Who should attend: Government officials, planners, developers, investors, nonprofits, and others interested in transit-oriented development.

• Read about the city of Moline’s efforts to transform an old warehouse into the Moline Multimodal Station and the city of Cincinnati’s Streetcar Project in the 2012 Partnership for Sustainable Communities accomplishments report.
• View a video about sustainability efforts in Moline at http://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/studies.html#FC9.
• Learn more about the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

Webinar Details

Thursday, November 15, 2012, 1:00 to 2:15 Eastern

• To join this webinar, click on https://epa.connectsolutions.com/epasmartgrowth. Log in as a guest. No pre-registration is required.
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During this interactive online training, participants learn techniques to develop effective community engagement techniques for their planning programs and processes. Presenters  share recommendations for getting the message out via traditional and social media, and strategies for communicating with the general public.

Speakers included:

• Robin Rather, CEO, Collective Strength, will present the most effective themes and word choices for discussing community projects.
• Stephany Snowden, Public Information Director, Richland County, SC, will share best practices for developing an effective outreach plan for county activities.
• Trudy Rice, Extension Association, K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University, will discuss effective meeting formats and best practices for facilitating open dialogue.

For additional information , click here.

This event was  coordinated by the National Association of Counties (NACo) in partnership with the NADO Research Foundation, with support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.