Valley Futures Forum 3/17: "Sustainable Communities Initiative: A New Direction for America"

Sustainable Communities Initiative: A New Direction for America with Shelley Poticha, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Ms Poticha will describe what it means to be sustainable and why sustainability is important for Valley communities. Then she will explain why the Sustainable Communities Initiative was developed and what HUD, DOT, and EPA expect the program to achieve. Among the regions that received a Sustainable Communities Initiative grant is the San Joaquin Valley represented by 14 co-grantee cities.

March 17, 2011
5:00 - 6:45 pm

Great Valley Center
Community Room
201 Needham St.
Modesto, CA

Fee for the Forum: $10 (payable at the door)

Register online: http://events.greatvalley.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=6

For more information, please visit our new website at www.valleyfuturesforum.org or email nuplanner@gmail.com

About the Valley Futures Forum (VFF):
The VFF is a dynamic conversation on development issues in the San Joaquin Valley. The VFF is held on the third Thursday of each month at 5:00pm, from January through November.

The VFF is presented by:
American Planning Association, Central Section; Building Industry Association of Central California; Congress for the New Urbanism, NorCal Chapter; Great Valley Center; Local Government Commission; Modesto Chamber of Commerce.

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