Northeast States to Tackle Climate Change, Competitiveness in Summit Co-Sponsored by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Regional Plan Association

Northeast Climate and Competitiveness Summit Feb. 29 in Baltimore will focus on transport, abuse network

Cambridge, Mass. (Vocus/PRWEB ) February 26, 2008 -- More than 100 civic, business, and government leaders from 12 Northeast states and the District of Columbia will accumulate in Baltimore Feb. 29 for the Northeast Climate and Competitiveness Summit, co-sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Regional Plan Association.

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After several years of analysis on the megaregion concept, it is acceptable to see it appear as the axial focus of a austere action altercation in the Northeast, acclamation the claiming of altitude change and our bread-and-butter future A able-bodied commuter abuse arrangement in the Northeast is one of our different aggressive advantages in a carbon-constrained economy But we’ve alone the investments in the Northeast Corridor that would advance acceptable bread-and-butter advance in the megaregion. The accident is based in the plan of America 2050, a collective adventure of the Lincoln Institute and the Regional Plan Association that promotes planning in ample “megaregions,” such as the Boston-Washington, D.C. corridor, that transcend assorted accompaniment borders.

The ambition of the acme is to advance a aggregate action agenda for bread-and-butter competitiveness, mobility, apartment and the impacts of the mortgage crisis, and sustainability in the Northeast “megaregion.” The claiming of altitude change, in particular, warrants bounded responses in areas such as basement and transportation, said Armando Carbonell, chief adolescent and armchair of the Department of Planning and Urban Form at the Lincoln Institute.

“After several years of analysis on the megaregion concept, it is acceptable to see it appear as the axial focus of a austere action altercation in the Northeast, acclamation the claiming of altitude change and our bread-and-butter future,” Carbonell said.

The acme will aswell focus on the claiming of accretion the speed, frequency, and believability of intercity and bounded abuse account on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, as Congress begins application of accessible Amtrak and apparent busline bills.

“A able-bodied commuter abuse arrangement in the Northeast is one of our different aggressive advantages in a carbon-constrained economy,” said Robert Yaro, admiral of Regional Plan Association. “But we’ve alone the investments in the Northeast Corridor that would advance acceptable bread-and-butter advance in the megaregion.”

The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon 3rd District, and the Honorable Edward Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania, will be keynote speakers. The acme will be captivated at the Tremont Grand Hotel in Baltimore, and is aswell accurate by the Greater Baltimore Committee, Select Greater Philadelphia, The Chesapeake Crescent Initiative, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, University of Maryland, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the Surdna Foundation, and The Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

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The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a anticipate catchbasin abreast Harvard aboveboard in Cambridge, Mass., conducts analysis and action evaluations, holds conferences, provides apprenticeship and training, supports affirmation projects, and publishes books and letters on action issues apropos to land. The Regional Plan Association is an absolute bounded planning alignment for the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut city area.