Urban Design that Makes a Difference

APA Texas Chapter

#9257978

Thursday, October 20, 2022
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. CDT

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Overview

1. Planning with Urban Design - Introduction (5 minutes max.)

2. Examples of Planning with Urban Design – strategies to create place-making and bridge successful planning and urban design
A.Urban Infill (Joe’s sites will include) – 15 minutes max.
- AT&T Discovery District; Dallas, TX
- Sundance Square; Fort Worth, TX – early P3 project
- Rosemary Square (formerly CityPlace); West Palm Beach, FL – one of the first of the new generation of Lifestyle Center developments
B.Suburban Greenfield (Brian’s sites will include) – 15 minutes max.
- Parkside at Craig Ranch; McKinney, TX
- Legacy Central; Plano, TX
- Trinity Mills Station; Carrollton, TX
C.Medium Size Towns (Rick’s sites will include) – 15 minutes max.
- Downtown Square; McKinney, TX (Brian/JHP's project – Davis at the Square)
- Bobcat Trail at Traditions Field; Celina, TX
- Sanger Comprehensive Plan; Sanger, TX
- US 380 Corridor Study; Frisco, TX
- Downtown and Hickory St. Corridor; Denton, TX
- State Line Avenue Corridor; Texarkana, TX and AK

3.Roundtable Discussion – RL/BK/JP – 15 minutes max.

4.Q&A for Audience – 10 minutes max.

Speakers

Joe Pobiner

"Joseph A. Pobiner, FAICP, CNU-A Joe Pobiner has been a consulting planner and urban designer for over 40 years. Based in North Texas, he has been a Practice Leader for such influential firms as HKS, Gensler, and Perkins Eastman, working on projects across Texas, the US, and in over 30 … Read More

Brian Keith

"Brian Keith, AIA, AICP, LEED AP Brian is the Director of Urban Design and Planning for JHP. He brings an expertise for place-making, creating communities, and the visioning of neighborhood redevelopments which emphasize diversity and sustainable over time. As an advocate for urbanism as well as simply “Good Urbanism,” his … Read More

Rick Leisner

"Rick Leisner, AICP, PLA Rick is a community planner and urban designer with more than 25 years of national experience in project planning, design and management. A talented consensus builder with extensive experience in both community planning and landscape architecture, Rick leads a wide variety of public and private projects … Read More

Contact Info

Barbara Holly, bholly@rockdalecityhall.com