Summer 2002 Forum: Reno

The sixth City Parks Forum symposium was held in Reno July 18-20, 2002. The five mayors who participated in the symposium and were named Fellows of The City Parks Forum are:

The Honorable Jeremy Harris, Honolulu, HI

The Honorable Anthony M. Masiello, Buffalo, NY

The Honorable Patrick McCrory, Charlotte, NC

The Honorable Meyera Oberndorf, Virginia Beach, VA

The Honorable James D. Torrey, Eugene, OR

Mayor Patrick McCrory, Mayor Anthony Masiello, Mayor Jeff Griffin, Mayor Jeremy Harris, Mayor Meyera Obendorf, and Mayor James Torrey.

In addition to the mayors, each city was represented by a parks team, which consisted of a principle park and/or planning advisor and a private sector partner. View biographies of all symposium participants.

Agenda
Proceedings from the Summer 2002 forum are available to be downloaded.

Thursday, July 18

Keynote Address
Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Friday, July 19

Introductory Remarks
Mary Eysenbach, Director, The City Parks Forum

"Parks Funding Today"
Pat O'Toole, Leon Younger and PROS

Honolulu: Waipio Soccer Complex and Central Oahu Regional Park
Jeremy Harris, Mayor

"Park Partnerships"
Susan Rademacher, Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy and Louisville/Jefferson County Parks Department

Virginia Beach: Princess Anne Park Expansion
Meyera E. Oberndorf, Mayor

"Greenway Planning and Development"
Robert Searns, Urban Edges, Inc.

Charlotte: Little Sugar Creek Greenway
Patrick McCrory, Mayor

Saturday, July 20