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 Friday, September 25
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Registration / fruit and coffee
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Welcome / Report from Thursday, David Crossley
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Sustainable polycentric regions and ecocities
David Crossley, President, Houston Tomorrow
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The European Union has a vision of “regions with multiple centers organized
into collaborative economic clusters that form sustainable networks of access,
mobility, and green infrastructure.” How does that describe the Texas Triangle
and its sub‐regions?
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Sustainable economics for the Texas Triangle
Mark Anielski, author of “Creating Genuine Wealth”
Christopher Leinberger, author of “The Option of Urbanism”
Robin Rather, CEO, Collective Strength
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New economic models are evolving in response to powerful global drivers.
Walkable Urbanism is emerging as the market’s first choice. Quality of life and
happiness are key economic indicators. How can policy in the Triangle react to
these and other drivers?
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Lunch and panel discussion: visioning in the triangle
Moderator: Jeff Taebel, Community & Environmental Planning Director,
Houston‐Galveston Area Council
Sally Campbell, Envision Central Texas
Karen Walz, Vision North Texas
Emily Braswell, Blueprint Houston
Patrick Howard, Comprehensive Planning Division, City of San Antonio
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What’s the value of asking citizens about their vision for the future? Are
their goals different from established policies, and how are policies changing
as a result?
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The Texas Triangle: Issues and Opportunities
Roundtable session with keypad voting will prioritize Texas Triangle issues
and consider whether a statement such as this could be a shared vision for the
Triangle’s future: “The Texas Triangle is a sustainable megaregion with
multiple clusters of cities, towns, villages, and neighborhoods with improved
access to people, goods, services, and other amenities in healthy green
infrastructure.”
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Elected Official Panel: Preparing Texas for High Speed Rail
Moderated by Miya Shay, reporter, KTRH‐TV Channel 13
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett
Texas RepresentaVve Carol Alvarado (Houston)
Fort Worth City Councilmember Jungus Jordan
Travis County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt
College Station Mayor Ben White
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How we can put Texas in a competitive position to implement high speed rail,
improve local transit systems, & encourage dense urban growth at the nodes?
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Questions & Discussion
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Adjourn