TOPIC: "Influencing Settlement Patterns through Transportation and Land Use"
SPEAKER: Dr. John R. Nolon, Pace University
PRESENTATION: The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the nation's population will increase by 100 million by the year 2043 and that the private market will respond by developing 70 million new homes and 100 billion square feet of non-residential buildings. It matters very much where this new development is located. If current trends continue, 60% of these new Americans will choose a predominately single-family life style and 40% will live in more compact urban places. Many of these new households,however, are urban-oriented and the private sector is showing renewed interest in urban development. Through proper transportation planning and land use regulation, it is possible to shift settlement patterns toward mixed use, higher density places. Influencing settlement patterns in this manner may be one of the most effective strategies available for mitigating climate change.
Please join us for a special Brown Bag presentation on Tuesday April 1st (see calendar of events) when Professor John R. Nolon will explain these trends and provide descriptions of local government actions that demonstrate how these strategies work. Dr. Nolon is a professor of land use, property, and environmental law at Pace University School of Law, Counsel to its Land Use Law Center, and Visiting Professor of Land Use Law at Yale.
DATE/TIME: April 1, 2008 at 12 noon
LOCATION: 199 Water St., 22nd Fl. - NYC 10038
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