Panel Discussion: A Sense of Community and its Identity Under SB 375...

Pasadena + Foothill Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Presents a Panel Discussion:A Sense of Community and Its Identity Under SB 375: Trends, Issues, Concerns + Opportunities Surrounding SB 375(New Land-Use, Housing, and Transportation Polices at the Community Level) Two (2) AIA CEUs for Health + Safety, One (1) AIA CEU for Sustainability When + Where + RegisterSaturday, March 6, 2010, in Sierra Madre, from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM (Please See Program Schedule on Back) Location: Sierra Madre Congregational Church, 170 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA 91024-2435 An Eight-Dollar ($8.00) donation for a Continental Breakfast, will be appreciatedSo we can accommodate everyone who wishes to attend, please register at: www.aiapf.org Or, please e-mail Scott Young at: scott@restore2green.com Please Put into the Subject Line: SB 375 Panel
SB 375 (September 2008) has been referred to by a few as the “Anti-Sprawl Bill”, or by others as the, “Sustainable Communities Strategies Act”. Either name an individual decides upon, the objective behind SB 375 is to encourage communities to develop land-use, housing, and transportation strategies that work within their particular built environment objectives, while also reducing the amount of green house gas (GHG) emissions produced by cars and light trucks. A key component, within SB 375, for the public, community groups, architects, engineers, city planners, administrators, and local government officials to keep in mind, is that individual communities and sub-regions will be given specific GHG emission reduction targets – they will not be given directives on how to meet their specific target. In other words, individual communities or sub-regions have an opportunity to collaborate, and to participate in, the decision processes that relate to and ultimately determine their local or sub-regional land-use, housing, and transportation policies. Simply stated, under SB 375, a community has an opportunity to maintain its influence over its unique identity. Our Moderator: Julianna Delgado, M.Arch, PhD, AICP, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, Cal Poly Pomona Our Panel Members: Martin Wachs, PhD, RAND Corporation, Director of Transportation, Space, and Technology Michael K. Woo, Dean of College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona. Member of the Air Resources Board Paul Zimmerman, Executive Director of Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing Huasha Liu, Director of Land Use and Environmental Planning for Southern California Association of Governments Our Program Schedule: 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM: Open Networking - Coffee, breakfast breads, fruits, etcetera 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM: Introduction by Julianna Delgado, M.Arch, PhD, AICP Presentation by Martin Wachs, PhD Presentation by Michael Woo, Dean of College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM: Break - Coffee, bottled water, breakfast breads, fruits, etcetera 10:45 AM to 12:30 PM: Brief Presentation by Paul Zimmerman, Executive Director of SCANPH Brief Presentation by Huasha Liu, Director of Land Use and Environmental Planning for SCAG Panel Discussion Question and Answer Session 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM: Close-Out Networking - Coffee, bottled water, breakfast breads, fruits, etcetera Our Sponsors are: Livingreen, Culver City – 310.838.8442 www.livingreen.com The Carpet Brothers, Marina Del Rey – 310-940-5560 or 310-940-5592 www.thecarpetbrothers.com Build It Green – 510.845.0472 www.builditgreen,org