City Of Ann Arbor 2016 Sustainable Ann Arbor Forum: Looking to the Future: Ann Arbor in 2025

Thu, 05/05/2016 - 12:48pm

When: April 7, 2016 at Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room

Join the conversation about sustainability in Ann Arbor as the City and the Ann Arbor District Library host their annual Sustainable Ann Arbor series. The series included four events (held monthly through April of 2016) with each focusing on a different element of sustainability from Ann Arbor’s Sustainability Framework. This is the last event in this series and centers on Ann Arbor in 2025, including conversations about local challenges and solutions on Ann Arbor’s path to a more sustainable future. A think tank of local stakeholders including representatives from community organizations, staff from both the City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County joined the public to discuss local sustainability efforts and challenges in our community. Each program included a series of short presentations followed by a question and answer session. These forums offer an opportunity to learn more about sustainability in the community and tips for actions that residents can take to live more sustainably. Speakers include:

• Moderator, Josie Parker, Director of the Ann Arbor Library;
• Teresa Gillotti, Communication and Policy Specialist, Washtenaw County Department of Community and Economic Development;
• Xuan Liu, Manager of Research, SEMCOG;
• Susan Pollay, Executive Director, Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority;
• Sue Zielinski, Managing Director of SMART at the U-M Transport Research Institute.

Details of this series are posted online on The City of Ann Arbor's Sustainability site. For information and videos from current and past Sustainable Ann Arbor Forums, please visit the City’s Sustainability website.