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Join APA in Chicago and Washington, D.C., for this after-work lecture series. Practicing planners, researchers, and professionals from allied fields discuss innovative ideas or present their latest projects. The events are free and open to APA members and nonmembers. If you can't join us in person, check out the podcast. Podcasts of most programs are posted on the event archive page approximately one week after the live event. Tuesdays at APA–ChicagoRedfield to Redevelopment in Libertyville, IllinoisFebruary 21, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. CT The newly minted term redfield refers to financially distressed development projects (i.e., properties in the red). As a result of the Great Recession, few communities are immune to the negative effects of redfields. The relatively affluent community of Libertyville, Illinois, felt the sting when plans for high-end townhomes and the adaptive reuse of a decommissioned elementary school near the village's vibrant downtown went bust in 2008.
CM | 1.0 RSVP for February 21 Tuesdays at APA Learn More Tuesdays at APA–DCTravel Behavior, Transport Policy, and Sustainable Transport in Germany and the U.S.February 21, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. ET Reliance on the automobile for most trips contributes to costly trends like pollution, oil dependence, congestion, and obesity. Germany and the U.S. have among the highest motorization rates in the world. Yet Germans make a four times higher share of trips by foot, bike, and public transport and drive for a 25 percent lower share of trips.
Using a case study of policy changes in the German city of Freiburg, Ralph Buehler identifies policies that are transferable to car-oriented countries around the world. CM | 1.0 RSVP for February 21 Tuesdays at APA Learn More | My APA
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Then in 2010 Libertyville-based developer John McLinden negotiated purchase of the bank-owned site and secured approval from the Village for the new urbanist SchoolStreet development. 
John Spoden, AICP, from the Village of Libertyville and John McLinden from StreetScape Development will discuss the details of the School Street project and explain how this project supports the village's long-term vision for growth and change. 
This presentation investigates daily travel behavior in the two countries and then examines the transport and land-use policies in Germany over the last 40 years that have encouraged more walking, bicycling, and public transport use.
