Have you ever noticed that cities sometimes have more asphalt roads than green spaces? Have you ever decided not to walk from one store to another because you would cross a huge parking lot, so driving is just easier? Why do we have all this asphalt, how is it keeping us apart, and what can we do about it? From 2nd Avenue in Nashville to The Stitch in Atlanta to the Placemaking Hub in Charlotte, travel with us to different Southeastern cities with professionals who are reshaping their urban environments to create more equitable, sustainable, and beautiful places, and get inspired about what we can do in our own city. Join us on Friday, November 3rd for KKB's 5th annual Sustainability Summit for a day of learning!
Lunch will be provided for free to all attendees. Thank you to our generous food sponsor, The Tomato Head.
A huge THANK YOU to our presenting sponsors, TVA and Earthadelic!
Register here: https://betterunite.com/keepknoxvillebeautiful-kkbsustainabilitysummit2023
EVENT TIMELINE
8:45 AM - Doors open
9:15 AM - Opening remarks by City of Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon
9:45 AM - Jack Cebe, The Stitch, Atlanta
11:00 AM - Eric Hoke, Urban Designer, Nashville & Kate Cavazza, Urban Designer, Charlotte
12:00 PM - Lunch
12:45 PM - Caleb Racicot, Urban Planner, Atlanta
1:45 PM - Closing remarks
Thank you to our sponsors US Bank, Carex Design Group, Help You Dwell, Mortgage Investors Group, UT Geography and Sustainability, Workspace Interiors, Sesco Lighting, Cover Pro Roofing, and East Tennessee Realtors!
SPEAKERS
Kate Cavazza is an Associate Urban Designer and Planner at the City of Charlotte Urban Design Center. She manages the placemaking grant program, a community-building initiative that supports quick wins and transformative projects throughout the city to create and enhance community vibrancy, safety, and identity. She has an MA in Political Science from Lehigh University and a BA in Political Science and French Language Studies from Susquehanna University. She is passionate about connecting community members to planning, urban design, and policy resources to make positive changes in the built environment. She spends every minute not in the office on the water, rowing, rafting, or training for a regatta.
Jack Cebe oversees the planning, partnerships, and programs required to advance the Stitch, an initiative of the City of Atlanta to cap the Downtown Connector with 14 acres of new park space and transportation improvements in north Downtown Atlanta. Over the course of his career as an engineer, landscape architect, and urban planning professional, Jack has led a wide range of complex projects that have given him a deep understanding of the coalition-building, systems and operational needs, and collaborative problem solving required to ensure the Stitch's success. Following graduation from the Landscape Architecture program at Clemson University, Jack began his career in Chicago working on significant urban design and transportation projects such as the mayor's initiative to implement 100 miles of protected bike lanes in four years. Later, he moved to Atlanta to attend graduate school at Georgia Tech, receiving a master's degree in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the Scheller College of Business. Following graduation, Jack worked for a local architectural and engineering firm managing a myriad of different planning, engineering, and landscape architecture projects throughout the Atlanta region for clients including the City of Atlanta, GDOT, and Community Improvement Districts. When he's not "stitching" downtown back together, you can find Jack gardening, playing in his band "Short Shadow," riding his bike around Atlanta, or relaxing on the porch with his wife Aileen, dog Orchid, and cat Bean.
Eric Hoke holds a bachelor's degree in interior architecture from Ohio University and joined the Civic Design Center team in 2012. He was a board member of Transit Now Nashville and served as Vice President. He was part of WeGo Public Transit’s Better Bus Committee, is an alum of the ULI Health Leaders Network, was on Smart Growth America's Complete Streets Leadership Academy Committee, and has represented the Civic Design Center on the Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Committee and Connect Mid-TN transit coalition where he continues his passion for sustainability, transportation, advocacy, and design. As Director of the Design Studio, Eric has been involved in most of the last decade of projects at the Civic Design Center in various capacities. Some of his favorites include Prioritizing Pedestrian Safety on Dickerson, envisioning a new park in Madison, and working on the New East Bank Neighborhood.
Caleb Racicot, AICP, is a Principal with the Atlanta-based design firm of TSW, where he brings over 20 years of experience in community planning, coding, and public outreach. Since joining TSW in 2001, Caleb has been in charge of public planning efforts ranging from corridor studies, to pedestrian and bicycle facilities, to area design guidelines. He has also led numerous downtown plans focused on engaging residents, civic leaders, business-owners, and other stakeholders to develop realistic, community-based plans and implementation tools. Caleb is perhaps best known for his work in helping communities shape their future through form-based codes. He has authored almost two dozen such codes that continue to shape the character of new development in areas as different as Downtown Atlanta and the rural crossroads of Blythewood, South Carolina. He is currently serving as the Project Manager for the consultant team rewriting the City of Atlanta Zoning Ordinance.