| #e.22168 | Thursday 11:30AM to 1:00PM November 15,
2012 | CM | 1.00 |
Transportation Planning: Bus Service Expansion, Downtown Links, and the Modern Streetcar Land Use Plan APA Arizona ChapterTucson, AZ This session will explore transportation planning in Tucson, specifically related to bus planning, the Downtown Links project, and the upcoming Land Use Plan for Tucson’s Modern Streetcar.
Attendees will learn about the process used in the ongoing bus route expansion project, including demographic and transit usage research. The Downtown Links project is a comprehensive program to link major Tucson points of origin, including downtown and the University of Arizona. It includes multi-modal transportation components, historic preservation, and a comprehensive land use plan for the corridor. Attendees will gain details about the planning process used for the Downtown Links project.
Finally, there will be conversation regarding the land use plan that will be prepared for the modern streetcar route. The modern streetcar has been a controversial topic in Tucson, and the land use planning that accompanies the streetcar route will be instrumental in whether the streetcar is a success or failure. Attendees will learn about what is anticipated for the land use plan.
Instructors: Jeremy Papuga Jeremy is the Director of Transit Services for the Regional Transportation Authority of Pima County (RTA). The RTA manages the implementation of a 20-year multimodal transportation plan for the greater Tucson area. Jeremy has a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Colorado – Denver. Prior to moving to Arizona Jeremy worked in Colorado for the Denver Regional Council of Governments as a regional planner. Corky Poster AICP Corky Poster is a Registered Architect in the State of Arizona since 1976, and a Certified Planner (AICP) since 1990. Mr. Poster's education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architectural Sciences (Magna cum laude) from Harvard College (1969) and a Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1973). He has practiced architecture, planning and urban design in Tucson since 1973. He is one of three principals at Poster Frost Mirto. After 30 years at The University of Arizona, Mr. Poster is now a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the former Director of the Drachman Institute. In 2002 and in 2003, Mr. Poster was Acting Dean of the College of Architecture/ Landscape Architecture, University Arizona.
Mr. Poster's professional work focuses on:
Urban Design, including the Downtown Links Urban Overlay District of the Tucson Land Use Code, Historic Warehouse Arts District Master Plan, the Downtown Links Land Use & Urban Design Plan, and Barrio Santa Rosa Community Development Plan.
Community Planning, with work on dozens of Neighborhood Plans, Area Plans, Community Development Plans, and Strategic Plans in Tucson and other communities throughout Arizona.
Historic Preservation, with Tucson Historic Train Depot, the Stone Avenue Temple, Canoa Ranch, the Steam Pump Ranch, the Roy Place Building, the MacArthur Building and Dunbar School.
Community Buildings, including the Ellie Towne Community Center, the Quincie Douglas Center, the Freedom Park Center, and the Valenzuela Youth Center.
Affordable Housing, having designed and built/remodeled more than 3400 units of affordable housing, public housing or housing for the homeless and developed strategic housing plans for more than a dozen communities.
Mr. Poster has won numerous awards including: the Diane LeVan Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Development (1997); the Distinguished Visiting Professor (Universidad de Panama) 1999; Honor Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2002; Governors Award for Historic Preservation, 2003; the Best Master Plan for 2004 (Arizona Planning Association); the Best Comprehensive/ General Plan for 1992 (Arizona Planning Association); National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) Awards of Merit, 1994, 1996 and 2000.
He is the co-editor of the book, Service-Learning in Architecture and Planning, a project of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)—in collaboration with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), Campus Compact, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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