[CPEO-BIF] Reminder - Worcester workshop this Saturday

[Lenny Siegel]

The Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO), in cooperation 
with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and community leaders from 
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, invites you to attend a 
workshop on brownfields

How Brownfields Revitalization Can Meet Community Needs

DATE:
Sunday, September 30, 2006
PLACE:  	
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA, 01609

To obtain a WPI campus map online go to: 
http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/campusmap.html

Agenda

8:15 - 9:00 	Registration:  WPI, Campus Center, Ground Floor.

9:00 - 9:15	Welcome and Introduction, Lenny Siegel, Executive Director, 
CPEO (Olin Hall, room 107)

9:15 - 10:00 	Panel 1:  Converting contaminated property to open space 
and parks.
Kate Gormly,  Deputy Director, Groundwork Lawrence, Lawrence, MA.
Aaron Toffler, Director of the Natural Cities Program, Urban Ecology 
Institute, Boston College.

10:00 - 10:45	Panel 2:  Building Affordable Housing on brownfields.
Elaine Middleton Wijnja, Principal Land Use Planner
Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development.

10:45-11:00	Break

11:00-11:45	Panel 3:  Siting schools on brownfields.
Robert Dorr, Mashapaug Pond Coalition of Concerned Citizens, Providence, RI.
Brian Wooley, Founder, Wasted Away, New Bedford, MA.

11:45 -12:00	Summary of major issues.
Steve Fischbach, Community lawyer, Rhode Island Legal Services, 
Providence RI
Larry Charles,  Brownfields developer, Hartford, CT
Bob Hersh, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.

12:00 - 1:00	Roundtable (part 1) :  Challenges and Opportunities for 
community-based brownfields revitalization.

1:00 - 1:45	Lunch (will be provided, Campus Center, Odeum C, 2nd Floor)

1:45 - 3:00	Roundtable (part 2):  New policies for brownfields 
redevelopment (Odeum C) .
		

Directions:
(For maps of the WPI campus please see: 
http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/Images/wpimap.pdf
Public Transportation

* Buses
The city of Worcester is serviced by two bus companies, Greyhound Lines, 
Inc. and Peter Pan Bus Lines. For fares and schedule information on 
Greyhound, call 1-800-231-2222. More information on Peter Pan, which 
only services the northeastern seaboard, is available via a toll-free 
number, 1-800-343-9999, and an email address, info at peterpanbus.com.

* Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail stop in Worcester is about a mile away from 
campus, located on Shrewsbury Street. The stop is at the end of the 
Worcester/Framingham line. For fare information, maps, and schedules, 
visit the MBTA Commuter Rail Web site or call 617-222-3200.

Driving

* From the East
Take Mass. Turnpike (I-90) to Exit 11A (I-495). Proceed north to exit 
25B (I-290), then west into Worcester. Take Exit 18 (Lincoln Sq., Rte. 
9), turn right at end of ramp, then an immediate right before next 
traffic light. At next light, proceed straight through, bearing to the 
right on Salisbury St.* At the WPI sign, turn left onto Boynton St., 
then right onto Institute Rd.  The East Parking Lot is off of Boynton 
Street, adjacent to the Gordon Library.

* From the North
Take I-495 south to I-290. Follow directions from east.

* From the South and West
Take Mass. Turnpike (I-90) to Exit 10 (Auburn). Proceed east on I-290 
into Worcester. Take Exit 17 (Lincoln Sq., Rte. 9), turn left at end of 
ramp, follow Rte. 9 west through Lincoln Sq., straight onto Highland 
St.,** then right at light onto West St. Travel one block and cross 
Institute Road (onto Private Way).


For additional information about the workshop, please direct inquires to:
Lenny Siegel,  CPEO, (voice) 650-961-8918, email: lsiegel at cpeo.org
Bob Hersh,  WPI,  (voice)  508-831-5522,  email:  hersh at wpi.edu
Steve Fischbach, Rhode Island Legal Services,  (voice) 401-274-2652 
x182, email: steve.fischbach at gmail.com

ABOUT CPEO

CPEO promotes and facilitates public participation in the cleanup and 
reuse of military bases, Superfund sites, and brownfields.  CPEO's broad 
mission is to educate public stakeholders on both the process 
technologies for cleanup and environmental protection.  Formed in 1993, 
CPEO has its root in community activism, and it provides support for 
public advocacy, but it is not a political organization.  CPEO conducts 
site visits, convenes workshops and forums, published articles and 
reports, and operates two well known internet listserves, the 
Brownfields Internet Forum and the Military Environmental Forum.  For 
more information about CPEO visit www.cpeo.org.


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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org