Regional planning is enjoying a renaissance in the United States, thanks, in part, to HUD sustainability grants. While some see the benefits of this trend, others see the HUD-funded projects as “part of a United Nations-led conspiracy to deny property rights and herd citizens toward cities.” This session will examine two regional planning projects nearing completion—“The Tomorrow Plan” in Central Iowa and “ImagineKC” in Kansas City—to highlight their successes, setbacks, and lessons learned.
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Dylan Mullenix, AICP
Principal Transportation Planner
Des Moines Area MPO
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Bio: Principal Transportation Planner, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Resonsibilities include oversight of the MPO's long-range planning process, as well as management of other planning activities.
Education: MS in Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, 2005. BA in Anthropology, The University of Iowa, 2003.
Dean H. Katerndahl
Director, Government Innovations Forum
Mid-America Regional Council
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Bio: Director of the Government Innovations Forum at the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), the Kansas City metro regional council of governments. Principle responsibilities include coordinating the region's Creating Sustainable Places initiative, coordinating the First Suburbs Coalition, a coalition of inner ring suburbs, and initiating a joint project with the Brookings Institution to create a business plan for the Kansas City metro area and increased policy research capacity. I have been with MARC for 16 years. Prior experience includes 23 years with the city of Kansas City, Kansas as director of development.
Education: BS Physics, University of Illinois MS Nuclear Engineering, Northwestern University PhD Urban Sociology, University of Kansas
Past Assignments: Kansas Housing Conference, 2012 Missouri & Kansas City APA Conference, Fall 2005 Government Finance Officers Association, Kansas, Spring 2005 National League of Cities, First Tier Suburbs Task Force, Dec 2004 Government Finance Officers Association, Denver, 2003 IMLA, New Orleans, 2001
James N. Miner, AICP
Managing Principal
Sasaki Associates, Inc.
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Bio: James leads the planning and urban design practice at Sasaki, and was recently recognized by the Boston Business Journal as a “40 under 40” honoree in 2012. His portfolio of work spans across all scales and includes urban infill projects, new communities, strategic land development, and regional planning. James also has significant experience planning for colleges and universities. James enjoys complex, challenging projects in which the process of reaching consensus or seeking public approval is intricate and demanding. His collaborative spirit provides his teams and clients with broader ownership of key issues and of the ideas that will ensure the success of each project. James also has a passion for innovation and is always looking for new ways to use technology to improve the planning process. He is currently using several new technologies in his work including interactive online community engagement tools and modeling software that ties metrics to urban design decisions in real time.
Education: James holds a Master of Urban Planning from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Science in Art and Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is an active member of ULI and the APA.
Past Assignments: Boston Society of Architects, Boston, MA Innovation City: Panel Moderator ABx, Boston, MA Innovation City
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