[Grad_history_students] Event notice - Reinventing Public Investment: A Reform Roadmap for Viable Infrastructure in the Chicago Region, 6/5

[CAF at architecture.orgLynnOsmond-PresidentoftheChicagoArchitectureFoundation]

A Reform Roadmap for Viable Infrastructure in the Chicago Region
 
Friday, June 5, 2009
12-1:30pm
Lunch will be provided

COST $20; 
$15 for members of partnering organizations and students
Seating is limited, 
so pre-registration is required.
LOCATION The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan
AIA/CES 1.5
RSVP register online today!


 

 
 

 
 

 
 
You're invited to participate in an important discussion series about how your tax dollars are used in your community, the Chicago region, and the United States.
 
To what extent do investment decisions made in Washington, D.C. affect the Chicago region's economy and built environment? If we want cleaner air, ample supplies of water, and better connections between jobs, homes and transit, what changes do we need to make to the way our public investment dollars are used? 
 
A Reform Roadmap for Viable Infrastructure in the Chicago Region, the first panel of the "Reinventing Public Investment" series, will explore how federal investment policies in energy, transportation and water have shaped decisions and development in the Chicago region. 
 
Panelists:
Robert Puentes, Brookings Institution
Jacky Grimshaw, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Charles Dowding (ASCE member), Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University
 
About the "Reinventing Public Investment: Better Choices for a Better Chicagoland" series
The Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Metropolitan Planning Council, in partnership with local chapters of the American Institute of Architects, American Society of Civil Engineers, and U.S. Green Building Council, are hosting a lecture series during the summer of 2009, to begin answering these pressing questions with an eye toward future reform. The series will explore the historic connection between federal investment policies on one hand, and resulting patterns of development, land use, and building design on the other. 
 
The lecture series will consist of panel discussions addressing how emerging federal policy could influence three topics: viable infrastructure, livable communities, and environmental sustainability. The series will examine the possible ramifications, both positive and negative, of federal reform initiatives. It is part of MPC's work to reform the federal government's investment strategies so that public money is transparently and accountably linked to the goals of social equity, environmental sustainability, and economic competitiveness. It also reflects CAF's continued dedication to advancing public interest and education in the built environment.
 
The second event, focusing on investment in housing, transportation, and economic development, will be held July 14, 2009. Details to follow.
 
For more information, contact Josh Ellis 
at 312.863.6045 or jellis at metroplanning.org (mailto:jellis at metroplanning.org) .
 




 



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