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	Smart Metropolitan Neighborhoods: Leading the Way to the Future Local Initiatives Support Corporation in conjunction with Smart Growth America invites you to join us for Smart Metropolitan Neighborhoods: Leading the Way to the Future - a five-part series exploring how community developers and their government and private sector partners are building vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods with a good quality of life for all people. Each webcast (see list below) combines current expertise with on the ground practitioner experience to highlight current knowledge, best practices, and available resources to guide the direction of metropolitan neighborhoods. Each webcast (see list below), powered by KnowledgePlex, combines current expertise with on the ground practitioner experience to highlight current knowledge, best practices, and available resources to guide the direction of metropolitan neighborhoods. April 21: Green Building: It's Affordable! Learn how communities have used affordable eco-friendly techniques to create better and healthier homes. Mathew Thall, senior program officer for Boston LISC and lead author of the "Innovations in Green Finance" report, will moderate this session that features New Ecology, Inc. and the Tellus Institute. Click for more info July 12: Comprehensive Neighborhood Planning Vibrant neighborhoods retain and attract people to live, work, shop, and enjoy all amenities. This session will illustrate how communities can reconcile competing demands and interests to create more cohesive neighborhoods. Click for more info August 16: Urban Parks and Green Space: Neighborhood Windows to Beauty and Health Urban parks and gardens have long constituted an integral part of the urban fabric. Learn how these spaces are taking center stage in the debate about community design-physical activity connection. Click for more info September 13: Commercial Corridors: Linking Housing, Retail, and Jobs Revival of commercial corridors can be more effective through a mixed-use strategy that includes housing and other non-residential uses. Click for more info October 18: Vacant Property Revitalization: Effective Tools and Strategies Learn about innovative policies and practices to address abandonment and vacant properties. Click for more info Please join in on our series of interactive, informative webcasts on how urban neighborhoods across America are working to become more livable and sustainable. For more information, visit the LISC Online Resource Library and watch for event info in our eNewsletter. All presentations will take place at 2:00 pm EST. Thanks from the Knowledge Sharing Initiative! eNewsletter Archives
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