#CITYWEWANT2019
2019 ASCE Symposium for Sustainable Infrastructure - 3
Rocky Mountain Region
April 5-6, 2019
What SSI-3 Is All About
Over two days in April, 2019, the Colorado Chapters of the American Society for Civil Engineers, the American Public Works Association, the American Planning Association, and University of Colorado Denver, convened the third Symposium for Sustainable Infrastructure (SSI-3). For this year's event, we wanted to focus on visionary thinking. With the title “The Cities We Have, The Cities We Want,” the program consisted of a series of sessions that address how cities have evolved through the work of engineers and planners. We began the symposium by understanding existing paradigms in the cities we have and finished with a discussion on a path forward for engineering and planning to achieve the cities we want. We had a tremendous lineup of speakers who presented these topics in an “ignite” and panel format (see presentations below). We also had two engaging and visionary keynotes delivered by Ron Sims, former HUD Deputy Secretary, and Leah Treat, Managing Director at Nelson/Nygaard.
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Download a conference brochure for SSI-3 here and a copy of the final program here.
Sessions & Keynotes
Achieving a Common Goal of Exploring ‘The City We Have, The City We Want’
- Ron Sims, former Deputy Secretary of HUD & King County Executive
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How do we move from Business-as-Usual to get to the City We Want?
-Leah Treat, Managing Director Nelson/Nygaard
Session 1:
The Origins and Implications of Our Current Infrastructure Paradigm
The Origins of Centralized Infrastructure and Planning
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Mark Reiner, Co-Founder WISRD
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David Rouse, Director of Research APA
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Is Any City Sustainable or Resilient in the Current Paradigm?
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Mariia Zimmerman, Founder MZ Strategies
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Max Kirschbaum, Director of Public Works, Westminster, CO
Session 2:
Our Current Paradigm and Reasons to Consider Change
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What is the Current State of Integrating Resilience in Cities?
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Jeni Cross, Director of the Research Institute for the Built Environment, CSU
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Lori Hodges, Director of Emergency Management, Larimer County, CO
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Infrastructure Vulnerabilities and Resilience Planning
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Sam Markolf, Research Fellow, Arizona State University
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Paolo Gardoni, Professor, Illinois University
Session 3:
What is the Future of Infrastructure and Service Delivery?
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Centralized vs. Decentralized Approach to Infrastructure
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Sarah Young, Planning Services Manager, Aurora Water
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Josh Radoff, Senior Vice President, WSP
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Repurposing the Current Built Environment for the Future
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Cameron Brooks, Vice President Opus One Solutions
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Gabriella Arismendi, City and County of Denver
Session 4:
What is the Path to a Smart City and the City We Want?
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The Role of Citizen Engagement for Cities
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Shannon McElvaney, Director of Geodesign, Jacobs Engineering
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Anne Kuechenmeister, Project Manager, Michael Baker International
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The Role of Smart Technology for Cities
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Michelle Stephens, President APA Colorado
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Richard Baker, ICT Designer, Stantec
We are envisioning the city of the future.
We want you to be a part of the conversation.
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ENGAGING IGNITE-STYLE PRESENTATIONS
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PANEL DISCUSSIONS EXPLORING INNOVATIVE IDEAS
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OVER 250 PLANNING AND ENGINEERING EXPERTS LEARNING TOGETHER
1K
DIFFERENT WAYS TO CREATE THE CITY WE WANT
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