[CSSD] "The Hope of New Urbanism" topic of Oct. 28 Lewis Seminar

Rick Burnham rick.burnham at ucr.edu
Wed Oct 20 10:25:50 PDT 2010


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      October 2010 
      Randall Lewis Seminar Series - October 28, 2010

      The Hope of New Urbanism for Energy & the Environment
      Can the urban residential design known as New Urbanism – a more cohesive and compact form of development combining live/work/commercial spaces in “walkable” communities – really achieve energy efficiency by reducing individual use of automobiles?

      A team of UCR scholars who recently completed a two-year research project seeking an answer to that and related questions will discuss their findings at the Oct. 28 Randall Lewis Seminar Series.The seminar will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room B, UCR Extension Building, 1200 University Ave. in Riverside.

        
      Panelists will be Juliann Emmons Allison (far left), Associate Professor, Political Science and Associate Director of CSSD; Kanok Boriboonsomsin (center), Assistant Research Faculty, College of Engineering-Center of Environmental Research & Technology; and Martin Johnson, Associate Professor of Political Science.

      The panel will discuss their study, “The Hope of New Urbanism: Energy Conservation and Sustainability through Urban Design." The study was funded by the John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation.

      The project examined the commuting behaviors of residents in four southern California communities and the extent to which compact development and commuting patterns, usage of live/work facilities and other design elements reduce gasoline consumption, traffic congestion and air pollution. 

      Among the findings: New Urbanist residents tend to work more from home and walk, bicycle or use public transportation for trips away from home more than traditional community residents. The American family’s household living arrangements are changing.



      Seminar: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.,
      Conference Rm. B, UCR Extension Bldg., 1200 University Ave., Riverside (See MAP)
      The seminars are free of charge. 

      If you plan to attend, registration is required at:

      http://or.ucr.edu/event/index.aspx
      or contact Judy Swineford, 951-827-7945


     
      About Randall Lewis 
      Randall Lewis is well known for his innovative approaches to planning, designing, and marketing residential communities as Executive Vice President of the Upland-based Lewis Group of Companies. 

      He has been Secretary of the Los Angeles County Citizens Planning Council, Director of the Home Builder's Council, National Director of the National Association of Home Builders, and President of the Inland Empire Arts Foundation.

      He was inducted into the California Building Industry Association Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the Sales and Marketing Council's MAME Awards Marketing Person of the Year. He is a long time ULI member as well as a Governor of the ULI Foundation.

      He serves on several executive boards, including the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research.He received his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College. 


     
      Center for Sustainable Suburban Development
      University of California, Riverside 
      B101 Highlander Hall Riverside, CA 92521
      Phone: 951.827.4103

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