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May 1 – May 31, 2008

May in Motion
COMPASS co-sponsors May in Motion, a month-long promotion of events and activities designed to educate valley residents about transportation issues and encourage them to use transportation alternatives. Valley Regional Transit and ACHD's Commuteride are event partners. Please check www.commuteride.com or call 345-Pool for more information.

• May 16, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm-- Bike to Work Day, 8th Street between
  Bannock and Idaho in downtown Boise.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008-Doubletree Riverside Hotel, North Star Room, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise (Refreshments available)

Visualizing Density
Julie Campoli, Terra Firma (Burlington, Vermont)
Alex McLean, Landslides Aerial Photography (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

This presentation/workshop begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m . Please confirm your attendance: 855-2558, ext 222 or msampson@compassidaho.org.
Co-sponsored by Valley Regional Transit (VRT) and Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC)

Demand for more compact, walkable, and mixed-use neighborhoods is on the rise, yet resistance to density often prevents their construction. This presentation uses stunning aerial photography to show why we need to build in a denser pattern, why many people are skeptical of density, and how design plays a key role in our attitudes. It promotes the use of better planning and design to create appealing, high-density neighborhoods.

Thursday, May 8, 2008-Doubletree Riverside Hotel, North Star Room, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise (Refreshments available).

Visualizing Density: Tools and Techniques
Julie Campoli, Terra Firma (Burlington, Vermont) and
Alex MacLean, Landslides Aerial Photography (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

The workshop begins promptly at 8:00 am and ends at 12:00 noon . Please confirm your attendance: 855-2558, ext 222 or msampson@compassidaho.org

This four-hour course on residential density and urban design includes an introduction, three lectures, and an exercise involving both small and large group discussions. It is targeted to planners, developers, architects, housing advocates, landscape architects, community development officials, and neighborhood leaders. The course is relevant to small towns as well as larger cities and suburbs, helping participants understand the issues and challenges of dense development. It focuses on how to use visual tools to communicate density and how the public can see density in a more objective and comprehensive manner, emphasizing the role of design and planning in creating appealing, high-density neighborhoods.

Saturday, May 17, 10am to 6pm & Sunday, May 18, 10am to 5pm: Boise Centre on the Grove
Idaho Green Expo
http://www.idahogreenexpo.org.

May 21, 2008-Doubletree Riverside Hotel, Liberty Room, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise
Dave Leland, Leland Consulting Group, Portland, Oregon and
Don Stastney, StastnyBrun Architects, Portland, Oregon

• 5:30 reception
• 6:00 – 7:30 presentation and questions

Please confirm your attendance: 855-2558, ext 222 or msampson@compassidaho.org

Sponsored by Capital City Development Corporation

This presentation will discuss the role of quality design in the context of development feasibility. Experience shows that successful projects can best be realized when a balance is struck between quality design, financial feasibility, and a clear understanding of the needs, desires, and capability of the markets to be served. These elements must be equally proportioned for long-term success.

Save the Date!
Idaho Smart Growth and ULI Idaho present:

Infill Forum

Thursday May 29, 7:00 p.m.
Boise High School Auditorium

Reporting on the conclusions of a research project conducted by Idaho Smart Growth and ULI Idaho “The Consequences of Residential Infill Development in the Treasure Valley”
Receive a free copy of the 40 page report by attending

Including two panels:
• What is infill and why do we need to consider it?
Featuring planners and policymakers
• What opportunities does infill present and how can we overcome the challenges?
Featuring neighborhood leaders and developers/builders

Monday, June 9, 2008-Doubletree Riverside Hotel, North Star Room, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise
Making a Great City by Design – Themes from Recent Vancouver Experience

Larry Beasley, Vancouver, British Columbia

• 5:30 reception
• 6:00 – 7:30 presentation and questions

Please confirm your attendance: 855-2558, ext 222 or msampson@compassidaho.org.

Sponsored by Capital City Development Corporation

Using Vancouver, in Canada, as an example, Larry Beasley will outline the key themes for great urbanism. He will show how the city by design is a major strategy for economic development and community tranquility. The sustainable city of the future will be about intensity of activities, mixed use, and provision of community and cultural infrastructure. Mr. Beasley will illustrate how to achieve all of these objectives while facilitating major development opportunities and general business growth in the city. He will show how a “living first” strategy for inner-city housing can revitalize a downtown and confirm its central role in a region, responding to both demographic trends and marketing potentials. Mr. Beasley outlines a new way of planning our cities, called by him “experiential planning”, that can tap into deeply held aspirations, even longings, that our citizens have for their community and for their personal lives.