Rochester New Urbanism & Sustainable Development Meetup
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The purpose of this group is to gather individuals of like mind with respect to New Urbanism and Sustainable Development. These are urban design movements aimed to reform all aspects of development and improving infrastructure/resou rce efficiency. Help end suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment and create neighborhoods that are walkable and contain a diverse range of housing and jobs. Let's restore our urban fabric and communities! I hope to meet monthly, or more often if demand requires, to discuss/observe issues facing developers, prospective urban dwellers, and city planners. Going forward, we can work in close concert with agencies such as the Rochester Regional Community Design Center (rrcdc.org) in order to influence flawed governmental policy regarding zoning, etc. Members would get a room/streetscape full of ears sympathetic to a common cause and receptive to their urban concerns, especially those relating to our great city of Rochester.
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Our next meeting:
Reshaping Rochester Lecture Series: Richard Bernhardt
Coffee/dinner beforehand, with informal discussion following the lecture, possibly drinks to follow.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 ahead of time via Paypal from http://www.rrcdc.org/...
$15 at the door.
- When?
- Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM 20080513T230000Z
- Where?
- Meeting fee
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$10.00 per person, $15 at door
- Who?
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4 members have said Yes
1 member said Maybe
Recent Meetings
Sat Apr 26, 8:30 AM |
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Thu Apr 17, 7:00 PM |
What's New?
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"All pics courtesy of Steve Ouriel, thanks Steve! www.xof1.com"
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"Hey guys, Just got this E-mail from a Toronto environmentalist who will be in town tomorrow with his solar car project. I don't believe I'll be able to make it on this amount of notice with family..."
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"Hello all, Just checking in to say I've scheduled two new meetups. The first is a volunteer effort centering on the south side of the city this Saturday. The second is part of a broader lecture series..."
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Notes to accompany the slides for those who were unable to attend the meeting and those who were able that would like to go over it again. Three major reference books noted at bottom of Page 6.
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The Powerpoint presentation for Thursday night. Apologies for file size. Appended is a Traditional Neighborhood Design Checklist for personal reference/discussion .
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"I live in Downtown Rochester, in an apartment over on Water St. I'm an IT guy for Bergmann Assoc. an A&E firm also Downtown."
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"Hello! I find this very interesting! I look forward to meeting everyone. I work as the Director of Housing for a non-for-profit that provides housing for homeless male veterans in the rochester community. Affordable housing is a constant issue!"
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"Hi Everyone, I have lived in Rochester all my life. I live in Brighton with my wife and three children,member of the Green Brighton Task forces operations committee. I am a past Vice-President and President of the Monroe Ave Merchants Assoc"
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"Hey all, I'm a friend of Bob's and a current city dweller. I had a long flirtation with architecture, so I am also interested in smart building design. Functionality and efficiency are of particular interest to me."
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"Hey guys, I just posted to my blog at http://urbanchamp... about two very disparate but effective ways to improve city living. Feel free to comment here or over there. -Bob"
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"Hey all, Just wanted to start some discussion about the most prime example of New Urbanist architecture to hit Rochester in the last 5 years. http://farm3.stat... I..."
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"Count me in! I've lived in the Rochester area for 6 years now and am interested in revitalizing the area."
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"I am an urban planner with an interest in seeing cities evolve."
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"Howdy, all!"
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"I am very interested in this meetup group, but have a crazy schedule for the next few months...please keep me in the loop!"
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"Downtown's Aqueduct Park with the Statue of Mercury and the Wings of Progress framing the scene (Photo by Karen Rzonca - CC A-N-NDW 2.0 License)"
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"This is the place to continue the conversation between monthly Meetups. Get to know your local Meetup community, ask questions, answer questions, talk about your last get-together--it's up to you. We..."
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"Tried to move to the city in 2005 before things got derailed and I landed in Webster. Now selling that place to move closer to work. I am really looking forward to meeting those who share my positive vision for Rochester."
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"Rochester is an excellent place to live and enjoy pursuits outside of the daily routine. From the Lilac Festival, to Professional Baseball, to a national-quality Orchestra, to beaches and navigable rivers,..."
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