About the Symposium (GIP)
March 5th, 2010
Raleigh, North Carolina

The restricted life of children is having an increasingly negative impact on their healthy development. Many children are not allowed to venture out alone or even with their friends as previous generations did. How can we plan and design a public realm where children find the physical and social stimulation necessary for healthy human development in consonance with the culture and ecology of the places where they live?

The aim of the symposium is to stimulate discussion about how planners and designers can meet the challenge of enhancing the wellbeing of urban families in North Carolina, across the nation, and the world. As cities grow and develop, opportunities to support family life in a healthy public realm should multiply. European design innovations such as “home zones” together with community participation processes and design guidelines will serve as triggers for discussions about how cities can grow in harmony with the needs of their citizens across the life span.

The Growing in Place Symposium is offered in conjunction with the 7th Annual Urban Design Conference. Participants may register for the either the symposium or the conference alone, or, receive a discount when registering for both. Use registration link below to register for either or both programs.

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
A limited number of onsite slots will be available.

Creating Value: Designing for Resilient Cities Conference Main Page (including directions, map, parking and hotel information)

ULI Triangle related public lecture to be announced.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Raleigh Municipal Building, Council Chamber
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

---- GIP SPEAKERS -----

Opening welcome
Mitchell Silver, PP, AICP
Director, Department of City Planning, City of Raleigh, NC

Presentations
Robin Moore, Dipl.Arch, MCP
Director, Natural Learning Initiative, NC State University

Dee Merriam, FASLA
Community Planner, Healthy Communities Program, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA

Tim Beatley, PhD
Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Break

Joseph ‘Joe’ Wynns, MS, CPRP
Director Emeritus, Indiana Department of Parks and Recreation, Indianapolis, IN

Cynthia Hoyle, AICP
Transportation Planning Consultant, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, IL.

Steve Nygren
Co-founder of Serenbe, GA

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