Sustainable Urbanism

Climate One in San Francisco will hold a conference on sustainable urbanism, taking into account China's efforts to build smarter cities from the beginning.

How should the climate imperative change community design? What is sustainable urbanism? Will the federal and state governments make long-term investments in public mobility when they are in such dire fiscal straits? What are China and other countries doing to build smarter cities from the beginning?
 
Peter Calthorpe, Founder, Calthorpe Associates; Author, Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change
Time: 9:30 a.m. check-in, 10:00-11:00 a.m. program
 
Networking Break: 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
 
What are cities in the Bay Area and beyond doing to focus growth around existing downtowns and transit? How will California’s new land use law (SB 375) change incentives for land development? Will walkable cities really become reality? How does the federal preference for highway funding impact California’s vision for low-carbon communities? What turf battles prevent greater regional collaboration among various Bay Area agencies?
 
Stuart Cohen, Executive Director, TransForm
Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (invited)
Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.program
 
Location: The Commonwealth Club, SF Office
Cost: $45 members, $65 non-members, $15 students (with valid ID). This price includes all morning sessions.
 
The speakers and audience will be videotapped for future broadcast on the Climate One TV show on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV.