6th Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable

Working Agenda as of August 5, 2009
6th Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable

Smart and Sustainable – Local & Regional, State and Multi-State -
How will planning contribute to achieving these goals of the citizenry?

September 30 – October 1, 2009 - Fredrick, Maryland

For:  Planners and Elected and Appointed Officials, Business Persons and Citizens

Sponsored by:  Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division, American Planning Association and APA Chapters: (invited) Delaware, Maryland, National Capital Area, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Hosted by: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)

Historic Roundtable Support: AMPO, NADO, NARC

Location: Cultural Arts Center of  Frederick County, 15 W Patrick St, Fredrick, MD

Wednesday, September 30 - Late afternoon and Evening

Frederick, Maryland: Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub - Downtown Walking Tour Workshop
Frederick is a regional hub in the Mid-Atlantic and a living example of the benefits of planning coordination at the city, county, regional, state and multi-state levels. This history and the current results will be shared in a Downtown Walking Tour Workshop beginning at 4:15 p.m.  AICP certification - one credit.  At 6 p.m. there will be a Dutch treat dinner at Patrick's Irish Pub and Restaurant followed by speakers explaining the City-County relationships and agreements that are models for smart growth and sustainability in a network of wider regions.

Thursday, October 1 – Morning and Afternoon

9:30-10: 000 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions
Welcome by Frederick officials and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Introduction of the Program. by Bob Leiter, Present Chair of Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division

10:00-11:15 - Panel 1 – Metropolitan Council and State Perspectives – Smart and Sustainable
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- Baltimore Metropolitan Council
- Maryland Department of Planning

11:15 to 12:30 - Panel 2 -  Metropolitan Fringe – Rural and Small Metro Regions and Counties – Smart, Sustainable and Metro Impacts
- Adams County, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Tri County Council for Western Maryland – Frostburg, Maryland (invited)
- Northern Shenandoah Regional Valley Commission – Front Royal, Virginia

12:30 to 2:15  p.m. Lunch followed by
Panel 3 - Smart and Sustainable – Local and Regional from Academic and Federal Perspectives.
Moderator:  Alan Imhoff, Frederick City Alderman
Gerrit Knapp, Director of the Smart Growth Center at the University of Maryland
John Frece, Director of the Office of Smart Growth, EPA

The Panelists will give an overview of the needs, issues and opportunities from their individual perspectives. This will be followed by questions from the Moderator and then a broader Q &A session including the audience.

2:00 – 2:15  - Networking Break

2:15 to 3:00
Panel 4 – Smart and Sustainable – Regional, Inter-regional and Intergovernmental Planning Integration – How might we improve what is already being done?
Bruce McDowell, FAICP  - History, Practice and a Future Vision
Moderator led discussion.

3:00 to 3:30
Panel 5  - Next steps discussion, follow-up topic meetings, and seeking a volunteer Council host and location for Roundtable #7 .
 
3:35  Adjourn

To register now, go to: http://www.mwcog.org/calendar/  Scroll to the dates – September 30/October 1 and open the link. The form gives the option to register to attend either or both days. You may change your choices in the future.

Information and presentations from the prior events are at: http://semanticommunity.wik.is/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Planning_Roundtables

Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division contacts (Please send any feedback to both):  Tom.Christoffel@gmail.com  & Leeschoenecker@aol.com 

Phone – Tom:  540-635-8582   Lee: 202-686-8864