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Preserving the American Dream
Conference 2004 Agenda
Friday, April 16
Tour of Portland
8:30 am to 4:30 pm - Optional bus tour of Portland-area transit-oriented developments and other smart-growth projects
Reception and Alternatives Visions
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Registration and welcoming reception
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - Discussion of the merits of Portland's livability planning featuring:
- U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer
- John Charles, Cascade Policy Institute
- Andy Kerr, Alternatives to Growth Oregon
Saturday, April 17
Morning Session: What's Wrong with Smart Growth
8:00 am to 9:45 am - Plenary Session
- Representative Joe Neal: The Impact of Smart Growth on Low-Income People
- Kansas City Councilwoman Saundra McFadden-Weaver: Why I Opposed Light-Rail Transit in Kansas City
- Stephen Town: New Urbanism and Crime
10:00 am to Noon - Workshops
- Public Safety (Stephen Town, Kathleen Calongne, Michael Cunneen)
- Public Health (Joel Schwartz, Marlene Sanford, Wendell Cox)
- Killing Wasteful Rail Projects (Thomas Rubin, Saundra McFadden-Weaver, Robert Behnke)
- Affordable Housing (Gerard Mildner, Joe Neal, Jerry Johnson)
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm - Lunch Session
Keynote Speech: Protecting Property Rights by Kay McClanahan
Afternoon Session: Defining the American Dream
1:30 pm to 3:15 pm - Plenary Session
- Tom Rubin: Evaluation of Rail Transit Projects
- Randal O'Toole: Great Rail Disasters
- Ken Dueker: Mandating Density
- Wendell Cox: Urban Trends Around the World
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm: Workshops
- Transportation Planning (Tom Rubin, Peter Samuel, Randal O'Toole)
- Land, Air, and Water issues (Joel Schwartz, Liz Callison, Ted Ferrioli)
- Why Visioning Doesn't Work (Jim Skaggs, Rodney Stubbs, Mel Zucker)
- Why Growth-Management Planning Doesn't Work (Ron Utt, Owen McShane, Eric Montague)
6:00 pm - Dinner (on your own)
Sunday, April 18
Morning Session: Defending the American Dream
8:00 am to 9:45 am - Plenary Session
- John Finley Scott: Social Dynamics
- David Strom: Political Dynamics
- Alan Pisarski: Recent Commuting Trends
- Erik Slotboom: Building a Transportation Coalition
10:00 am to Noon - Workshops
- Improving Communications Skills (Fred Smith, Dave Hunnicut, Randal O'Toole)
- Future Transport (Peter Samuel, Patrick DeCorla-Souza, David Willmott)
- Improving Lobbying Skills (John Charles, Larry Baldock, Dave Hunnicutt)
- Portland Politics (Dave Hunnicutt, Jon Chandler, Mel Zucker)
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm - Lunch Session
Keynote Speech: Value-Based Communications by Fred Smith
Afternoon Session: The American Dream Coalition
1:30 to 3:00 - The first meeting of the American Dream Coalition |
