{"73603":{"#nid":"73603","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Everyday Neighborhoods Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECommunities throughout the country are watching or wishing for the redevelopment of their nowhere zone, the holes in their community fabric. At one time these nowhere zones were vital shopping centers or active industrial districts, but today they are vacant or nearly vacant. They may sever neighborhoods, encourage disinvestment, increase undesirable activities, and act as a drag on a city\u0027s tax revenues.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMany nowhere zones are being reinvented, but are they creating everyday neighborhoods? Everyday Neighborhoods are places for people of all ages and income levels\u0085places where sustainability principles regarding the interaction of social, environmental, and economic activities and needs are used to address urban challenges.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis one-day conference will present the elements of Everyday Neighborhoods-good urban design, mixed uses, pedestrian-friendly and transit-oriented, equity, lifecycle community orientation, and various aspects of sustainability, including environmental, health, and economic concerns. The conference will provide a venue for a multi-disciplinary discussion of the barriers to creating Everyday Neighborhoods and strategies to overcome them.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis conference is designed for a broad audience, including land developers, planners, urban designers, economic developers, public officials, architects, community activists, environmentalists, financers, and public health professionals. This course has been approvied for AIA and continuing education credits. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information and an agenda visit \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.cqgrd.gatech.edu\/everyday_neighborhoods.php\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cqgrd.gatech.edu\/everyday_neighborhoods.php\u003C\/a\u003E. You may register by clicking on the link below or by calling 404.385.3500.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"This one-day symposium will present the elements of Everyday Neighborhoods-good urban design, mixed uses, travel options, lifecycle orientation, equity, environment, and economic development.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Redeveloping Urban Nowhere Zones"}],"uid":"27293","created_gmt":"2006-05-22 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:52:07","author":"Joanie Chembars","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2006-09-21T09:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2006-09-21T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2006-09-21T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2006-09-21 13:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2006-09-21 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2006-09-21 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/conted\/servlet\/edu.gatech.conted.course.ViewCourseDetails?COURSE_ID=822","title":"Register today!"}],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"177","name":"planning"},{"id":"227","name":"urban design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EKaren Leone de Nie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=kl123\u0022\u003EContact Karen Leone de Nie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-5125\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}