Mobility Friendly Design Standards Summit
FEBRUARY 26, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE GOODSTAY CENTER
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Attendance at this summit was by invitation only.
This half-day summit focused on the mobility-friendly design standards in New Castle County, Delaware. The goal of the event was to bring together leaders from New Castle County, state agencies, municipal governments, and the community to discuss and assist in the preparation of proactive-development, mobility-friendly community design standards. During the summit, national speakers Ed McMahon, Vice President and Director of Land Use Programs for The Conservation Fund and Thomas Hylton, President of Save Our Land, Save Our Towns, Inc., provided information on successful applications of mobility-friendly development standards throughout the nation. In addition, IPA staff presented an analysis on the state of New Castle County’s mobility-friendly standards. For the staff’s analysis see the IPA-compiled resource, entitled "Mobility Friendly Design Standards: A Framework for Delaware."
SUMMIT AGENDA
8:00 - 8:45 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:45 - 9:00 |
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Jerome Lewis, IPA, University of Delaware
Rep. Roger Roy, TMA Delaware |
9:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote Speaker
Ed McMahon, Vice President and Director of Land Use Programs,
The Conservation Fund |
10:00 - 10:15 |
Break |
10:15 - 11:00 |
Resource Presentation - “MFDS: A Framework for Delaware”
Lorene Athey, IPA, University of Delaware
Dr. Robert Warren, IPA, University of Delaware
William Fasano, IPA, University of Delaware |
11:00 - 12:00 |
Group Discussion
Moderator: Edward O’Donnell, IPA, University of Delaware |
12:00 - 12:45 |
Lunch |
12:45 - 1:30 |
Speaker
Thomas Hylton, President, Save Our Land, Save Our Towns, Inc. |
1:30 - 2:00 |
Concluding Remarks and Path Forward
Edward O’Donnell, IPA, University of Delaware |
2:00 |
Adjournment |
For more information, call 302-831-8971 or contact Ed O’Donnell or Lori Athey.
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