This Thursday, January 28th and Friday, January 29th in is the 2010 Statewide Meeting for the Congress for the New Urbanism (Florida Chapter) in St. Petersburg.
This years title is “Great Expectations! (even in tough times), How the current economic crisis can provide insight and opportunity for Florida and sustainable urbanism” and the outline is as follows:
“It is clear that expectations for the future, in terms of growth and prosperity, have dramatically changed from 2005 to 2009. In addition to the national economic turbulence, some legislative proposals in Florida could unwittingly diminish the progress of smart and rational growth in our state. The January 2010 CNU statewide meeting will address these issues and provide an optimistic perspective on these challenging times, including the latest ways to advance New Urbanist principles.”
This article appears in Jan 20-26, 2010.