CNU New York & The Town of Amherst present:
Registration is OPEN for this year’s CNU New York Chapter event, Re-imagining the Suburbs, focusing on “new towns” and emerging transit corridors in Amherst. We will meet in Williamsville, a 200 year old mill town, for a weekend of expert speakers, tours, and charrettes aimed at unique retrofit opportunities. Please see the program below.
THE PROGRAM
Friday 10/12
8:00 Breakfast; Welcome Plenary at Milo’s Restaurant
Brian Kulpa, Supervisor, Town of Amherst
Hal Morse, ED, Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council
10:00 Tour of Retrofit Charrette Sites
1:30 Lunch
2:00 Expert Speakers on Retrofit at Town Hall
2:15 Rob Steuteville, Sr Communications Advisor CNU, Editor, Public Square
3:00 June Williamson, Professor, CCNY Spitzer School of Architecture
3:45 Marc Wouters, Architect and Urban Designer, Marc Wouters Studios
4:15 Norman Garrick, Professor, UCONN Civil/Environmental Engineering
5:00 Victor Dover, Founding Principal, Dover-Kohl & Partners
6:00 Reception at Wyndham
6:45 Howard Zemsky, President/CEO, Empire State Development Corp.
7:30 James H. Kunstler, Author
Saturday 10/13
8:00 Breakfast; Charrettes at High School
- Niagara Falls Blvd. LRT corridor
- Boulevard Mall
- Transit Oriented Development
- New “College Town” along Sweet Home Road
- Audubon “New Town”, Civic and Business Uses
- Safety & Walkability, Niagara Falls Blvd. North to 290-Ellicott
12:00 Lunch, followed by Charrette Report Out
1:45 Wrap-Up
2:00 Tour: How CNU 22 Changed Buffalo and Western New York (extra charge)
Discounted hotel rates at the Reikert House, 5000 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14221 can be found here until September 27
Other nearby hotels include:
Hampton Inn Williamsville, 5455 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221
Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst, 5020 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14226
Wyndham Garden, 5195 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221