Conservation Law Foundation » green space http://www.clf.org For a thriving New England Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:02:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Make your neighborhood great – Join CLF at the Great Neighborhoods Summit! http://www.clf.org/blog/massachusetts/make-your-neighborhood-great-join-clf-at-the-great-neighborhoods-summit/ http://www.clf.org/blog/massachusetts/make-your-neighborhood-great-join-clf-at-the-great-neighborhoods-summit/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:59:06 +0000 Claire Morgenstern http://www.clf.org/?p=4671 Who doesn't want to live in a Great Neighborhood? On June 23, join some of your neighbors -- whether you share a block, town, state or region -- along with CLF and the MA Smart Growth Alliance at the Great Neighborhoods Summit 2011: Placemaking in Action.

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Who doesn’t want to live in a Great Neighborhood? On June 23, join some of your neighbors — whether you share a block, town, state or region — along with CLF and the MA Smart Growth Alliance at the Great Neighborhoods Summit 2011: Placemaking in Action. This event, to be held in the Campus Center Ballroom at UMass Boston, brings non-profit organizations, political leaders, academic and policy experts, grassroots activists, and community leaders together to discuss the importance of placemaking and to share ideas about how to inspire collective action that transforms communities and drives local and regional change. Notable events include:

  • Opening Remarks by the Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston
  • Metropolitan Issues and Collaboration Across Sectors
  • Great Neighborhoods: Regional Change through Local Action
  • Panel Discussion: Five Examples of Placemaking and Transformation in Greater Boston
  • Keynote Address by Fred Kent, President, Project for Public Spaces: Creating “Place Capital”

Click here for a full schedule of events and speakers.

Great Neighborhoods are active, environmentally friendly and welcoming places where community and business leaders, residents, and public officials work together to create affordable homes, job-generating offices and stores, and recreational spaces close to public transportation. Residents are able to spend more time interacting with neighbors, biking or walking and less time commuting. Massachusetts is leading the way with this groundbreaking initiative that serves as a model for smart community and regional planning, and we need your help.

Great Neighborhoods Summit 2011: Placemaking in Action
Thursday, June 23, 2011
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
UMass-Boston Campus Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston (map and directions)

All are welcome. Register today!

Visit www.ma-smartgrowth.org for more info and the latest news and updates.

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