2011 Smart Growth Summit [Part 6 of 6]
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana, Maine
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-08
Duration: 00:52:08
Subjects: Louisiana Smart Growth Summit | Center for Planning Excellence | City planning | Transportation | Street-railroads | Local transit | Housing
Contributors:
- Renne, John Speaker
- Bernstein, Scott Speaker
- Martin, Robert Speaker
Description
The sixth part of a six-part series of presentations from the Louisiana Smart Growth Summit sponsored by the Center for Planning Excellence in Baton Rouge in August 2011. In this session: John Renne of the UNO Transportation Institute advocates for a light rail system; Scott Bernstein, the president and co-founder of the Center for Neighborhood Technology discusses the quarter rule for housing and the hidden transportation costs of housing; and Robert Martin of Strategic Equity Partners describes the benefits of rail in Maine, including preservation and ridership.