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July 2004
CTS to host 'Access to Destinations' conference
More information on the President's 21st Century Interdisciplinary Conference Series
The University of Minnesota has selected CTS to host a conference as part of President Robert Bruininks's 21st Century Interdisciplinary Conference Series. This new series celebrates the research, historical contributions, and impact of the University on society, in recognition of the University's recent completion of its 150th year of service to the state and the people of Minnesota.
CTS will host "Access to Destinations: Rethinking the Transportation Future of our Region," November 8–9 in Coffman Union on the Minneapolis campus. Partnering with CTS in this effort are the University's College of Continuing Education, the Institute of Technology, the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs.
The conference will explore breakthrough thinking on how our region and the state should be framing transportation planning and policy. It will look at new and better ways for addressing the challenges posed by traffic congestion and its impacts, along with implications for the future livability and economic competitiveness for the region and the state.
The event will bring national experts together with University faculty and Minnesota transportation leaders in a half-day session open to public participation, followed by a day and a half of presentations and discussions with invited-only participants. The following topics and speakers are scheduled to date:
- Congestion and Its Extent: Robert Bertini, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University
- Land Use Development Decision-Making: Rachel Weinberger, Principal Associate, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates
- Accessibility and How It Is Changing: Harvey J. Miller, Professor, Department of Geography, University of Utah
- Capacity, Operations, and Demand Strategies: Jonathan Gifford, Associate Professor, Public Management and Policy, George Mason University School of Public Policy
- Land Use Strategies: Geritt J. Knaap, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning, and Executive Director, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, University of Maryland
- Accessibility Strategies: Randall Crane, Professor, Urban Planning, UCLA
Their presentations will help shape the research components of the new Access to Destinations Study (see related article).
A brochure with program and registration information will be mailed with the August CTS Report. Updates are also posted at http://www.cts.umn.edu/access-study/events/.