If you have specific ideas on how the high-speed rail corridor should look, the state wants to hear about it.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has scheduled two workshops to discuss the design process for the $810 million Milwaukee to Madison stretch of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail project, with the public invited to give their 2 cents worth.
The first workshop is on Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m. at the Sun Prairie municipal building, 300 E. Main St. in Sun Prairie, and the second workshop is on Aug. 30 at at 4:30 p.m. at Waterloo High School, 865 N. Monroe St. in Waterloo. Read more…
The Southeast Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc., also known as Sweetwater, will host the 7th Annual Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference on September 15 in Wauwatosa.
Sweetwater is a relatively new effort, bringing together a diverse group of people to find ways to improve water quality in the rivers of the Milwaukee Area. The Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference gives Sweetwater an opportunity to broadcast water-related information to a huge audience and to promote collaboration among all walks of life to tackle the many issues surrounding water quality.
This year’s special guest will be Cameron Davis, the US EPA’s “Czar” for Great Lakes policy and funding initiatives. If you are interested in attending, please visit Sweetwater’s website to register: www.swwtwater.org.
See 1000 Friends’ publication of Greater Milwaukee Water Quality Connections.
Download a PDF of the Madison event poster. The poster prints best at 11″ x 17″, but can also be printed on legal paper with the edges trimmed.
Download a PDF of the Milwaukee event poster. The poster prints best at 11″ x 17″, but can also be printed on legal paper with the edges trimmed.
Last chance to register for the May 6th conference
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Exhibition Hall – Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
8:30am – 5:30pm
Continue reading Smart Growth @ 10 Conference on May 6th
Mar 23 – Jun 19, 2010
Discover the story of Earth Day founder and Wisconsin political leader Gaylord Nelson and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Nelson’s idea, conceived as a national teach-in on the environment, became a historic turning point and forged the modern environmental movement. Photographs, letters, news clippings, and other materials from Nelson’s career will be on display. Don’t miss the companion exhibit on his career and legacy, “Gaylord Nelson: Forward Thinking,” opening March 29 at the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building (816 State Street). Both exhibits are a cooperative venture of the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
DMI would like to invite you to a presentation on public transportation featuring Peter Katz, founding executive director of the Congress for New Urbanism.
This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the implementation of public transportation in modern cities. The 2011 Congress for New Urbanism will be held here in Madison so this is a BIG opportunity for our city and the downtown, and we encourage everyone to attend.
Mobility and the Modern Metropolis: Public Transit in an Era of Diminishing Resources
Featuring Peter Katz – http://citistates.com/associates/peter-katz/
4:00pm Monday, April 26th
Monona Terrace
Topic: Transportation has always had a huge impact on the form of America’s communities. As we move beyond the automobile era, how will public transit shape cities and towns of tomorrow? Will the design of new transportation systems reinforce the positive aspects of our communities or will it degrade them? What are the critical details that make the difference?
Sponsored by the City of Madison
Edward J. Blakely, Ph.D., Honorary Professor of Urban Policy, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
Friday, April 23, 2010
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (reception to follow the lecture)
UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) – Room 170
2131 E. Hartford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53201
This lecture is free and open to the public. The Charles Causier Memorial Lecture is held annually at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Urban Planning in honor of the late alumnus and colleague. Charles Causier worked passionately as a professional planner, citizen planner and inspirational educator. This marks the seventh year of the Causier Lecture. It has been registered for 1.5 CM credit hours.
Dr. Ed Blakely holds a joint doctorate in Management and Education from the University of California at Los Angeles. He has over 40 years of international experience in the areas of urban and regional planning, disaster management, and sustainable development. In 2007, Dr. Blakely was appointed by Mayor C. Ray Nagin to lead the recovery of New Orleans, a post which Blakely held until 2009. He was charged with not only addressing the immediate damage from the hurricane but also with designing a comprehensive strategy to address pre-existing problems in New Orleans. Blakely was required to assemble a staff on short notice and with meager funding. He hopes that every project proposed will be completed within the next few years and will transform the economic, housing, and civic infrastructure of New Orleans.
Dr. Blakely believes that New Orleans is the perfect storm because it can help planners and policy-makers to re-examine urban places and determine what is needed for them to be environmentally and economically resilient. Blakeley will review what we can learn from New Orleans, as well as ways to re-position a dying economy. He will also outline the best ways to include low-income groups in revitalization efforts.
For additional information, please consult our website: http://www4.uwm.edu/sarup/planning/deptnews.html#2010causier. Please forward this posting to others who may be interested in attending.
