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Conference:
How Can Connecticut Communities Take Advantage of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)?
Monday, January 29, 2007
9 am to 12:30 pm
Central Connecticut State University Student Center’s Alumni Hall
New Britain, CT
This Conference will explore the opportunities and difficulties of making TOD a reality. You will hear from knowledgeable persons who have experience with transit development at a scale that is relevant to Connecticut municipalities. We want you to share your ideas, experiences and questions with other municipal and state leaders. We look forward to seeing you there!
Sponsored by the Capitol Region Council of Governments; Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; Institute for Municipal & Regional Policy at CCSU; and Regional Plan Association.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks
Dr. John W. Miller, President of CCSU; Honorable Timothy T. Stewart, Mayor of New Britain; Honorable M. Jodi Rell (invited), Governor of the State of CT; and Honorable James A. Amann, Speaker of the CT House of Representatives.
9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion - Real World Experiences with TOD
Moderator -- Mr. Steven J. Kliger, Executive Director, Center for Public Policy and Social Research, CCSU; Panelists -- Mr. Robert Lane, Director of Urban Design of the Regional Plan Association; Honorable Jim Maley, Mayor of Collingswood Borough, Collingswood, NJ; Ms. Gina McCarthy, Commissioner of the CT Department of Environmental Protection; Mr. John Simone, Executive Director of the CT Main Street Center; Mr. Steve Soler, President of the Georgetown Land Development Company.
10:45 a.m. Conversation - The way forward for TOD in Connecticut
Introductory Comments -- Honorable Donald E. Williams, Jr., President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the State of CT; Moderator -- Mr. John Atkin, Vice President and Connecticut Director of Regional Plan Association; Participants -- Mr. Robert Genuario (invited), Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management of the State of CT; Mr. Ralph J. Carpenter, Commissioner of the CT Department of Transportation; Senator Don DeFronzo and Representative Tony Guerrera, Co-Chairs of the General Assembly Transportation Committee (invited); All State of CT Mayors and First Selectpersons are invited to participate in the Conversation.
12:15 p.m. Concluding Remarks
Dr. Lyle Wray, Executive Director, Capitol Regional Council of Governments; Mr. Gian- Carl Casa, Director of Legislative Services, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
RSVP
Contact Debby Rihm: 860-522-2217x13 or drihm@crcog.org to reserve a seat.
DIRECTIONS
From the North (Massachusetts):
Take 91 South to 84 West to Exit 39A, to Rte. 9 South.
Get off Exit 29 and take a right at the end of the exit ramp onto Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
At the third traffic light, take a left into the Student Center Parking Lot and feel free to park in the garage in the event of inclement weather.
From the Southwest (Stamford/New Haven):
Take 95 North to 91 North to Exit 22 North, to Rte. 9 North.
Follow Rte. 9 North and take Exit 29, Rte. 175.
At the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp, go straight and follow Fenn Road to the second traffic light, and take a left turn onto Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
At the third traffic light, take a left into the Student Center Parking Lot and feel free to park in the garage in the event of inclement weather.
From the Southeast (Groton/New London):
Take 95 South to Rte. 9 North to Exit 29, Rte. 175.
At the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp, go straight and follow Fenn Road to the second traffic light, and take a left turn onto Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
At the third traffic light, take a left into the Student Center Parking Lot and feel free to park in the garage in the event of inclement weather.
From the East (Hartford):
Take 84 West to Exit 39A, to Rte. 9 South.
Get off Exit 29 and take a right at the end of the exit ramp onto Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
At the third traffic light, take a left into the Student Center Parking Lot and feel free to park in the garage in cases of inclement weather.
From the West (Danbury/Waterbury):
Take 84 East to Exit 39A, to Rte. 9 South.
Get off Exit 29 and take a right at the end of the exit ramp onto Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
At the third traffic light, take a left into the Student Center Parking Lot and feel free to park in the garage in the event of inclement weather.
Alternate Route (from the West) :
Take 84 East to Exit 35, Rte. 72 East (New Britain exit).
Follow Rte. 72 East to Rte. 9 North and take Exit 29, Rte. 175.
At the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp, go straight and follow Fenn Road to the second traffic light, and take a left turn onto Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
At the third traffic light, take a left into the Student Center Parking Lot and feel free to park in the garage in the event of inclement weather.
PLEASE NOTE
This is a NON-CCM conducted event. Please direct all inquiries to the contact person noted above.
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