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Sustainable Communities: Live Event with HUD, DOT and EPA Leadership
Whitehouse.gov held a live online event on July 15th at 2pm EDT/11am PDT on sustainable communities. All of the questions were submitted and chosen by Planetizen readers. An archive of the event can be viewed here.
The Partnership for Sustainable Communities is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help improve access to affordable housing, increase transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. Representing the agencies, we have:
Speakers:
- Shelley Poticha, Director for the Office of Sustainable Housing at HUD
- Beth Osborne, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at DOT
- Tim Torma, Deputy Director of the Office of Sustainable Communities at the Environmental Protection Agency
- And moderated by Derek Douglas, Special Assistant to the President on Urban Policy at the White House.
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- High-Speed Rail Between California and Las Vegas Closer to Becoming a Reality
- Denver, Minneapolis Lead Nation in Open Streets for COVID Response
- Louisiana Municipalities Go Beyond 'Shelter in Place' with Curfews and Checkpoints
- Housing Market Showing Signs of the Coronavirus Pandemic
- BART San Jose Extension Faces Delays and Ballooning Costs
- Planning More Important Than Ever During the Pandemic
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- Light Rail Service Restored in South Bay Area
- California Car Collision Rates Decline After Shelter-in-Place Mandates
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- Transit Shutdown Only Lasts 36 Hours in Petersburg, Virginia
- Project For Public Spaces Launches Initiative to Improve Marketplaces Worldwide
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- Contrasting the Coronavirus Impact in the Bay Area to New York City
- Causes of the Pre-COVID Decline in Bus Ridership
