Cutting Carbs Workshops
Oregon Environmental Council is hosting three "Cutting Carbs" workshops for land use professionals during December. Through information, tools and resources, Cutting Carbs workshops aid growing metropolitan areas in their ability to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
Who should attend? Transportation professionals, land use professionals, and elected officials who influence transportation plans and projects. Participants will be eligible for 4 AICP professional development credits.
What will you learn? We will explore the leading edge of incorporating greenhouse gas considerations into transportation planning and land use planning. The workshops will cover:
- State and federal transportation and climate change legislation that could impact your work, including the recommendations of the MPO GHG Task Force
- Which strategies make the most cost-effective dent in GHGs.
- The latest in modeling transportation-related GHGs.
- Barriers to and opportunities for reducing GHGs from transportation.
- Blueprint for the Future, a fifty-year conceptual vision for future growth in the Sacramento region. This blueprint plan has won many awards for its creative applications and its ability to create consensus in the region on a variety of complex issues.
- Resources available for cutting carbs from the transportation system, including funding.
Salem Cutting Carbs Workshop
When: Dec. 4, 1pm-5:45pm,
Hosted by: Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments
Central Point Cutting Carbs Workshop
When: Dec. 10, 10am- 3:45pm
Hosted by: Rogue Valley Council of Governments
Springfield Cutting Carbs Workshop
Dec. 11, 8:00am-2pm
Hosted by: City of Springfield
Local Activist Workshops
1000 Friends of Oregon is hosting workshops throughout the state on new transportation and climate policies being considered by the Bend, Salem, and Springfield-Eugene metro regions. Learn what these communities are doing, and what you can do to support making your neighborhood more walkable and bicycle-friendly through smarter land use and transportation planning - the same tools that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Springfield Activist Workshop
When: Thurs., October 22, 2009, 6 - 7:30pm
Where: Springfield Public Library, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield
Speakers: Kitty Piercy, Eugene mayor; and Mary Kyle McCurdy, task force member & 1000 Friends policy director.
Salem-Keizer Activist Workshop
When: Wed., October 28, 6 - 7:30pm
Where: Salem Central Library’s Anderson Room, 585 Liberty St SE, Salem
Speakers: Peter Courtney, Senate President; and Chris Hagerbaumer, task force member & Oregon Environmental Council deputy director.
Bend Activist Workshop
When: Nov. 18, 6-7:30pm
Where: Deschutes Brewery's Mountain Room (901 SW Simpson Rd., Bend)
Speakers: Mark Capell, Bend City Council Member; Jeff Monson, Executive Director of Commute Options for Central Oregon; and Mary Kyle McCurdy, Policy Director for 1000 Friends of Oregon & task force member.