SILVER SPRING, MD – On Thursday, April 12 at 1 p.m., Robert
Gibbs, a nationally recognized smart growth
expert, will discuss his experiences reshaping
urban, suburban, and historic centers with the Montgomery County
Planning Board.
For 20 years, Gibbs has worked to bring innovative, practical
residential and commercial development to such admired cities as Charleston,
Portland, Madison and Seattle. Closer to home, he consulted on developing the Kentlands community, an
award-winning neo-traditional community in Gaithersburg.
Gibbs’ talk is part of the Planning Board’s ongoing growth
management speaker series. The series is intended to inform the Board and
its professional planning staff as they update the county’s key growth policy,
(also referred to as the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance), which directs
growth to areas with adequate roads, schools and other public amenities. The
growth policy will ultimately be reviewed and voted on by the County Council.
Gibbs, well respected by mayors, architects and developers across America, has worked on more than 300 town centers and historic cities and consulted on developing many new urban towns. His topic will be “Principles and Techniques to Accommodate Growth and Enhance Community Identify, Livability and Economic Success.”
WHO:
Robert Gibbs, President, Gibbs
Planning Group
WHAT:
Techniques to accommodate growth and enhance community livability
WHEN:
Thursday, April 12, 2007 – 1 p.m.
WHERE:
Montgomery County Planning Board Auditorium, 8787 Georgia
Ave., Silver Spring, Md.