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		<title>RPA wrap-up</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1491</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Regional Plan Association, which created America 2050, provided a nice wrap-up of the conference on its website:
Houston, with its long refusal to adopt zoning, is the city most planners love to hate. Yet underneath this apparent disdain for big government, the city has a complexity and receptivity to new ideas and people that make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 2: Elected officials panel on high-speed rail; Conclusion</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1363</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conference concluded with an elected officials panel to discuss high-speed and commuter rail in the Texas Triangle. The participants included (left to right) Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Fort Worth City Councilmember Jungus Jordan, Travis County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt, and College Station Mayor Ben White. The discussion was moderated by Miya Shay, a reporter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 2: Visioning in the Triangle</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1362</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sally Campbell, Karen Walz, Emily Braswell, and Patrick Howard discussed how to create a citizen vision for the future in the Texas Triangle. The speakers emphasized the need for implementation strategies, not just visioning.
Video will be posted soon.
Sally Campbell on a Regional Vision for Central Texas (.ppt, 35.7 MB):
Sally Campbell, executive director of Envision Central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 2: Sustainable economics for the Texas Triangle</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1212</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Leinberger, Mark Anielski, and Robin Rather discussed sustainable economics and wealth generation in the Texas Triangle. Leinberger focused on the connection between transportation and real estate development, Rather discussed green jobs, and Anielski discussed “genuine wealth,” which includes many typically unmeasured or undervalued qualities.
Video will be posted soon.

Christopher Leinberger, a Visiting Fellow of The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 2: Welcome; sustainable polycentric regions and ecocities</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1207</link>
		<comments>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1207#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Crossley, president of Houston Tomorrow, welcomed participants to the second day of the conference and discussed polycentric cities such as Houston, which has multiple high-density centers, adding that the idea of a polycentric region would work well in the Texas Triangle.
Video will be posted soon.

David Crossley on Polycentric Regions (.key, 63.8 MB)
David Crossley said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1: Participant survey; Conclusion</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1181</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 1 concluded with an anonymous keypad voting session to learn more about the collective views of the participants. Overall, participants were generally optimistic on most subjects, with the notable exceptions of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing water resources, and preserving natural areas. Participants were also doubtful that the state legislature would be helpful on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1: Green infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1177</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Jacob, Karen Walz, and Dean Almy talked about green infrastructure and the role it plays in the Texas Triangle, as well as about how to protect those assets as the region grows. All three agreed that the cities in the Texas Triangle must focus heavily on creating density in order to preserve existing natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1: Transportation</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1175</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Goldberg, Frank Wilson, Petra Todorovich, and Ashby Johnson discussed transportation priorities in the Texas Triangle, as well as how transportation policies are changing nationally. They said that popular opinion is shifting in favor of transit and high-speed rail, and that local and federal policies are slowly adapting as well.
Video will be posted soon.

David Goldberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1: Energy</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1173</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amy Myers Jaffe and Raymond Orbach discussed energy use and production, and how those trends might change in coming years. Jaffe said that to change the US energy system, we must change our driving patterns, and Orbach said that cities should try to optimize their land uses to do so.
Video will be posted soon.
Amy Myers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1: Food &amp; water</title>
		<link>http://texastriangle.org/?p=1171</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Jacob, Bruce McCarl, Bob Randall, Dan Hardin, and Jim Holway discussed water and food challenges facing Texas. The speakers said that Texas imports much of its food supply, and that a growing population and dwindling water resources will strain the system over the next 50 years.
Video will be posted soon.

John Jacob on Texas Soil [...]]]></description>
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