Casper Smart Growth Workshop
May 5, 2006
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The City of Casper and the Local Government Commission (LGC) hosted a one-day smart growth workshop in Casper on Friday, May 5, 2006. The workshop was well-attended by the public, including elected and appointed officials, developers and land owners, and interested citizens. |
Jim Charlier gave a presentation on “Designing Safe, Walkable Streets.” The full program is shown below.
8:30am - Registration
9:00am - Welcome & Introductions
9:15am - Presentation: What is Smart Growth and What Does it Mean to Casper
Paul Zykofsky, AICP, Land Use/Transportation Director,
Local Government Commission, Sacramento, CA
10:00am - Presentation: The Economic Benefits of Smart Growth
Dena Belzer, Principal, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, CA
10:45am - Break
11:00am - Presentation: A Developer’s Perspective on Smart Growth
11:45am - Presentation: Implementing Smart Growth: Getting Your Codes to Work
Laura Hall, Principal, Fisher and Hall Urban Design, Santa Rosa, CA
12:30pm - Lunch
1:15pm - Presentation: Designing Safe, Walkable Streets
Jim Charlier, Principal, Charlier & Associates, Boulder, CO
2:00pm - Panel Discussion and Next Steps: Question and Answer Session with Speakers
3:00pm - Adjourn
3:10pm - Walkability Audit of Downtown Casper (optional)
Facilitated by Jim Charlier and Paul Zykofsky (35-45 minutes)
Here is a copy of Jim’s presentation in PDF format:
CharlierCasperPres.pdf | 13.86 MB |
Additional Related Links:
Local Government Commission in Sacramento | |
City of Casper, Wyoming | |
Strategic Economics (Dena Belzer) | |
Fisher and Hall Urban Design (Laura Hall) |