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Champions of Sustainability 2006

If you missed DUQ 90.5 FM's broadcast of the 2006 lectures presented by Sustainable Pittsburgh, you can listen to the programs now by clicking on the links below. Sustainable Pittsburgh is a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic forum advocating a balance of economic prosperity, social equity and environmental quality in the Pittsburgh region.

The "Champions of Sustainability" radio series is supported by the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation.

Listeners are encouraged to respond and react to the reports by sending an
email to: region@wduq.org

Program #1
"National Perspectives on Planning: Public Participation and Targeted Investments"
Broadcast Date: Sunday, June 4, repeated Monday, June 5, 2006
Keynote Speaker: John Norquist, former Mayor of Milwaukee and President and C.E.O. of Congress for the New Urbanism
John Norquist discusses issues ranging from transportation reform and urban design to school choice, and how improvements in Milwaukee can be applied in Pittsburgh. LISTEN


Program #2
"Shared Prosperity, Stronger Regions: An Agenda for Rebuilding America's Older Core Cities"
Broadcast Date: Sunday, June 11, repeated Monday, June 12, 2006
Keynote Speakers: Judith Bell, President of PolicyLink, and Radhika Fox, Senior Policy Associate at PolicyLink
A round-table discussion focusing on policies affecting local businesses, governement and community interests. LISTEN


Program #3
"Transportation: The Key to a Prosperous Future"
Broadcast Date: Sunday, June 18, repeated Monday, June 19, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Anne Canby, President of the National Surface Transportation Policy Project
National perspectives on the critical role of transportation to the economic vitality of Southwestern, PA.


Program #4
"Coming Together to Revitalize Our Communities: Cross-Community and Cross-County Collaboration"
Broadcast Date: Sunday, June 25, repeated Monday, June 26, 2006
Keynote Speaker: David Soule, Associate Director, Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University
Program addresses strategies to revitalize the region's core communities and identifies policy opportunities around which there is a consensus for collaboration.