Workshop Agenda
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
11:00 am Walking Tour of Gowanus: Meet at Gowanus Studio Space in walking shoes
12:00 pm Registration and Welcome Treats
12:30 pm Welcome to Living City Brooklyn Gowanus
Llewellyn Wells
President and Co-Founder, Living City Block
Stormwater Infrastructure Matters: Utilizing stormwater as a resource, not a waste!
Kate Zidar
Environmental Planner, S.W.I.M
Brooklyn: Urban Agriculture Capital of North America
Gwen Schantz
Managing Partner, Co-Founder, Brooklyn Grange Farm
Breakout Session 1: Identifying Opportunities
2:50 pm —————————————- Break—————————————
Urban Planning: From the regional to the local
Jessie Feller
Senior Planner, Energy Policy Program, Regional Planning Association
Jeff Ferzoco
Creative and Technology Director, Regional Planning Association
Examples of Urban Regeneration
Luc Vrolijks
Founder & Principal, Urban Process Design
Breakout Session 2: Refining Opportunities for Living City Brooklyn Gowanus
4:30 pm Community Brainstorm Registration
Dinner + Networking
Llewellyn Wells, Living City Block
- What is Living City Block? Workshop Purpose and Review of Day 1
- Q & A with Gowanus Community
E3 and Clean-Tech Come to Gowanus
Tom Glendening
Board of Advisors and Principal at E3NYC
Livable Communities
Lauren Yarmuth
Principle, YRG
Community Visioning Create the Vision for Living City Brooklyn Gowanus
Report Out: Feedback from plenary on results of Breakout 1 & 2
8:00 pm Adjourn Workshop for the Evening
8:30 pm Cocktail Reception at The Bell House (across the street from Gowanus Studio Space)
CASH BAR
Workshop Agenda
Thursday, June 23, 2010
9:00 am Optional Walking Tour of Gowanus: Meet at Gowanus Studio Space in walking shoes
10:00 am Registration and Coffee/Snacks
Outline for the Morning
Llewellyn Wells
District Wide Energy
Greg Stark
Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of
Energy
Energy Efficiency & Building Science
Mike Sahm
UTC Fellow, Integrated Solutions Engineering, United Technologies Corporation
New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation
Susan Leeds
CEO, New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation
Plenary Session: Refining Day 1: Merging the Community Vision with Programmatic Work
1:00 pm Lunch
Self-selection into Final Breakout Groups and Flash Presentations (Gowanus by Design, Sefaira, EnergyHub, Lukas Kronawitter)
Urban Interventions and Ecological Art
Aviva Rahmani
Ecological Artist
Breakout Session: Defining Working Group Goals
3:30 pm —————————————- Break————————————-
Mobility and Transportation: Alternatives in Gowanus
Tom Jost
Senior Project Manager/Senior Urban Strategist, Parsons Brinckerhoff
What is going on in New York?
Ibrahim Abdul Matim
Policy Advisor at Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability and Writer
Breakout Session: Prioritized Projects and Next Steps for each Working Group
5:30 pm ———————————Snack Break————————————-
Biophilia – Nature in the City, the City in Nature
Catie Ryan
Senior Project Manager, Terrapin Bright Green
Final Plenary Report Back: Working Group Goals, Projects and Next Steps
Wrap Up: Setting the Stage for Next Steps, Community Engagement and Additional Partners & Participants
8:00 pm Adjourn