Residents, businesses and local leaders have been presented an
unprecedented opportunity to remake the neighborhoods in the White
Flint area of Montgomery County – transforming the current hodge-podge
of traffic, parking lots and urban sprawl – into a new “Smart Growth”
hometown that invites a cross-generational appeal. Smart growth values
long-range, regional considerations of sustainability over a short-
term focus. Its goals are to achieve a unique sense of community and
place; expand the range of transportation, employment, and housing
choices; equitably distribute the costs and benefits of development;
preserve and enhance natural and cultural resources; and promote
public health.

Cornellians across the globe are leading the way in sustainability
efforts, meet the key Cornell players involved with the White Flint
Partnership as they work to build a sustainable city and a new sense
of community.

The panelists will cover:

    * The environmental benefits of Transit Oriented Development
(TOD), national trends and the specific analysis of the White Flint
Sector Plan.
    * The cutting edge green technology that will be employed
throughout the project including: green roofs and curtain walls.
    * How an innovative and successful social media-based outreach
campaign is being used by private developers, government agencies, and
community groups, to share information.

Featuring:
Evan Goldman '96, Director, Development, Federal Realty Investment
Trust
Piera Weiss  MS ’80: Master Planner, Maryland National Capital Park &
Planning
Peggy Schwartz '77 MRP: Executive Director, Transportation Action
Partnership
John Thomas '96 MRP: Senior Policy Analyst, US EPA, Smart Growth
Program

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
6:00 PM Doors Open/Networking/Reception
6:45 PM Presentations /Q&A/Open Mic
8:00 PM Networking Continues
8:30 PM Event Concludes

Cost:  $30 includes reception, presentation and networking.

Register: http://cen.cornell.edu/index.cfm/events.details?eventID=487®ionID=...

Location: Holland and Knight
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100
Washington DC 20006
**Thank you to Holland and Knight for providing their office space for
this event**

Event Contact: Amanda Christofferson, CEN Coordinator
amanda.christoffer...@cornell.edu, 607-254-7111

Magdalena Kalinka Bartishevich
Associate Director, Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN)
Office of Alumni Affairs
Cornell University
607.255.8636
magdalena.kali...@cornell.edu ~ Linked-in, Facebook, CEN
Twitter @CornellNetwork

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