News: Past Event
“Strange Bedfellows” Building Alliances for Smart Growth
02.04 - 02.06.2010 Seattle, WA
Mithun Principal William Kreager, FAIA, presents in this educational session at the 9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Strange Bedfellows: Building Smart Growth Partnerships Among Diverse Groups
The region that will earn the highest returns on its transportation, housing, and commercial investments will be one with a shared, sustainable vision. The new federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities will channel much of its support to communities with diverse and unified leadership that can deliver results in support of the regional plans. Creating this shared vision in your region requires critical local leadership and coalition building among diverse stakeholder groups.
The prize is an alliance of NGO, business and government organizations that can lead public education on what should change and can also provide political cover for elected officials implementing the region’s smart growth vision "on-the-ground."
Drawing from practical experience, leaders from three regional alliances across the US will share how they built their respective alliance, what has worked and what hasn’t. Attendees will find “take-home knowledge” that helps bridge regional silos and warring factions to deliver a smart growth regional vision for all.
Visit newpartners.org to register and for more information.
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