Transportation
System Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG) in Florida that
Support Healthy Communities
Wednesday,
June 17th, Ft. Lauderdale
Goal:
Assist Metropolitan Planning Organizations and local governments
in addressing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled
reductions in local and regional plans.
Objectives:
- Provide
an overview of climate change and the latest information on national
and state transportation and land use efforts to address climate
change impacts by reducing travel congestion, delay and vehicle
miles traveled.
- Identify
regional and local efforts and planning processes targeted toward
reducing travel growth through coordinated transportation and land
use actions offering public health and environmental benefits.
- Discuss
challenges and opportunities in integrating climate change into
local and regional plans.
10:00
Introduction
- Charles Pattison, FAICP, President, 1000 Friends of Florida
10:15
Presentations and Panel Discussion: Overview - National and State
Perspectives and Developing Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gases - Moderator
- Tim Center, Vice President of Sustainability Initiatives, Collins
Center for Public Policy
12:25
Luncheon Speaker - Julianne Price, Florida Department of Health and
the PACE-EH Director (Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence
in Environmental Health). PACE-EH is a tool which helps communities
identify built environment and urban planning issues as environmental
health issues. - The
Built Environment and Health Using the PACE EH experience to improve
quality of life issues
1:30
Florida Specific Approaches and Initiatives to Support Reductions
in GHGs - Moderator - Tim Center, Vice President of Sustainability
Initiatives, Collins Center for Public Policy
3:15
Closing Thoughts and Follow-up Opportunities - Charles Pattison,
FAICP, 1000 Friends of Florida
Adjourn
