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We are pleased to announce the Fourth Ideal City Conference to take place in Louisville, Kentucky from July 22-25.

Schedule for Ideal City Conference July 22 to 25 University of Louisville, Urban and Public Affairs, 426 West Bloom Street.

Upon Registration Parking Passes will be available for attendees on Thursday and Friday in the Gravel Parking Lot behind the School of Urban and Public Affairs Building. Parking on Saturday and Sunday is open behind the building, no pass necessary.

Doors Open at 8:30 AM each day.

THURSDAY

9:00 – 10:00 – Registration Session with Complimentary Coffee from Heine Brothers 10:00-11:00 – Welcome / Opening Remarks Dr. James Mims City of Louisville, Director of Codes and Regulations (tentative) Dr. John Gilderbloom, Director Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods, University of Louisville USI 200 11:00 – 12:30 – Equitable Development:  Building Great Communities Through Collaborative Problem Solving.

Carlton Eley, author and Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation USI 200 11:00 – 12:30 – How we have created partnerships for thousands of attractive affordable housing units Dr. Bill Friedlander, Founder of the Neighborhood Development Corporation, Dr. Mark Wright, President, Oracle Design Group, Caryn Wright, CFO, Oracle Design Group USI 236 11:00 – 12:00 - What Cities Might Look Like Steve Wiser, Louisville Kentucky architect and historian; author of three books and videos.
USI 117

12:30 – 1:30 – Lunch Break  (Bazo’s Mexican Restaurant two blocks away)

1:30 – 2:30 – How A City Becomes “Bike Friendly”:  Planning, Cultural, and Design Considerations Dirk Gowin, Metro Louisville Bicycle/Pedestrian Program Director Zach Kenitzer, Natasha DeJarnett and Brian O’Neil University of Louisville graduate students USI 200 1:30 – 2:30 – City of Louisville Mayoral Candidates Jackie Green – Independent Candidate for Mayor of Louisville, Owner of Louisville Bike Courier Service Greg Fisher, Democratic Candidate for Mayor of Louisville and business owner (tentative) USI 236 1:30 – 2:30 – How The City of Louisville Can Become Sustainable

      Steve Sizemore, City of Louisville Planner and Lecturer on Planning at the University of Louisville USI 117 2:30 – 3:30 – Kentucky Commonwealth Sustainable Grants Program

      Joni Woeltz, President of JMW and Grantee of Bio-Fuel Development for Kentucky
USI 117

2:30 – 3:30 - Sustainable Development, Energy and Carbon Reduction Dr. Stephen A. Roosa, Ph. D, CSDP, CREP, CEP, Sustainable Energy Expert and Bestselling Author
USI 200

2:30 – 3:30 – Panel on Historic Preservation in Louisville. Marianne Zickuhr, Director of Preservation Louisville, Darnell Farris City of Louisville Historic Preservation Office, Deborah Richards, City of Louisville Historic Preservation Office
USI 236

3:30 – 4:30 - Effects of Urban landscapes on Biodiversity Dr. Tommy S. Parker, University of Louisville, Dept. of Biology USI 117 3:30 –4-30 - Grassroots Planning:  Understanding How Zoning and Planning Works for Progressives!

Steve Porter, Lawyer for Neighborhood Groups Fighting for Preservation and Affordable Housing Jim Segrest, Former, President Butchertown Neighborhood Association USI 200 3:30 – 4:30 – What homeless shelter regulations look like in progressive cities Dr. John Gilderbloom, Director Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods USI 236

5:45 –7:00 Reception at Carmichaels for Authors
1295 Bardstown Road – In the Highlands
502.456.6950

Invisible City: Poverty, Housing and New Urbanism – John Gilderbloom, Ph.D.

Louisville Tapestry – Steve Wiser, AIA

The Sustainable Building Handbook – Steve Roosa, Ph.D.

Responsible Governance: A Case Study Approach – Steven Koven, Ph.D.

Louisville 2035 – Steve Wiser, AIA

Promise and Betrayal:  University and the Battle for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods – John Gilderbloom and Rob Mullins

Five Videos On Historic Louisville Neighborhoods directed and written by  Tom Owen  Ph.D.

“Imagining Home” – Sue Arbuthnot and Richard Wilhelm

Sustain Journal: Ideal City co-edited by Matt Hanka Ph.D. and John Gilderbloom Ph.D.

7:15 A night of comedy at the Comedy Caravan across from Carmichaels.  Registration results in http://comedycaravan.com/index.cfm

FRIDAY

9:00 – 10:00 – Contemporary Housing Dynamics: Death of Suburbia and Rebirth of Downtown?

John I. Gilderbloom, Director Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods Joshua Ambrosius, Assistant Professor of West Virginia State Matt Hanka, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Master's of Public Administration program at the University of Southern Indiana
USI 200

9:00 – 12:00 – Workshop:  A Tour of Green Buildings in Louisville:  Some Amazing Advances Russ Barnett, Director Kentucky Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development
USI 236

9:00 – 12:00 – Workshop: Historic Architecture is the New Green Architecture Gary J. Kleier, American Institute of Architects and Preservation Louisville Board Member USI 117 10:00 – 11:00 – Urban Design by Way of Service Learning Michael Brazley, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
USI 200

11:00 – 11:30 – Ethical Public Administration:  Some Examples Dr. Steve Koven, author of several books on ethics and Professor and Director Public Administration, University of Louisville

Discussant: Henry Brooks, MPA Student University of Arkansas USI 200 11:30 – 12:00 – State of the Real Estate Market in Louisville Tony Lindauer, Property Value Administrator
USI 200

 

SATURDAY

9:00 – 12:00 – Kentucky Film:  Premiere of “Imagining Home” Hope VI:  Success or Failure?

Sue Arbuthnot and Richard Wilhelm of Hare in the Gate Productions

Discussant: Matt Hanka, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Master's of Public Administration program at the University of Southern Indiana, Michael Brazley, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
USI 200

9:00 – 12:00 – Workshop: Historic Walking tour of St. James Court / Old Louisville Dr. Tom Owen PhD University of Louisville Archives, Author and star of five DVD’s on Historic Neighborhoods
Meet in USI 117

9:00 – 10:00 – OPEN

OPEN
USI 236

10:00- 11:00- Heinz Award Winner for the Environment Tom Fitzgerald, Director of the Kentucky Resources Council USI 236 11:00 - 12:00- Connectivity For Safety, Education and Health in the City Adel Elmaghraby, Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville, Michael Losavio, Department of Justice Administration, University of Louisville, Jean West, West Media Consulting, Rick Redding, formerly with Business First, co-founder Ville-Voice and Mojo News USI 236

 

SUNDAY

9:00 – 9:30 – A Vision of the Sustainable City Gordon Gardner, former director of Metropolitan Sewer District, Entrepreneur, Art Studio Owner New Urbanist Builder.
USI 200

9:30 – 10:45 – Urbanism and the Future of the Urban Landscape Bill Weyland, CITY Properties Group and Louisville’s Largest Downtown Developer USI 200

10:45 – 12:00 – Making An Ideal City

John Gilderbloom
USI 236

 

The conference is hoping to take the best papers and publish them in the academic journal "Sustain" as well as other outlets. We hope to celebrate the successes as well as learn from the failures of a range of cities from Socialist to Capitalism.

Good city planning does not just come from New York, Paris, Tokyo or London. So far, we have presentations covering housing, foreclosures, bike planning, historic preservation, green building, sustainable neighborhoods, renewable energy, water conservation, community agriculture, community design, downtown development, new urbanism, homelessness, traffic calming, and the right to the city movement. For a mid size City, Louisville has won many awards and acclaim as a good place to live, work, and play.

Music has also had a historic role in shaping the city from bluegrass, country and blues.

The Ideal City Conference is located at the 200 year old University of Louisville campus within walking distance of the Hullabalou Music Festival site at the world famous Churchill Downs.

The music ranges from rock (Dave Matthews, Bon Jovi, Train, Steve Miller, Black Crowes, B-52's, Avett Brothers), blues (Al Green, Taj Mahal, Michael, McDonald, War), country (Kenny Chesney, Loretta Lynn, Zak Brown, Dwight Yokum, Sara Evans, Dierks Bentley, Dan Tyminski) and bluegrass (Ricky Skaggs, Travelin McCoury's, Sam Bush).

The conference is built around the music festival so you can see every group. While the first day of proceedings are expected to last all day the proceedings will end at noon on the other days, before the festival starts.

With early registration, the cost of this conference is a bargain that will save anywhere from $200 to $400.
Moreover, lodging costs are significantly less than larger cities.

The conference is about places, policies, programs that we can point to from around the world not necessarily Louisville. The conference will also produce an edited journal and edited book of readings.  The conference wants to address the issue of what works best for cities and what has not worked. We want to know what makes a city ideal. The conference will be held at the Urban Studies Institute on the University of Louisville campus about one mile from the Hullabalou Festival from July 22-25 2010

 

What is the ideal city?
Social justice
Green planning and architecture
Biking and walking
Accessibility for the disabled and elderly
Crime
Health care
Ideal city in history
Socialist city
Is Louisville the ideal city?
Non-petroleum forms of transportation
Housing
Sustainability
Faith, race, and gender
Utopian visions
Sexual, political and personal freedom
Tolerance
Creative City
Integrating income, races, and faiths
Which world city is the ideal?

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Registration covers:

Conference papers will be put on a CD
Best papers to be published in either a  scholarly book: The Ideal City  and/or 
Sustain:  A Journal on Environment and Sustainability
This conference is designed to be affordable for people around the world to attend:
3 hour walking tour of adjacent  St. James Court in Old Louisville

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Submitting a Proposal to Ideal City:  Conference and Workshop in Louisville:

1. Create a title page for your submission. The title page should include:
a. title of the submission
b. topic area of the submission (chooses from above list)
c. presentation format
d. name(s) of the author(s)
e. department(s) and affiliation(s)
f. mailing address(es)
g. e-mail address(es)
h. phone number(s)
i. fax number(s)
j. corresponding author if different than lead author

Encourages the following types of submissions:

Research Papers
Completed research papers in any of the topic areas listed above.

Abstracts
Abstracts of completed or proposed research in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.  The abstract for proposed research should include the research objectives, proposed methodology, and a discussion of expected outcomes.

Professionals in the field
Research done by professionals in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.

Case Studies
Case studies in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.

Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for Future Research
Incomplete research or ideas for future research in order to generate discussion and feedback in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas. 

Reports on Issues Related to Teaching
Reports related to innovative instruction techniques or research related to teaching in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.

2. Email your abstract and/or paper, along with a title page, to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Decision of submissions will be acknowledged via email within 48 hours.
Jigild01@louisville.edu

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Registration fee:
$195 early bird registration through May 31, 2010
$250  normal registration June 1 to 30
$295 late registration  July 1 to 21
$350  on site registration  July 22 to 25

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Conference Location:
Urban Studies Institute
University of Louisville
426 West Bloom Street.

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We will be using meeting rooms with PowerPoint projectors.

Why Louisville for a conference on the ideal City?   

Louisville is known by many titles – The Falls City, the Home of the Kentucky Derby, Fried Chicken, Baseball Bats,  Gateway to the South, Bourbon and many more:

• Louisville, one of the Best 20 Places to Live, Men’s Journal 
• 3rd largest collection of Victorian Homes in America—largest collection of Shotgun houses—Preservation Kentucky 
• .21C named Best Hotel in America by Conde Naste 
• Louisville named “Creative Pinheads” by Bill O’Reilly show
• top 3 Cities for Cycling, Bicycling Magazine
• Best of American cities, Outdoor Magazine
• America’s Most Livable City, by U. S. Conference of Mayors
• One of America’s “50 Hottest Cities” for business expansion and relocation by Expansion Management Magazine.
• 100 Best Communities for Young People
• 8th Safest City by Morgan Quitno
• One of American’s 10 “Most Underrated Cities” by Sherman Travel magazine.
• One of “11 Great Places to Live” by New York Resident magazine Louisville named “Small City of the Future” because of its high quality of life, affordability and favorable business climate. Foreign Direct Investment magazine, published in London by the Financial Times company, ranked Louisville No. 7 on its annual list of cities of the future with population between 100,000 and 500,000.
• Most successful black neighborhood revitalization in the nation—Promise and Betrayal

 

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Co-Sponsored by


Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods

Sustain: A Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Other co-sponsorships welcomed

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