TRANSITIONING TO SUSTAINABILITY
A Strategy for Developing
Disaster Resistant Communities
AUGUST 29, 2011
ATLANTIS CASINO AND RESORT
RENO, NEVADA
AND
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
HARRAHS RINCON
VALLEY CENTER, CALIFORNIA
We are pleased to invite Tribal Leaders, Tribal Program and Resource Managers, Transportation Planners, Infrastructure Support Agencies, and Community Members to a workshop entitled “Transitioning to Sustainability.” This workshop presents a suite of performance-based infrastructure renewal practices that provide strategies for developing sustainable, livable, and disaster resistant communities and ecosystems.
The practices covered in this interactive workshop enhance the quality of life, preserve local ecosystem integrity, promote coordinated infrastructure systems and promote the cultural identity of the community. Participants will be able to lead planning and implementation teams that will be able to help their communities be effective partners in proactive regional responses to global challenges, such as transportation planning, improvement of transportation safety, disaster response and recovery, economic competitiveness, public health, biodiversity and national security.
The one-day, interactive workshop is comprised of five topics:
- “Visioning to Action” – practices that allow all community members to characterize desired future conditions for quality of life and environment;
- Models and Forecasts – integrated community characterizations form the basis of management goals, performance measures, and more;
- Infrastructure Ecology – use of ecological methods to assess interconnected infrastructure networks, and coordinate regulatory practices to support desired future conditions, reduce community vulnerability to disasters, reduce life cycle costs, and improve management of land use;
- Collaborative Enterprise – create partnerships that improve the project quality and community outcomes, and that cut project delivery risks; and
- Review Initiatives – discuss sources of inspiration and lessons learned.
LOCATION
This conference will be conducted at the Atlantis Casino and Resort, 3800 South Virginia St., Reno,
NV, 89502. All individuals are responsible for their own lodging. NIJC is holding a room block for this
conference at a rate of $69.00 plus 13% hotel occupancy tax and $10.00 resort fee per participant per room
night. A deposit equal to the first night’s room rate including tax is required upon booking. Make your
room reservations by August 1, 2011 by calling (800) 723-6500 and mention that you are with the National
Indian Justice Center when making your reservation.
REGISTRATION
Registration is free but is limited. To register, please click here for a PDF file containing the registration form for the August 29th workshop, or click here for a PDF file containing the registration form for the September 1st workshop;
or go to our online registration site by clicking the appropriate link below:
AUGUST 29, 2011 - http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1869753483
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 - http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1869859801
For more information, contact Margaret Colglazier, NIJC Training Coordinator at Phone: (707) 579-5507, Fax: (707) 579-9019 or
E-mail: tcoord@nijc.org.
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California Tribal Transportation Safety Summit
May 23-24, 2011
Harrah's Rincon - Valley Center, California
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(Click the Session Title for Session Materials in PDF format.)
Monday, May 23, 2011
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Welcome and Introductions
Joseph Myers, Executive Director, National Indian Justice Center
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Opening Session
- Bo Mazzetti, Chairman, Rincon Band of Luiseño
- Bill Figge, Deputy District Director for Planning, California Department of Transportation
- Dale Risling, Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Clara Conner, Division Engineer, FHWA Western Federal Lands Highway
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM SESSION ONE: Addressing Road Safety Issues at Smith River
Representatives of Smith River Tribal Transportation Program and the FHWA RSA Team will provide a discussion of the Road Safety Audit process and how it benefits the Smith River Tribal Community. The panel will share resources available to the Tribes to conduct road safety audits.
PANEL:
- Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Joseph Myers, NIJC
- Russ Crabtree, Smith River Rancheria
- David Cohen, Safety Specialist, FHWA-California Division
- James Brophy, IRR Tribal Coordinator, FHWA-Western Federal Lands Highway
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM SESSION TWO: California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP): Communication and Collaboration to Improve Safety
Representatives from the California Highway Patrol, Office of Traffic Safety, and Federal Highway Administration will provide a discussion of the California Strategic Highway Safety Plan and opportunities to elevate Tribal priorities in the statewide plan. This Session will include available assistance and resources.
Panel:
- Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Raquelle Myers, NIJC
- David Cohen, Safety Specialist, FHWA-California Division
- James Brophy, IRR Tribal Coordinator, FHWA- Western Federal Lands Highway
- Bob Clark, Assistant Chief Border Division, California Highway Patrol
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM SESSION THREE: Addressing Road Safety Issues (Part Two)– Focus on Pedestrians, Bicycles
Additional Materials:
This discussion will focus on the intersection of programs promoting healthy communities, pedestrian safety and the newly modified Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS). The SRTS program has the potential to install pedestrian safety features in tribal communities.
- Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Lonora Graves, Senior Transportation Planner-Native America Liaison Branch, Caltrans
- Dawn Foster, Safe Routes to School Statewide Program
Coordinator, Caltrans
- Justine Hearn, Project Coordinator, Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance Resource Center, California Active Communities, California Department of Public Health
- Holly Sisneros, Public Health PedSafe Program Manager, California Department of Public Health
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM SESSION FOUR: Emergency Response in Rural Areas, Law Enforcement Challenges and Partnerships (No powerpoint materials.)
This discussion will focus on the development of partnership agreements between tribal law enforcement and California Highway Patrol for the purposes of emergency response and traffic law enforcement in rural communities.
- Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Joseph Myers, NIJC
- Bob Clark, Assistant Chief Border Division, California Highway Patrol
- Alex Tortes Nexus Community Solutions, Tribal Liaison for Riverside Sheriff’s Office
11:30 AM – 12:00 AM Continuing the Dialogue & Next Steps
Raquelle Myers, Staff Attorney, National Indian Justice Center/California – Nevada TTAP
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Road Safety Audit Train-the-Trainer Session
May 25-26, 2011
Harrah's Rincon - Valley Center, California
Presentations:
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OTHER TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RESOURCES
Transportation Safety Curriculum for Indian Country
Companion Powerpoint Presentation
Companion CD Rom materials
(The CD Rom is a collection of handouts and informational materials available from NIJC, please contact us for your order.)
Drunk Driving PSA
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