Building Valued Neighborhoods Conference

The Building Valued Neighborhood Conference at the Duke Energy Center, a two-day open exploration of government, community, and development imperatives for implementing Form Based Codes.

October 3rd & 4th, 2008, the City of Cincinnati and the Urban Land Institute of Cincinnati (ULI) sponsored the conference via the Cincy Character organization.

Content of the conference included:
 * Dr. Mariela Alfonzo's presentation Retail by Design
 * http://www.cincycharacter.com/conference/RetailbyDesignAlfonzo.pdf
 * Dr. Mariela Alfonzo's dissertation A Mall in a Former Life
 * http://www.marielaalfonzo.com/files/A_20Mall_20in_20Its_20Previous_20Life_85Job_20Talk_203-17.pdf
 * Hunter Gee's presentation of The Gulch
 * http://www.cincycharacter.com/conference/GulchLooneyRicksKiss.pdf
 * Looney, Ricks, Kiss, Architects of The Gulch
 * http://www.lrk.com/
 * Presentation by McGowan and Burns, Friday
 * http://www.cincycharacter.com/conference/McGowanBurns10.3.08.pdf
 * Presentation by McGowan and Burns, Saturday
 * http://www.cincycharacter.com/conference/McGowanBurns10.4.08.pdf
 * Candice Klein's Making Place Matter: Form Based Codes, The Key to Greater Cincinnati's Competitive Future
 * http://www.cincycharacter.com/FormBasedCodeWhitePaper.pdf
 * Nashville Urban Design Districts highlighted in Jennifer Carlat's presentation
 * http://www.nashville.gov/mpc/urban.htm

Speakers included Mariela Alfonzo, Roxanne Qualls, the ICSC Alliance, David McGowan, John Burns, Hunter Gee, Candace Klein, and Jennifer Carlat.