DCRP Alumni,

June/July Alumni Update:

Reconnecting Planning and Design
Urban Design Issues for Planners / Planning Issues for Designers
June 2004



Project sites were selected with specific problems assigned to teams consisting of both planners and designers.
Teams were asked to develop solutions that would apply to both planning and design regulations and to develop
responses in keeping with the emphasis on a more vibrant, walkable, pedestrian and transit oriented downtown.

The workshop began with opening remarks by Emil Malizia, and included such topics as: Differences in
Approach: Designers and Planners and their Failure to Communicate, Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, and
Implications of Policy on the Design of Urban Open Spaces.

Sessions where led by both planners and designers, both academic and practicing.  Members included: George
Chapman, City of Raleigh; Rich Ducker, Institute of Government; Dan Douglas, Raleigh Urban Design Center;
Jeff Ulma, City of Cary; Gina Bobber, Town of Holly Springs; Roger Waldon, Town of Chapel Hill; Kimberly Brewer,
TetraTech; David Walters, UNC-Charlotte; and Achva Stein, NC State University.

Raleigh area charrette sites included:
Downtown Infill
Greenfield: The Dix Campus
Urban Bypass/Strip Development on Western Avenue
Redevelopment Raleigh West Side

Sponsored by the North Carolina Chapter, American Planning Association (NC APA) and the
NC State University College of Design

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Regional Economic Development – An Assessment of Emergent Theories, Strategies, and Policies
Fulbright Summer Institute
June 7-11, 2004



The intensive five-day Fulbright Summer Institute brought together distinguished economic development faculty,
economic development policy professionals, junior scholars and graduate students in planning, public policy
analysis, geography, and business.  Seminar participants discussed emerging ideas and critically reviewed
recent theoretical frameworks, strategies, and policies in regional economic development.

The Summer Institute focused on economic development strategies and policies for rural and lagging regions.  
Session titles included: “Spillovers and Innovation, Environment and Space”; “How, and How Much, Do Universities
Contribute to Regional Economic Development?”; “Leveraging Local Advantage: Lessons from Three Generations
of Value Chain Research”; “Cluster Mechanisms: Beyond the Usual Suspects”; and “State and Local Policy
Responses to Globalization and the Shifting Geography of Production”.  The group also spent a day touring the
Research Triangle Park and N.C. State Centennial Campus.  Harvey Goldstein was the event coordinator.

Event Agenda (PDF)

The Fulbright Summer Institute was held at UNC’s newly constructed Institute for Arts and Humanities at Hyde Hall.  
The setting allowed for an informal and relaxed environment, while assuring the attendees maximum interaction.

Group Picture

Sponsors: The University of North Carolina’s University Center for International Studies, Kenan Institute of private
enterprise, and the Department of City and Regional Planning, in conjunction with the Vienna University of Economics
and Business Administration, through a Fulbright Alumni Initiative Award Grant.

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DCRP Alumnus Recognized as Top in Field
Washington, D.C. (APA Press Release)

The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is pleased to announce
the induction of Michael Brooks, FAICP of Midlothian, VA into the elite
membership of AICP’s College of Fellows.  Brooks was welcomed as a
Fellow of AICP on the basis of individual achievement in the field of urban
and rural planning at a ceremony held in conjunction with the American
Planning Association’s (APA) National Planning Conference in
Washington, D.C.

“The members of the AICP College of Fellows represent the most outstanding
contributors to the planning profession,” said Barbara Lukermann, FAICP, who
served as the co-Chair of the Fellows of AICP Selection Committee. 

“The Fellows have devoted their careers to excellence in planning and they set
the highest standards for professional planners today,” she said.  Election to
the Fellowship may be granted to planners who have been longtime members
of AICP and have demonstrated excellence in professional practice, teaching and mentoring, research,
community service, leadership, and communication.  Altogether, 46 planners (4 DCRP alumni) from 25 states
were inducted into the AICP College of Fellows this year.  Currently, more than 14,000 practicing urban and
rural planners in North America and elsewhere have AICP certification.   Of those, less than 310 have attained
the status of Fellow (18 members are DCRP alumni).

“Mike Brooks helped provide us with a nationally recognized process for accrediting planning schools.  He
has devoted himself to bridging the gap between educators and practitioners.  He excels at making theory
come alive through his publications and teaching, challenging us to be more visionary,” said Daniel Lauber,
AICP, President of AICP.

DCRP FAICP Members ( * Inducted in 2004)

Micheal P. Brooks* Ray Burby George P. Chapman Jay Chatterjee Linda Cox Dennis E. Daye Leon P. Eplan David R. Godschalk Edward J. Kaiser

Dwight Merriam David J. Portman Mary Joan Pugh Thomas H. Roberts Sergio Rodriquez Micheal Slaveney* Bruce Stiftel* Roger Waldon* J.D. Wingfield

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North Carolina Transportation Consortium Explores Alternate Travel Options for Triangle
Asad Khattak speaks at roundtable discussion

Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Transportation Consortium (NCTC) met May 11 at the Institute for
Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) to conduct a roundtable discussion on strategies to
provide travelers in North Carolina with transportation choices beyond single occupancy vehicles and
to consider the role of technology in meeting those needs.  In attendance were high-level decision
makers from FHWA, NCDOT, and local transportation agencies as well as lobbyists from legislative
offices.  NCTC is an inter-institutional partnership of the University of North Carolina System including
NC State University, UNC Chapel Hill, NC A&T University, UNC Charlotte and public and private
transportation entities.

The most recent roundtable focused on expanding travel options for North Carolina travelers, such as
a rail system that will connect Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh as a potential measure that can reduce
mounting congestion and long commutes.  Problems in transportation that were identified include the
need to have more coordination between the public and project planning as well educating the public
in future initiatives, highlighting successes and improving land-use and transportation decisions.

NCTC also gives transportation decision makers the chance to meet in a neutral arena and explore
options and alternatives before transportation projects are even proposed.  Asad Khattak, Associate
Professor of Transportation Planning at UNC Chapel Hill spoke about needing a more coordinated effort
between entities.  “We all have been talking about how to put our heads together to work on transportation
problems.  The goal of NCTC is to provide practical solutions for the broad range of transportation problems
related to economic development in NC in order to improve the quality of life in the state.”

For more information about ITRE and related programs

For more information about the Carolina Transportation Program

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