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| #e.21806 | Thursday 7:00PM to 8:30PM
October 18,
2012 | CM | 1.50 |
The Jobs, Housing and Traffic ConnectionAPA California Chapter, Northern SectionSunnyvale, CA Vu-Bang Nguyen, Land Use and Housing Coordinator for Urban Habitat, discusses the recent report he co-authored, “Moving Silicon Valley Forward” (http://urbanhabitat.org/node/6909).
As the Silicon Valley economy rebounds, 67% of the projected job growth and its largest workforce will be in sectors paying less than $50,000 annually. Yet, regional plans for housing and transportation do not meet the needs of this workforce. What are the effects of this shortage of housing and lack of quality transit near job centers on commutes, congestion, social equity and the environment? How can these consequences be addressed?
Discussion to follow.
The event will take place at Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, 570 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, CA
More Instructors: Vu-Bang Nguyen AICP Vu-Bang Nguyen, Land Use Program Coordinator with Urban Habitat, began his journey into the world of land use planning after studying Architecture at the University of California (UC) - Berkeley with an emphasis on City and Regional Planning and Design in the Third World while also working for the City Planning Departments of San Jose, Oakland and Berkeley, CA. He continued his studies at UC - Berkeley and completed a Masters in City and Regional Planning with an emphasis on Community Development and Land Use Planning. His research included working with the San Jose Redevelopment Agency on increasing community engagement in the City’s Strong Neighborhoods Initiative, especially among San Jose’s Vietnamese American population.
After City Planning positions for the City of Berkeley and Town of Los Gatos, Vu-Bang switched to the private development side as a Project Manager for a real estate development company in San Jose, CA. He is Urban Habitat's site coordinator for the Great Communities Collaborative, working in several planning efforts throughout the Bay Area including Sunnyvale and East Palo Alto.
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