Day 2: Implementing Health into Planning

This event was held on Friday, September 14, 2007
Coffman Memorial Union, Campus Club Conference Room ABC
University of Minnesota East Bank Campus
300 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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About the Event
Agenda
Keynote Speakers
Audience
Directions
Registration

About the Event
Planning practitioners will present case studies and examples of implementation tools used to plan for physical activity, safety, sustainability and food.

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Agenda

8:00 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
8:15

Welcome
Kevin Krizek
Associate Professor, Planning, Design & Civil Engineering
University of Colorado

8:30

Implementing Sustainable Development Policies in Massachusetts
Anthony Flint
Director of Public Affairs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

9:15

King County Case Study
Anne Bikle
Project Manager, King County Public Health

10:00 Question and Answer Session
10:15 Break
10:45

Food Planning
Kami Pothukuchi
Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning
Wayne State University

11:30 Lunch
12:15 p.m.

Transportation Prescription for Healthy Communities
Ian Lockwood
Senior Transportation Engineer, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin

1:00

Pedestrian Safety, Built Environment and Travel
Reid Ewing
Research Professor, National Center for Smart Growth
University of Maryland

1:45 Question and Answer Session

Keynote Speakers

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Anne Bikle
Project Manager, King County Public Health

Reid Ewing
Research Professor, National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland

Anthony Flint
Director of Public Affairs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Ian Lockwood
Senior Transportation Engineer, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin

Kameshwari Pothukuchi
Associate Professor, Department Urban Planning, Wayne State University

Audience

This event is intended for staff of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota community funding recipients. These municipalities received funding to address public health issues in their comprehensive plans and ordinances. However, there is limited space for others interested in attending the morning workshop portion of this event. Recently funded communities should attend both days of the event.

Directions

The event will be held on the fourth floor Campus Club level of Coffman Memorial Union in Conference Room ABC. Coffman Memorial Union is located on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota at 300 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN.

The nearest parking is in the East River Parkway Garage, just south of Coffman Memorial Union at 391 East River Parkway. Please view the University parking web site for other parking options. Staff of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota community funding recipients will receive additional information about parking validation. Carpooling is recommended.

Busing and biking are also options. The University of Minnesota campus is served by a number of transit and bicycle routes and all metro area buses offer racks for bike-bus connections. Contact Metro Transit at 612-373-3333 for transit information or view biking information from the University's Parking and Transportation Services Office.

Registration

Please fax the completed registration form to Aly Pennucci 612-625-3513 by Friday, August 31, 2007. Please note, this event is limited to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota community funding recipients.

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