7th Mid-Atlantic Regional
Roundtable Conference

“Sustainable Regions: States and Localities Working Regionally in the Mid-Atlantic”

Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable

Chase Center on the Riverfront Wilmington, DE
September 30 – October 1

About the Planning Roundtable

 The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable forums are held in response to the need to look beyond individual planning regions and foster communication and coordination between regions on transportation issues.  Roundtable events seek to: 

  • Showcase regional planning and cooperation in the host region.
  • Include metropolitan and non-metropolitan perspectives in relation to State and Federal policy and resources.
  • Feature current and long-term issues relevant to local and regional development challenges for the Mid-Atlantic States and regions.
  • Involve academic and institutional regional research to utilize existing knowledge and develop new and expanded regional and multi-regional resources to support and inform planning and implementation at all levels.

Conference Agenda

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Conference Presentations

Panel 1: Intermodal Regional Planning

Drew Galloway, Senior Director of Planning, Amtrak
The Role of Rail on Sustainability of the Northeast Corridor
Rick Crawford, Special Assistant, Public Projects Government Relations, Norfolk-Southern Freight
The Future Needs Us
Bob Kuhns, Clark-Nexsen 
Inter-City Bus, Union Station Project

Panel 2: Visioning Sustainability

John Carlock, AICP Deputy, Executive Director, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) 
Visioning Sustainability
Marsha L. McLaughlin, Director, Department of Planning and Zoning, Howard County, MD 
Imagine 2060 The Region We Create
Paul DesJardin, Director of Community Planning and Services, WashCOG 
Greater Washington 2050: Region Forward

Panel 3: HUD/DOT/EPA Regional Sustainability Partnership

Sharon E. Maclean, AICP, Community Planning and Development Representative, HUD
Gail McFadden-Roberts, AICP, DOT/FTA
Karyn Vandervoort, Program Manager Analyst, US DOT/FHWA, Pennsylvania Division
Paula Estornell, P.E., PhD., Lead Environmental Engineer, US EPA Region III
Partnership for Sustainable Communities

Panel 4: State and Regional Planning

Richard E. Hall, AICP, Maryland Secretary of Planning, MDP
Maryland State Planning
Gerrit Knaap, Executive Director, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
Regional Planning in a System of Plans
Dr. Earl “Rusty” Lee, Coordinator, Delaware T2 Center
Public, Private, and Academic Cooperation
Michael L. Lahr, Co-editor, The Review of Regional Studies Associate Research Professor, Center for Urban Policy Research
Regional Research

Sponsors

Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division, American Planning Association and APA Chapters: Delaware, Maryland, National Capital Area, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, as well as by the Regional Studies Association, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and organizations from the WILMAPCO regional community to allow no admission cost to participants.