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Complete Streets
The Road to Safer, Healthier, Livable Communities
Date: July 10, 2009 — Sacramento, CA
Agenda & Presentations
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Sacramento, CA - July 10, 2009 |
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| 8:30 | Registration & Coffee |
| 9:00 | Welcome & Introductions (View liveblogging session notes)
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| 9:20 | What Are Complete Streets And Why Do They Matter? (Liveblogging notes) Communities eager to improve safety, health and livability are recognizing that Complete Streets are a key part of that effort. The way we build and retrofit our streets has a direct impact on walking, bicycling, transit use and driving. Complete Streets can help improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing vehicle trips and miles traveled. This session will define Complete Streets and set the framework for discussions that will follow.
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| 9:45 | What If All Our Streets Were Complete? A Health Perspective (Liveblogging notes)
The environment in which we live has a direct impact on our health. This session will explore the connections between health and the built environment with specific Sacramento examples that highlight how Complete Streets result in improved health and reduced traffic injuries.
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| 10:15 | Coffee Break - Door Prize #1 |
| 10:30 | Complete Streets Legislation And Policy… and What About The Money? (Liveblogging notes)
Federal, state, regional and local policymakers are recognizing the benefits of Complete Streets and adopting legislation and other mandates. Learn about the political and legal contexts of these laws and policies, implementation considerations and implications for transportation funding.
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| 11:00 | Complete Streets In The Sacramento Region — What’s Going On? (Liveblogging notes)
Complete Streets are not new to the Sacramento region. A panel of transportation officials from different jurisdictions describes what’s already been done and what to expect in the future.
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| 12:15 | Lunch Break - Door Prize #2 |
| 1:15 | Charlotte’s Six-Step Process For Complete Streets (Liveblogging notes)
The City of Charlotte, North Carolina has been a national leader in implementing a Complete Streets policy. Their six-step process integrates community livability, health and traffic management and provides a model that we can learn from.
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| 1:45 | Completing The Streets – How Do We Do It? (Liveblogging notes)
A Complete Streets Tool Kit
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| 3:15 | Coffee Break - Door Prize #3 |
| 3:30 | Putting The “Green” In Complete Streets (Liveblogging notes)
Complete Streets help improve the environment by increasing walking, bicycling and transit use and reducing vehicle emissions. But we can also design streets that incorporate “green” features that result in a lighter ecological footprint and reduced impacts on water, air and land. This session will describe some of these cutting edge approaches.
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| 3:45 | Reflections & Wrap-up — Door Prize #4 (Liveblogging notes)
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| 4:30 | Meeting Adjourned |
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1303 J Street, Ste 250, Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916-448-1198 voice | 916-448-8246 fax
