ofer Manor, Jerusalem, ISRAEL
   
   

Shaw Centre, Room 214

2.00 – 3.30 OTTAWA STORY: PLANNING INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY OTTAWA *
  Moderator: Gillian Connelly, Ottawa, CANADA
  Panel Presentation: Public Health
    Theresa Tam, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
    Inge Roosendaal, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
    Birgit Isernhagen, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
   
3.30 – 3.45 Coffee Break
     
3.45 – 5.15 HOLISTIC MODELS FOR HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS *
  Moderator: Lamine Mahdjoubi, Bristol, UK
  Healthy Hoods: A Better Life in Cities
    Beverly Sandalack, Calgary, AB, CANADA
  Frameworks for a Healthy Neighborhood in the South End of Springfield, MAF
    Frank Sleegers, Amherst, MA, USA
  A Prescription for Urban Design
    Nels Nelson, Boston, MA, USA
5.15 – 5.30 Discussant: Marianne Seifert, Tacoma, WA, USA
     
     
5.30 – 5.45 PECHA KUCHA
 

The Mount Pleasant Experience: A Model for Transit-Oriented, Liveable Urban Village?

    Alexandru Taranu, Brampton, ON, CANADA
   

Shaw Centre, Room 209

2.00 – 3.30 RECLAIMING AND REVITALIZING *
  Moderator: Ralph Bennett, Silver Spring, MD, USA
  Reclaiming Community, the River, the Shopping Mall, and the Airport
    Scott Jordan, Denver, CO, USA
 

Health and Wellness as a Catalyst for Neighborhood Revitalization in Jackson, Tennessee

    Christopher Janson, Dallas, TX, USA
  San Antonio Takes Site from Oyster to Pearl
    Jennifer Herriott, San Antonio, TX, USA
3.30 – 3.45 Discussant: Ralph Bennett, Silver Spring, MD, USA
   
3.45 – 4.00 Coffee Break
     
4.00 – 5.30 TRANSFORMING NEIGHBORHOODS *
    Moderator: Ralph Bennett, Silver Spring, MD, USA
  Reshaping a Low Point into a Community of Opportunity
    Jenni Grafton, Westminster, CO, USA
  Many Hands Transform Blighted Corridor with New Neighborhood Centers
    David Ahrens, Madison, WI, USA
   
     
  Shaping Healthy, Ten-Minute Neighborhoods in Downtown Birmingham
    John J. Pittari Jr., Auburn, AL, USA
    Alex Krumdieck, Auburn, AL, USA
     

Shaw Centre, Room 211

2.00 – 3.00 TEN MINUTES TO GREEN *
  Moderator: Michael Mehaffy, Portland, OR, USA
  VanPlay – Redefining Outstanding Parks and Recreation
    Katherine Howard, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
   
     
 

The Sir John A. Macdonald Winter Trail: Bringing Health, Happiness and Sustainability to the 10-Minute Neighborhood

    Karl Saidla, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
3.00 – 3.45 Discussant: Anna Kovacs-Gyori, Salzburg, AUSTRIA
   
3.45 – 4.00 Coffee Break
4.00 – 5.30 SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT *
  Moderator: Phil Stafford, Bloomington, IN, USA
  Designing Neighborhood Squares and Building Social Networks
    Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Portland, OR
  Generating Community in 10-Minute Neighborhoods: Creating Communication-Rich Environments
    Nancy Rivenburgh, Seattle, WA, USA
  Learning from Fractured Places: the Importance of ‘Local’ in Community Resilience and Development
  Simon Kingham, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND
5.30 – 5.45   Discussant: Phil Stafford, Bloomington, IN, USA
     

Shaw Centre, Room 202

2.00 – 3.30 CREATING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS *
  Moderator: Rick Phillips, San Jose, CA, USA
  Delivering on Active Transportation Mandate
    Louise Finlay, Waterloo, ON, CANADA
    Chris Dedman, Waterloo, ON, CANADA
    Diane Freeman, Waterloo, ON, CANADA
  How Far Can You Walk: Hidden Mobility Disabilities
    Dorothy Riddle, Gibson, BC, CANADA
 

Resilience in Urban Mobility: Linking Bangkok’s Canal Network to Mass Rapid Transit Lines

    Pawinee Iamtrakul, Bangkok, THAILAND
3.30 – 3.45 Discussant: Anirban Adhya, Southfield, MI, USA
   
3.45 – 4.00 Coffee Break
4.00 – 5.00 PLANNING FOR CYCLING *
  Moderator: Rick Phillips, San Jose, CA, USA
 

Rome’s GRAB (Great Cycle Ring): Inclusive Design for Healthy, 10-Minute Urban Environment

    Cristina Imbroglini, Rome, ITALY
    Lucina Caravaggi, Rome, ITALY
 

Increasing Cycling for Transportation in Canadian Communities: Understanding What Works

    Marie-Eve Assuncao-Denis, Montreal, QC, CANADA
     
5.00 – 6.00 SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACTION *
  Moderator: Michael Mehaffy, Portland, OR, USA
  Code Red Towards Healthy Vibrant Communities
    Al Fletcher, Hamilton, ON, CANADA
 

Love My Hood: Residents Take the Lead and the City Supports them Along the Way

    Darren Kropf, Kitchener, ON, CANADA
     

Shaw Centre Trillium Ballroom

7.00 – 9.30 Discussion Dinner & Awards Ceremony