with Len Beyea, planner and engineer   (scroll down for Len’s bio)

4 Thursdays, starting April 23, 7-9pm

Please register by April 21 in order to receive the reading materials and instructions for participating online. Sign up for free tuition or offer a donation to support our advocacy of sustainable transportation.

Session 1: Where are we, how did we get here, and what’s possible for the future?

• Where are we?
• How did we get here?
• A review of urban landscapes from around the world
• What do you hate about where you live? What do you love?

Session 2: Fundamentals of Sustainable Cities

• What are the principles of New Urbanism?
• Benefits of the principles
• Real world examples of what works, and what doesn’t
• Envisioning transitions

Session 3: Applying the Principles to create Sustainable Urban Spaces

• Defining neighborhoods and defining urban centers
• Where do you see the most potential for change?
• Applying the principles – Using maps and data
• Presentations from small group exercises

Session 4: Implementation of the principles

• Policies that make neighborhoods more walkable and regenerative
• Policies that make urban centers more vital and viable
• Applying the principles, part 2 – Using maps and data
• Presentations from small group exercises

Len Beyea, planner and engineer, earned a degree in Environmental Planning from UCSC in 1976, focusing on matching land use to carrying capacity, and secondarily on transportation and its relation to land use. Len spent over 30 years implementing sustainable building practices for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities, primarily through retrofitting of existing buildings. He earned a variety of certifications in energy assessment, energy management, commissioning, high performance building design, and green buildings. He has been a presenter at several national conferences and many local professional organization meetings. He continues to study land use planning and sustainability, and the decision-making process in planning and design. He is trained as a facilitator for the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, has worked with community organizations, religious and interfaith groups, and prison inmates, and has a weekly interview show on KSQD. He looks forward to discovering what workshop participants envision for Santa Cruz County.