Building a Sustainable City: The White Flint Partnership

Residents, businesses and local leaders have been presented an unprecedented opportunity to remake the neighborhoods in the White Flint area of Montgomery County - transforming the current hodge-podge of traffic, parking lots and urban sprawl - into a new "Smart Growth" hometown that invites a cross-generational appeal. Smart growth values long-range, regional considerations of sustainability over a short-term focus. Its goals are to achieve a unique sense of community and place; expand the range of transportation, employment, and housing choices; equitably distribute the costs and benefits of development; preserve and enhance natural and cultural resources; and promote public health.

Cornellians across the globe are leading the way in sustainability efforts, meet the key Cornell players involved with the White Flint Partnership as they work to build a sustainable city and a new sense of community.

The panelists will cover:

• The environmental benefits of Transit Oriented Development (TOD), national trends and the specific analysis of the White Flint Sector Plan.
• The cutting edge green technology that will be employed throughout the project including: green roofs and curtain walls.
• How an innovative and successful social media-based outreach campaign is being used by private developers, government agencies, and community groups, to share information.
• Any questions you have!

Featuring:

• Evan Goldman '96, Director, Development, Federal Realty Investment Trust
• Piera Weiss  MS '80: Master Planner, Maryland National Capital Park & Planning
• Peggy Schwartz '77 MRP: Executive Director, Transportation Action Partnership
• John Thomas '96 MRP: Senior Policy Analyst, US EPA, Smart Growth Program