Registration and Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 8:00 am

Program 8:00 am – 12:15 pm

Overview:

The Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy will hold its fifth Smart Growth Symposium titled Building Livable Communities along the SMART Corridor this October in Petaluma.  The launch of the SMART train service in 2014 will create a new market incentive for city centered development around rail stations along the SMART corridor.  This form of development, often referred to as Transit Oriented Development (TOD), has demonstrated economic, environmental and community benefits when done well.  From an economic perspective, having an alternative to the freeway will help retain and attract employees, reduce commute costs, and make the North Bay a more attractive place for businesses to locate.

Join business, community and government leaders from across the North Bay for an engaging and informative symposium on what it will take to attract new businesses and build thriving communities along the SMART corridor. 

Program:

Welcome and introduction

-          Tanya Narath, Executive Director, Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy

Update on the SMART System

-          Charles McGlashan, Marin County Supervisor and Chair of SMART District Board of Directors

Regional Planning and SMART

-          Kenneth Kirkey,  AICP, Planning Director,  Association of Bay Area Governments

-          Doug Johnson, Senior Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Transit Oriented Development Case Studies in the Bay Area

-          Speaker to be announced

Station Area Planning along the SMART Corridor

-          Wayne Goldberg, former Director of Advance Planning, City of Santa Rosa

-          Bob Brown, Director, Community Development Department, City of San Rafael

-          Carol Russell, Councilmember, City of Cloverdale

Moving Beyond A Plan

A panel discussion on what it will take to successfully implement TOD’s along the SMART corridor.

-          Russ Colombo, President and CEO, Bank of Marin

-          John Stewart, Chairman, the John Stewart Company

-          Jeremy Madsen, Executive Director, Greenbelt Alliance