The 15-Minute City
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Date
June 17, 2021
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Time
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Session #3
Introduction to Refashioning Our Parking Regulations and Development Choices for Fiscal Health
June 17th, 2021
10:00 am to 11:30 pm ET
Planning The Post-Pandemic American Future
Reconsidering Commuting Culture for a More Prosperous, Healthier, and Socially Dynamic Future
The Hudson County Economic Development Corporation, the County of Hudson, and McManimon, Scotland, & Baumann, LLC present a three-part series featuring global experts in the fields of planning, transportation, and municipal finance. The series will explore the need to create walkable, pedestrian-friendly cities as a larger part of proactive economic development attraction and retention strategies to build resilient local economies.
Cities and suburbs are, at their core, labor markets. Studies have shown (the most recent from MIT and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia), that walkable cities with strong civic design attract more college graduates and achieve significantly higher economic growth. Yet, many of our municipalities are still plagued by a glut of parking and pedestrian unfriendly streets, designed for cars, that increase pollution and limit social interaction. The new wave of the workforce—Gen Z, Millennials, and even Gen X before them—need walkable, bike-friendly neighborhoods and cities, now popularly termed the “The 15-Minute City.” Multiple studies have shown their willingness to pay a premium to live in such places and that American society pays a steep price for having too few of them. By challenging our assumptions about what is possible, the Series intends to help us better understand and overcome the obstacles to making the “15-Minute City” a reality.
What you will learn:
- New thinking and perspectives about how to implement the 15 Minute City, specifically on how
to improve transportation choices, improved mobility, walkability, more housing, and improved
economic and fiscal health. - How to understand our underlying worldviews as it pertains to allocating our public space.
- Why providing alternatives to the automobile radically improves mobility, the environment, our
health, and our community fabric. - What changes towns and cities can make now to promote walkability.
- How our land use decisions impact the fiscal health of our towns and cities and the economic
health of our local businesses. - How parking policy impacts housing, land use, and fiscal health.
Who should attend:
- Civic (city and town) leaders
- Economic development professionals
- Corporate and business leaders
- Small business owners
- Real estate developers
- Real estate professionals
- Community leaders
- General public with an interest in improved mobility and walkability options
Let’s Make our Towns and Cities 15 Minute Cities!
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