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To commemorate Rochester's unique history in the women's suffrage movement, along with the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage and Susan B. Anthony's 200th birthday, we have invited women of vision from across the country to share their expertise with our community.

UPCOMING LECTURES:

Carol Naughton
Atalnta, GA, President of Purpose Built Communities

10/21/20, 6pm at Gleason Works

Bernice Radle
Buffalo, NY, Owner and CEO of Buffalove Development and Little Wheel Restoration Co.

Tentatively rescheduled for 9/23/20, 6pm at Gleason Works

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PAST LECTURES:



AIA Rochester - CES Sponsor
1.5 LU/HSW Credit Available

Jennifer Vey | Baltimore, MD

Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program and Director & Senior Fellow, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at The Brookings Institution

January 29 | 6pm
Gleason Works Auditorium (1000 University Ave)

Jennifer Vey’s work primarily focuses on the connection between placemaking and inclusive economic development in the digital economy. She is the author or co-author of numerous Brookings publications, including “Where jobs are concentrating and why it matters to cities and regions,” “Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking,” “Assessing your innovation district: A how-to guide,” and “Building from strength: Creating opportunity in Greater Baltimore’s next economy.” She also co-edited Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America’s Older Industrial Areas, published by the American Assembly and Brookings Institution Press. Prior to joining Brookings in June, 2001, Vey was a Community Planning and Development Specialist at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She earned a Master of Planning degree from the University of Virginia, and holds a B.A. in Geography from Bucknell University. She lives with her family in Baltimore.

Special thanks to ESL Charitable Foundation for their generous Honorarium Sponsorship, which funds the time and effort each speaker puts into preparing and giving their lecture to the Rochester community.

The lecture was FREE to attend courtesy of the Community Preservation Corporation.

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"Building a Sustainable Urban Future through Transportation"


AIA Rochester - CES Sponsor
1.5 LU/HSW Credit Available

Shin-pei Tsay | San Francisco, CA

Director of Policy, Cities & Transportation at UBER (formerly Commissioner of NYC Public Design)

February 26 | 6pm
Gleason Works Auditorium (1000 University Ave)

Join a discussion of transit, access, and mobility along with Rochester's 2034 Comprehensive Plan!

Shin-pei's experience in practice and policy converges on transforming the built environment to be more inclusive and sustainable. Her expertise in transportation, climate change, urban policy, design, and governance provides a unique perspective on the systems shaping the public realm and subsequently the solutions to change them. She has held leadership roles at many types of organizations, including Gehl Institute, TransitCenter, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Transportation Alternatives, and Project for Public Spaces, often joining them at a pivot point to develop new directions. She taught urban design at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University and Parsons School of Design at The New School. She has written for the Urban Design Forum and her work was a part of the U.S. Pavilion at the 2012 Venice Biennale for Architecture. She most recently served as a commissioner for the NYC Public Design Commission for four years. Currently, she is Director of Policy, Cities, & Transportation at Uber and serves on the board of In Our Backyard.

Special thanks to ESL Charitable Foundation for their generous Honorarium Sponsorship, which funds the time and effort each speaker puts into preparing and giving their lecture to the Rochester community.

The lecture was FREE to attend courtesy of the Community Preservation Corporation.

To commemorate Rochester's unique history in the women's suffrage movement, along with the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage and Susan B. Anthony's 200th birthday, we have invited women of vision from across the country to share their expertise with our community.

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(Virtual) Luncheon Event with Toni Griffin!

"Design for the Just City"

Toni Griffin | New York, New York

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 12PM - 1:30PM | Virtually on Zoom

AIA Rochester - CES Sponsor
1.5 LU/HSW Credit Available

    

AICP members can earn Certi­fication Maintenance (CM) credits for this activity [or many activities at this event]. When CM credits are available, they are noted at the end of an activity description. More information about AICP’s CM program can be found at www.planning.org/cm.
AICP members must be in attendance for the duration of the event in order to receive CM Credit.

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