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Are you interested in learning more about specific topics related to the New Urbanism? New Urban News audio conferences bring you the top experts in the field and the latest insights into the planning and development of human-scale, mixed-use communities. Order an Audio Pack from one of our concluded audio conferences and receive:

• 90-minute audio CD with the complete presentations and question-answer session.

• CD-ROM containing the learning materials prepared by the experts and used during the program.

• And, for our more recent programs, beginning with the August 2002 presentation, "Affordable New Urbanism," we also include a complete transcript of the event on CD-ROM.

AUDIO PACK price: $75 + $5 shipping & handling

Or, order an AUDIO-PRINT PACK: the same contents as the AUDIO PACK, plus hard copy printouts of all learning materials (as well as transcripts for some programs, as noted below).

Success in Main Street Planning and Development
With Robert Gibbs and Terry Shook

Robert Gibbs, the foremost expert on new urban retail, tracks the latest trends in the retail sector and suggests key rules for successful town center development. Resource materials include demographic information for some of the most successful town centers in the US and tell how main streets can compete with malls.

Designer Terry Shook gives advice on how deal with the challenges of creating authentic places and designing storefronts that attract customers and blend in with their surroundings. Also included are solutions for integrating retail and multifamily housing, and sharing parking.

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Smart Growth for Municipal Planners
With Rick Bernhardt and Bob Melvin

Rick Bernhardt, executive director of the Metropolitan Nashville Planning Department, discusses steps to achieve effective citizen involvement and suggests strategies for educating and involving staff, public agencies, developers, and investors. Rick shares his extensive experience in proactive planning and reviews details of specific projects under development in Nashville and Orlando.

Bob Melvin, director of planning in Washington Township, New Jersey, recounts how the public sector has successfully instigated and led the planning and development of Washington Town Center, an award-winning new urban project. Resource materials give details on the master plan, zoning and design regulations, as well as tips on navigating the political process and involving the public.

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Shaping the Region with New Urbanism
With Peter Calthorpe and Victor Dover

Peter Calthorpe, principal of Calthorpe Associates, discusses the innovative public participation workshops undertaken in the Envision Utah visioning process and various growth scenarios for the Salt Lake City region. Peter's resource materials include a detailed discussion of alternative regional transportation networks.

Victor Dover, principal of Dover, Kohl & Partners, discusses how to implement regional planning on the neighborhood level. Victor sites examples from Collier County, FL, and Woodford County, KY, as well as the unprecedented cooperation between seven cities along US1 in South Florida.

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Success in TND Building & Construction
With Jim Constantine and R. John Anderson

Jim Constantine, director of planning and research at Loony Ricks Kiss Architects' Princeton, NJ office, and R. John Anderson, principal of Anderson Lamb & Associates and codeveloper of Doe Mill Neighborhood with New Urban Builders, discuss the challenges of and strategies for creating great places. Jim and John offer their experience and ideas for working successfully with designers, builders, and code officials; facilitating a useful design review process; understanding the market; negotiating tradeoffs; and assuring the highest-quality end product.

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Affordable New Urbanism
With Ray Gindroz and Willie Jones

Ray Gindroz, a cofounder and principal of Urban Design Associates, and Willie Jones, senior vice president of The Community Builders, teach strategies for working with builders to save money while including quality architectural details; using the principles of neighborhood design to create mixed income, affordable communities; mixing market rate and affordable housing; setting policy and managing diverse-income projects. Presentation materials include images, excerpts from pattern books, and plans of successful affordable New Urbanism. Complete transcript included.

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Mastering the Transect
With Andrés Duany

Andrés Duany, principal of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., a founding member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, and an expert on the Transect, provides a brief history of this categorization system, explains how this "universal scaffolding" can be calibrated at a local level to stop sprawl, and discusses how the system can be used to write or adapt codes. Extensive handout materials include valuable informative illustrations and diagrams from DPZ projects, a sample letter to a governor, theory and history of the Transect, and selections from the SmartCode, a model land-use ordinance developed by Andrés as an alternative to conventional sprawl-oriented ordinances. Complete transcript included.

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Context Driven Street Design
With Rick Hall, Rick Chellman and Peter Swift

Registered transportation engineers Rick Hall of Hall Planning and Engineering, Rick Chellman of TND Engineering, and Peter Swift of Swift and Associates provide practical guidelines and creative insights on designing streets for walkable communities. Discussion covers the keys to vital elements such as block size, land use and vehicle speed, using rural-urban Transect planning in the creation of street networks and more. Complete transcript included.

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The SmartCode: An Explanation of Transect-Based Coding
With Andrés Duany and Demetri Baches

Leading planners Andrés Duany and Demetri Baches of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company describe key features of the SmartCode — the first code by new urbanists available nationwide — and provide expert instruction in its use. Participants' questions set the stage for an illuminating discussion, including advice on adapting the code to local needs and conditions. Complete transcript included.

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Running a Successful Charrette
With Bill Lennertz and Victor Dover

Bill Lennertz, cofounder and executive director of the National Charrette Institute, and Victor Dover, principal, Dover, Kohl & Partners, provide a complete overview of the charrette process, a collaborative public planning forum for resolving conflicts, reaching solutions, and improving your community through smart growth. Bill and Victor will show you how to use charrettes to create smart growth plans, build citizen trust, resolve issues, keep the planning process on track, and get projects approved faster. Complete transcript included.

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	Are you interested in learning more about specific topics related to the New Urbanism? New Urban News audio conferences bring you the top experts in the field and the latest insights into the planning and development of human-scale, mixed-use communities. Order an Audio Pack from one of our concluded audio conferences and receive: • 90-minute audio CD with the complete presentations and question-answer session. • CD-ROM containing the learning materials prepared by the experts and used during the program. • And, for our more recent programs, beginning with the August 2002 presentation, "Affordable New Urbanism," we also include a complete transcript of the event on CD-ROM. AUDIO PACK price: $75 + $5 shipping & handling Or, order an AUDIO-PRINT PACK: the same contents as the AUDIO PACK, plus hard copy printouts of all learning materials (as well as transcripts for some programs, as noted below). AUDIO-PRINT PACK price: $95 + $5 shipping & handling AUDIO PACKS are available for the following topics: Success in Main Street Planning and Development With Robert Gibbs and Terry Shook Robert Gibbs, the foremost expert on new urban retail, tracks the latest trends in the retail sector and suggests key rules for successful town center development. Resource materials include demographic information for some of the most successful town centers in the US and tell how main streets can compete with malls. Designer Terry Shook gives advice on how deal with the challenges of creating authentic places and designing storefronts that attract customers and blend in with their surroundings. Also included are solutions for integrating retail and multifamily housing, and sharing parking. CLICK HERE order form & information CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format Smart Growth for Municipal Planners With Rick Bernhardt and Bob Melvin Rick Bernhardt, executive director of the Metropolitan Nashville Planning Department, discusses steps to achieve effective citizen involvement and suggests strategies for educating and involving staff, public agencies, developers, and investors. Rick shares his extensive experience in proactive planning and reviews details of specific projects under development in Nashville and Orlando. Bob Melvin, director of planning in Washington Township, New Jersey, recounts how the public sector has successfully instigated and led the planning and development of Washington Town Center, an award-winning new urban project. Resource materials give details on the master plan, zoning and design regulations, as well as tips on navigating the political process and involving the public. CLICK HERE for ordering information CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format Shaping the Region with New Urbanism With Peter Calthorpe and Victor Dover Peter Calthorpe, principal of Calthorpe Associates, discusses the innovative public participation workshops undertaken in the Envision Utah visioning process and various growth scenarios for the Salt Lake City region. Peter's resource materials include a detailed discussion of alternative regional transportation networks. Victor Dover, principal of Dover, Kohl & Partners, discusses how to implement regional planning on the neighborhood level. Victor sites examples from Collier County, FL, and Woodford County, KY, as well as the unprecedented cooperation between seven cities along US1 in South Florida. CLICK HERE for ordering information. CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format Success in TND Building & Construction With Jim Constantine and R. John Anderson Jim Constantine, director of planning and research at Loony Ricks Kiss Architects' Princeton, NJ office, and R. John Anderson, principal of Anderson Lamb & Associates and codeveloper of Doe Mill Neighborhood with New Urban Builders, discuss the challenges of and strategies for creating great places. Jim and John offer their experience and ideas for working successfully with designers, builders, and code officials; facilitating a useful design review process; understanding the market; negotiating tradeoffs; and assuring the highest-quality end product. CLICK HERE for ordering information. CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format Affordable New Urbanism With Ray Gindroz and Willie Jones Ray Gindroz, a cofounder and principal of Urban Design Associates, and Willie Jones, senior vice president of The Community Builders, teach strategies for working with builders to save money while including quality architectural details; using the principles of neighborhood design to create mixed income, affordable communities; mixing market rate and affordable housing; setting policy and managing diverse-income projects. Presentation materials include images, excerpts from pattern books, and plans of successful affordable New Urbanism. Complete transcript included. CLICK HERE for ordering information. CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format Mastering the Transect With Andrés Duany Andrés Duany, principal of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., a founding member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, and an expert on the Transect, provides a brief history of this categorization system, explains how this "universal scaffolding" can be calibrated at a local level to stop sprawl, and discusses how the system can be used to write or adapt codes. Extensive handout materials include valuable informative illustrations and diagrams from DPZ projects, a sample letter to a governor, theory and history of the Transect, and selections from the SmartCode, a model land-use ordinance developed by Andrés as an alternative to conventional sprawl-oriented ordinances. Complete transcript included. CLICK HERE for ordering information. CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format Context Driven Street Design With Rick Hall, Rick Chellman and Peter Swift Registered transportation engineers Rick Hall of Hall Planning and Engineering, Rick Chellman of TND Engineering, and Peter Swift of Swift and Associates provide practical guidelines and creative insights on designing streets for walkable communities. Discussion covers the keys to vital elements such as block size, land use and vehicle speed, using rural-urban Transect planning in the creation of street networks and more. Complete transcript included. CLICK HERE for ordering information. CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format The SmartCode: An Explanation of Transect-Based Coding With Andrés Duany and Demetri Baches Leading planners Andrés Duany and Demetri Baches of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company describe key features of the SmartCode — the first code by new urbanists available nationwide — and provide expert instruction in its use. Participants' questions set the stage for an illuminating discussion, including advice on adapting the code to local needs and conditions. Complete transcript included. CLICK HERE for ordering information CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format Running a Successful Charrette With Bill Lennertz and Victor Dover Bill Lennertz, cofounder and executive director of the National Charrette Institute, and Victor Dover, principal, Dover, Kohl & Partners, provide a complete overview of the charrette process, a collaborative public planning forum for resolving conflicts, reaching solutions, and improving your community through smart growth. Bill and Victor will show you how to use charrettes to create smart growth plans, build citizen trust, resolve issues, keep the planning process on track, and get projects approved faster. Complete transcript included. CLICK HERE for ordering information CLICK HERE order form & information in PDF format