The Center for Planning Excellence will hold its 2011 Smart Growth Summit on Aug. 18-19 at the Shaw Center for the Arts. The event will kick off with an opening reception on Aug. 17 at the Manship Theatre; the keynote speaker has not been determined. As part of the event, CPEX and AARP will present the Great Places Awards, which go to developers who make neighborhoods that have access to the support services that elderly people need, along with quality housing and mobility options. The event will feature panel discussions on such topics as repairing sprawl, the role of banks in building walkable communities, smart growth economics in the current fiscal climate and innovations at green schools. Registration for the event is $50 through August, and a number of scholarships are available. For more information, go to summit.cpex.org. For the rest of Real Estate Weekly, click here.
Dates set for smart growth summit
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