Thank you for attending the Massachusetts Smart Growth Conference on May 18, 2017 at the DCU Center.

Presentations from the conference are now available to download:

Morning Plenary

Development in Your Community: Are We Asking the Right Questions?

Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University [Presentation]
Chris Zimmerman, Vice President for Economic Development, Smart Growth America [Presentation]
Followed by a discussion with the speakers hosted by Mary Skelton Roberts, Senior Program Officer, Barr Foundation

Panel Sessions

Presentations from the conference are now available to download:

The Future Is Speeding Toward Us: Planning for Autonomous Vehicles

Marc Draisen, Executive Director, MAPC (Moderator)
Amy Korte, Principal at Arrowstreet
Brad Rawson, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure for the City of Somerville
Matthew Wansley, General Counsel at nuTonomy [Presentation]
Sarah Barnat, Executive Director at Barnat Development

Balancing Downtown Development and Neighborhood Investment [Presentation / Document]

Kathryn Madden, Visiting Lecturer on International Development, Community and Environment Department at Clark University (Moderator)
Theresa Park, Planning Director, City of Lawrence
Jim McKeag, TDI Fellow MassDevelopment
Luis Edgardo Cotto, Executive Director, Egleston Square Main Street
Lisa Wong, former Fitchburg Mayor

New Directions for Transit-Oriented Development

Benjamin Forman, Research Director at MassInc (Moderator)
Damien Chaviano, Principal at Mark Development
Kenan Bigby, Managing Director at Trinity Financial

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Effective Strategies for Suburbs and Towns

Pamela Brown, President & Partner at Brown & Brown (Moderator)
James Errickson, Director, Department of Community & Economic Development at Town of Natick [Presentation]
Dan Gainsboro, Owner & CEO NOW Communities [Presentation]
Carsten Snow, Program Coordinator at Mass Housing Partnership [Presentation]

Greening the City

Karen Mauney-Brodek, President at Emerald Necklace Conservancy (Moderator)
Kurt Gaertner, Director of Sustainable Development at Energy and Environmental Affairs [Presentation]
Brad McNamara, CEO at Freight Farms [Presentation]
Neil Angus, Environmental Planner at Devens Enterprise Commission

Advanced Placemaking: New Approaches to Place Management

Jenn Erickson, Arts and Culture Manager at Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Moderator) [Presentation]
Marco Li Mandri, President at New City America [Presentation]
Gin Wallace, Executive Director at Beverly Arts District [Presentation]
Rob May, Director of Planning and Economic Development at City of Brockton [Presentation]

The Elephant in the Room: Long-Term Change and Community Resilience

Deanna Moran, Director of Environmental Planning at Conservation Law Foundation (Moderator)
Ellen Douglas, Associate Professor of Hydrology, School for the Environment Graduate Program Director, University of Massachusetts Boston [Presentation]
John DePriest, Director of Planning & Development at City of Chelsea [Presentation]
Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Sustainability at Northampton’s Director Planning & Sustainability [Presentation]

Preserving tomorrow: History and Renovation

Amanda DeGrace, Community Development Planner at WHALE (Moderator) [Presentation]
Mary Antony, Executive Director at 1772 Foundation
Sean McDonnell, President at Architectural Heritage Foundation
Deborah Packard, Executive Director at Preservation Worcester

Age-Friendly Communities: We Are Generations [Presentation]

James Fuccione, ‎Senior Director at Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (Moderator) [Presentation]
Bonnie Mahoney, Director of Communications at Montachusett Regional Transit Authority [Presentation]
Adi Nochur, Project Manager at WalkBoston [Presentation]

Getting to “Yes In My Backyard”: How to Build Consensus and When to Fight

André Leroux, Executive Director at MSGA (Moderator)
Dottie Fulginiti, Board of Selectmen for the Town of Easton [Presentation]
Brian Salazar, President at Entegra Development & Investment, LLC [Presentation]
Erica Mattison, Legislative Director at Environmental League of Massachusetts & Board Member, Greater Ashmont Main Street, Dorchester [Presentation]

Meet the Experts: State and Local Resources

Greg Watson, Manager of Comprehensive Permit Programs at MassHousing (Moderator) [Presentation]
Erica Kreuter, Director at MassWorks, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development [Presentation]
William Reyelt, Principal Planner at Smart Growth Programs, Department of Housing and Community Development [Presentation]
Anne Haynes, Director of Transformative Development at Transformative Development Initiative, MassDevelopment [Presentation]
Susan Connelly, Director of Community Assistance at Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Kurt Gaertner, Director of Sustainable Development in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs [Presentation]
Sarah Philbrick, Land Use and Transportation Analyst [Presentation]
Jonathan Berk, New England Director at Patronicity [Presentation]
Emmy Hahn, Program Coordinator at Mass Downtown Initiative, Department of Housing and Community Development [Presentation]
Christine McClave, Department of Housing and Community Development

Claim your AICP and AIA Credits

For AICP credits go to this link: https://www.planning.org/events/eventmulti/9125581/

For AIA credits, please contact Ethan Anthony so he can take care of registering the credits for you. Ethan will need your AIA number along with seminars you attended.