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Sustainability Launchpad

Join the UNO Center for Urban Sustainability in exploring how transportation impacts the sustainability of our communities.

  • date: 04/21/17
  • time: see below for details
  • location: Weitz CEC • maps
Add 04/21/2017 3:00 PM 04/21/2017 6:30 PM America/Chicago Sustainability Launchpad Join the UNO Center for Urban Sustainability in exploring how transportation impacts the sustainability of our communities. Weitz CEC true MM/DD/YYYY
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Keynote, Chuck Marohn, presents "Transportation in the Next American City." Marohn is the founder and president of Strong Towns.

Schedule

  • 3 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. | Welcome and Introduction: David Nelson, NYDOT
  • 3:30 P.M. - 5 P.M. | Keynote with Q&A
  • 5 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. | Panel discussion and reflections with Ken Smith, City of Omaha; Melanie Stewart, UNMC; David Nelson, NYDOT; Julie Reilly, Omaha by Design
  • 5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. | Networking Reception with Local Agencies: Metro, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency, City of Omaha, Mode Shift

The Sustainability Launchpad is held in the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center from 3 P.M. to 6:30 P.M., on the second floor. Click to register.

The Launchpad is co-hosted by Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) and Mode Shift Omaha. Reception hors d'oeuvres and refreshments provided by the Metro Area Coalition for Service Learning (MACSL).

Click to learn more about the UNO Center for Urban Sustainability.

Transit and Biking Options

Only a limited number of stalls will be available in the Weitz CEC Guest Parking Lot E, so please consider using an alternative mode of transportation. You can plan your trip via bus using Metro Transit's website or Google Maps; the 2 bus route makes stops in front of Dodge campus. Google Maps can also help you plan your trip via bicycle. This community led resource tells you where you can find bike racks and fixit stations.

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Unless otherwise clearly stated, any views or opinions expressed as part of events at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (Weitz CEC) should not be viewed as endorsements by the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and do not reflect the official position of UNO or the University of Nebraska system. Please also be aware, the responsibility for any changes to events held at the Weitz CEC, including cancellation, lie solely with the event organizer and not UNO or the Weitz CEC.

 

 

Contact Us

If you are sponsoring a special or public event happening in the CEC or would like to share a news tip or story please contact Robyn Loos via email rloos@unomaha.edu or by phone at 402.554.2173.

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Unless otherwise clearly stated, any views or opinions expressed as part of events at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) should not be viewed as endorsements by the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and do not reflect the official position of UNO or the University of Nebraska system. Please also be aware, the responsibility for any changes to events held at the CEC, including cancellation, lie solely with the event organizer and not UNO or the CEC.