The Once and Future Neighborhood: Prospects for Walkable Diversity

Date/Time:	Wednesday, 01 Apr 2015 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location:	Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design
Cost:	Free
URL:	http://www.design.iastate.edu/news/3/25/...en_lecture
Contact:	Jane Rongerude
Phone:	515-294-5289
Channel:	College of Design
Categories:	Lectures
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Fostering neighborhoods that are both walkable and socially and economically diverse has been a long-standing goal of urban planners. What is the current status of this goal, and how far off are we from achieving walkable diversity for an American public that is no longer enamored with car-based suburbia? Emily Talen, a professor of urban planning and sustainability scientist at Arizona State University, will address this and related questions.