Next Stop: Rail Yard Revitalization
October 25-26, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada
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About the Workshop
This interactive workshop brings together national and international experts in urban development, design, environmental management and financing. The workshop will include an insider’s view of the Las Vegas rail yard redevelopment – one of the largest urban infill projects in the country – as well as other successful projects in Arizona, California and Nevada.
Generously sponsored by:
Who Should Attend?
- Practitioners engaged in the acquisition, funding, and development of properties
- Municipalities and Redevelopment Agencies
- Environmental Consultants
- Construction Managers
- Redevelopment Managers
- Environmental Attorneys
Dates
Wednesday October 25, 2006
5:30pm
Join us at the welcome reception with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman
World Market Center
495 South Grand Central Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89106
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Thursday October 26, 2006
9am – 4pm
All –day Workshop
Four Seasons Hotel, Las Vegas
3960 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Proposed Agenda
Session 1: Downtown Las Vegas Rail Yard: the Union Park Project
Session 2: Urban Connections & Mixed Use Development
- Sacramento Rail Yard Project, Sacramento, CA
- Central Station Project, Oakland, CA
- Legacy Fountain Plaza, San Jose, CA
Session 3: Rail Yard Redevelopment in Smaller Communities
- The Marina Center, Eureka, CA
- Balloon Track Project, Truckee, CA
- Yuma Riverfront Development Project, Yuma, AZ
Lunch
Session 4: Structuring the Deal and Managing Environmental Risks
Session 5:From Rails to Greenways, Open Space & Recreational Activities
- Cornfield Park, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
- Valley Metro Project, Phoenix/Tempe, AZ
- Greenway Trail, Whittier, CA
Accommodations
The workshop will be held at The Four Seasons Hotel on the southern end of Las Vegas Boulevard, or, “The Strip”. Affordable lodging nearby can be found at www.vegas.com.
For an interactive map of the South Strip visit:
http://www.visitlasvegas.com/vegas/stay/planning-information/interactive-maps.jsp
Hotels nearby the workshop venue include:
- Mandalay Bay (Mention 'Center for Creative Land Recycling' for a reduced room rate for 10/25) 877.632.7000 Discounted rooms are going fast only a few available!
- The Luxor
- Courtyard by Marriott
- Fairfield Suites
We recommend reserving a room as early as possible as October is a busy month for conventions in Las Vegas.
Course Materials
The NEXT STOP course handbook is an invaluable resource.
It includes:
- All workshop presentations
- Explanatory text for each
session
- Case Study
Unable to make a training? Course handbooks are available
for purchase. Please call 415.398.1080 to arrange for payment.
"Based upon the workshop content, I feel confident that we can create a team of expert consultants to structure a solution, and assess and manage risk on our next brownfield development."
"The binder alone makes you an informed consumer; it's a great ongoing resource."
Nanine Watson
Allen Temple Housing & Economic Development Corp.
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