Solutions for Sustainable Communities
September 26-28, 2011

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Given the severe fiscal challenges that they face, states and localities are looking for more efficient ways of utilizing existing resources to achieve their housing, transportation, and environmental goals. Solutions for Sustainable Communities will arm practitioners and policymakers with the best available information on how states and localities are working collaboratively and creatively across these different policy silos to develop more sustainable and inclusive communities while reducing overall government costs.

Get real working solutions and share your challenges and successes with more than 500 colleagues from across the country. You’ll learn proven techniques for leveraging scarce public dollars toward developing more sustainable and inclusive communities, including:

• Find out how states and localities are using existing resources to enhance efficiency; stretch available funds; reduce overall government costs; and achieve their housing, transportation, and environmental goals.
• Hear the latest from officials at HUD, DOT, and EPA, all participants in the Federal Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
• Learn how to quantify benefits of green jobs that provide high-wage, long-term employment and reduce traffic congestion and commute times.