SAT-C05 - Every Place Counts Design Challenge Nashville

Saturday, November 20, 2021

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

Location: Music City Center, Room 102

Compliments of:

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Ken A. Ray, ASLA

Senior Associate/Multimodal Senior Manager
Coen+Partners
Washington, District of Columbia

Speaker(s)

EH

Eric Hoke

Design Director
Civic Design Center
Nashville, Tennessee
KP

Kenneth Petty
SG

Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins

Senior Director Federal Policy & Parnership
NRDC

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

As transportation infrastructure in many cities reaches the end of its design life span, elected officials face a historic opportunity to invest in infrastructure that can provide communities with increased opportunity, connectivity, health, and quality of life. The USDOT Design Challenge, has committed to reconnecting neighborhoods and building opportunity.

Learning Outcomes:

Raise awareness about bifurcated neighborhoods and identify innovative practices to reconnect communities.
Involve all affected stakeholders from concept to implementation to create champions for the project.
Consider fiscal realities while considering innovative solutions.
Incorporate art and culture to respect local cultural heritage and traditions.