Collaboration across jurisdictional boundaries can facilitate complex redevelopment that no single city or agency could possibly accomplish on its own. This session examines the Chicago Southland Green Transit, Intermodal, Manufacturing, and Environment (TIME) Zone, a promising 42-city redevelopment initiative that emphasizes cargo-oriented development (COD) and transit-oriented development (TOD) strategies. How have project organizers implemented these strategies and what barriers have they had to overcome in doing so? Find out.
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David Chandler
Principal Business Analyst
Center For Neighborhood Technology
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Bio: David Chandler joined the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in 1995. Previously he had been the Director of Research and Planning at Francorp, Inc., then the nation's largest firm specializing in franchise development and consulting. During eleven years at Francorp, Mr. Chandler supervised or executed the planning of 150 franchise companies’ expansion programs. Among his clients were Hershey Foods, Southwest Bell, Hercules Tire and Rubber, and Deere & Company. At Francorp Mr. Chandler also hired and mentored the consultants who became the founders of the Ifranchise Group. Before entering business, Mr. Chandler was the first Executive Director of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Second Harvest Food Bank for the Chicago metropolitan area. Since coming to CNT, Mr. Chandler has been the organization's senior analyst for projects that involve private business development. As CNT’s representative he has advised community organizations and municipalities on transit oriented development (TOD) projects and contributed to research in this field, managed the Chicago area’s Location Efficient Mortgage program, and initiated the Connections for Community Ownership program that helped aspiring minority entrepreneurs become business owners. Over the last several years Mr. Chandler has conceived and launched the Smart Growth in Industrial and Community Development program. This program demonstrates the potential for industrial redevelopment linked to freight transportation assets, termed cargo oriented development (COD), as a job creation strategy that complements TOD.
Education: Mr. Chandler holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. He and his family have lived in Chicago’s Pilsen community for 25 years.
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Reggie Greenwood
Director of Economic Development
Chicago Southland Economic Devel. Corp.
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Bio: Reggie Greenwood is the Director of Economic Development for SSMMA and an affiliated nonprofit CSEDC which has developed and is implementing a sustainable economic development strategy: The Green TIME Zone. Visit www.csedc.info for more information. Prior to this public economic development position, Mr. Greenwood was a partner in and managed a company of over 60 people and led the development of business processes that enabled the company to grow 100% to twelve million dollars in sales. In this position he implemented triple bottom line business concepts including becoming a FSC certified manufacturer. Mr. Greenwood also managed the sale to a 350 million dollar firm which led to a three year buy out contract with a larger corporation.
Education: He was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from which he holds a M.S. Degree in City and Regional Planning-Concentration in Economic Development and a B.S. Degree in Business Administration.
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Jill M. Lemke
Division Chief, Research & Strategic Planning
City of Baltimore
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Bio: Currently serving as Acting Division Chief for Research and Strategic Planning at the Baltimore City Department of Planning. Past experience includes service as an Economic Development and Community Planner in Baltimore, MD; Main Street Manager in the Town of Mount Airy, MD; Community Planning Coordinator in the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning in Buffalo, NY; Legislative Aide to the current Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly; and private consulting in neighborhood planning and community development.
Education: Masters Degree in Regional Planning (MRP) from Cornell University; Bachelors Degree in Communication/Public Relations from SUNY College at Brockport.
Key Publications: What are Our Alternatives: Economic Development Initiatives for Long Term Growth in New York State, Community Development Reports, Research Briefs & Case Studies, Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute, Volume 4, No. 4, Fall 1996.
Other Publications: Maritime Master Plan: A Plan for the Waters of Baltimore’s Harbor, Baltimore City Department of Planning, February 2012. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: Summary & Evaluation, Baltimore City Department of Planning, May 2010. Maritime Industrial Overlay District: Summary & Evaluation, Baltimore City Department of Planning in partnership with the Baltimore Economic Development Corporation, March 2010.
Past Assignments: Seminar: Baltimore Inner Harbor, HBCU Forum 2013, Center for the Built Environment and Infrastructure Studies, Morgan State University, March 29, 2013. Industrial Land Use and the Working Waterfront: Balancing Growth and Development in Baltimore; Morgan State University, School of Architecture & Planning, October 2012. University Community Initiatives: The University’s Role in Economic Development, A View From the Practitioner, Great Lakes Economic Development Conference, Buffalo, New York; September 21, 2002.
Robert M. Kerns Jr., AICP
Senior Associate
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
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