Fwd: STREET SECRETS Civic By Design Forum June 10

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John Cock

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From: TOM LOW <tom...@mindspring.com>
Date: May 19, 2014 at 7:30:04 PM EDT
To: info Civic By Design <in...@civicbydesign.com>
Subject: STREET SECRETS Civic By Design Forum June 10

STREET SECRETS

THE CIVIC ART OF STREET DESIGN

CIVIC BY DESIGN FORUM

Presented with Levine Museum of the New South

Tuesday, June 10, 2014  |  5:30pm — 6:30pm 

Levine Museum of the New South

200 East Seventh Street

Charlotte NC

Free and open to the public

Free parking at 7th street parking garage 

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THE JUNE 10 EVENT:  America is rediscovering its streets. A revolutionary makeover is underway to promote walking and cycling and appeal to a new generation of creative, demanding citizens. Victor Dover, coauthor of the new book Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns, will describe how street design can shape enduring cities and towns that people really love.  Victor Dover, cofounder of Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planning in Coral Gables, Florida, has 25 years’ experience restoring healthy neighborhoods and creating walkable communities. The coauthor of Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns (Wiley, January 2014) with architect John Massengale, he has designed 150 neighborhoods, urban revitalization programs, and regional plans across five continents including Plan El Paso, hailed as “America’s Best Smart Growth Plan.”  Victor is a native of Charlotte — two streets in Charlotte are featured in the Street Design book. 

During this event you will learn about the following:

1.  Observe how historical, tree-lined streets like those in Charlotte are a model for street design today;

2.  Preview the new book Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns with foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales:

3.  Hear about the movement to create “complete streets” that serve cars, pedestrians and bicyclists: and

4.  Learn how civic design is a key element to creating safe and beautiful streets where people want to be.

QUESTIONS?:  in...@civicbydesign.com   

PARTNERS:  Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte Department of Transportation, Congress for the New Urbanism Carolinas

REFERENCE:   

Street Design book, photos and events: http://streets-book.com/home/

Victor Dover’s firm and projects: http://www.doverkohl.com/ or on Twitter @VictorDover

As part of our Planning 101 initiative.

The mission of the Civic By Design Forum is to elevate the quality of our region’s built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional region for all. We achieve our mission by engaging and uniting businesses, non-profits, academic institutions, municipal governments, and citizens through civic design. This is a free and open to the public forum in our tenth year of activity. The Forum is presented with Levine Museum of the New South and through partnerships with the Foundation for the Carolinas, Crossroads Charlotte, American Institute of Architects Charlotte, the Congress for the New Urbanism Carolinas, the Charlotte Sierra Club, the US Green Building Council Charlotte, the City of Belmont, the Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance, the Charlotte Mixed-Income Housing Coalition, Congress of Residential Architecture Charlotte, the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America Charlotte, City of Charlotte Transportation and Planning, Charlotte Center City Partners, Sustain Charlotte, the Public Art Program of Charlotte’s Arts & Science Council, TreesCharlotte, Que-OS, Plan Charlotte, the NC Division of Community Assistance and participants like you.  Thomas E. Low AIA CNU LEED AICP NCARB, Director, Civic By Design © 2014.