6:00 p.m. | Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The area around the Transbay Transit Center is home to two of the largest projects in the city since the construction of the Transamerica Pyramid: Salesforce Tower and 181 Fremont. Join the San Francisco chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat for a discussion about two buildings that are set to become icons in the city skyline.

+ Paul Paradis / Hines
+ Matt Lituchy / Jay Paul Company
+ Janette D’Elia / Jay Paul Company
+ John Rahaim / San Francisco Planning Department

People are increasingly interested in supporting local businesses, sharing goods and services and accessing amenities online. These trends have changed the local economy and have resulted in many opportunities, as well as some new dilemmas, for government and traditional industries. Join us for a conversation about the ways both policymakers and citizens are adapting to this new economic landscape. Co-presented and hosted by Airbnb and generously sponsored by the Koret Foundation.
+ Diana Lind / NextCity
+ Janet Lees / SF Made
+ Anita Roth / Airbnb
+ Milicent Johnson / Peers
+ Libby Seifel / Seifel Consulting

Join us for our annual Member Party in San Francisco as we bring together more than 1,000 people of all ages and backgrounds for a night of fun, food and festivities. Featuring several bars, music and delicious bites from local vendors, this is a chance to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the cities we love. Presented by macys.com.

Lean Transportation Planning

Does it really take years to study a transportation problem and years longer to solve it? Not if you ask these experts. From transit service planning to street geometry, there are times when pilots, testing and being willing to fail can greatly speed up the process. In this 90-minute workshop we will collaboratively explore the patterns and techniques of lean transportation planning. Co-presented with Young Professionals in Transportation.
+ Paul Supawanich / Nelson\Nygaard
+ Jamie Parks / City of Oakland
+ Josh Mello / Alta Planning + Design
+ Michael Eschleman / SamTrans
+ Sean Kennedy / San Francisco Muncipal Transportation Agency
+ Chris Pangilinan / San Francisco Muncipal Transportation Agency
+ Ratna Amin / SPUR

 

Implementing Equitable TOD

Decisions made by transit and land use planners often don’t take into consideration the site conditions and market characteristics required to support private development. This oversight has resulted in many equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) projects stalling or failing. Hear from two nationally leading practitioners on how to avoid these problems and successfully plan TODs of the future.
+ Amy Chung / Living Cities
+ William Fleissig / Communitas Development and Advisory Services
+ Ian Carlton / Ian Carlton Research and Consulting

 

Next Generation Infrastructure

How can our complex, interdependent infrastructure systems be made more efficient, less environmentally damaging and more resilient to support an urbanizing world? Join the author of Next Generation Infrastructure for a look at how innovative systems from around the world work within a larger economic, environmental and social context. Co-presented by Island Press.
+ Hillary Brown / New Civic Works

 

Driving Electric in SF - NEW DATE

More and more vehicles on the road are now electric. How is San Francisco leading the charge to install infrastructure to support them, and how is the electric car movement preparing for the future? Join experts for a discussion of the state of EV infrastructure in the city and beyond.

+ Bob Hayden / SF Environment
+ Michael Nicholas / UC Davis Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Research Center
+ Marc Geller / Plug In America

 

Parking: A Temporary Problem?

It can seem like we spend half our lives trying to find parking. Will autonomous vehicles eliminate our parking woes, or will the influx of delivery trucks from online stores make the parking situation even worse? Come hear a discussion about the present state of parking and what can be done to make the future less gridlocked. 
+ Erick Arguello / Calle 24
+ Patrick Siegman / Nelson\Nygaard
+ Thea Selby / San Francisco Transit Riders Union
+ Lauren Mattern / San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority
+ Pete Dempster / DriveNow USA

 

Getting It Built: Housing in San Francisco

Last December, SF Mayor Ed Lee announced a Mayoral Executive Directive ordering all city departments with jurisdiction over housing permitting to prioritize housing construction, particularly for affordable housing. Come hear about the effort’s success and the new policies that have been put into place to make housing happen. Co-sponsored with the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition and the San Francisco AIA.
+    Jeff Buckley / City and County of San Francisco
+    Tom Hui / DBI

 

Coastal Management at Ocean Beach

How is the Ocean Beach Master Plan being implemented and what will it impact? In the first program of this three-part series, we’ll learn how the plan will manage coastal erosion in the near term by reusing beach materials — and over the long term through a balance of managed retreat, beach nourishment and structural measures.
+    Bob Battalio / ESA
+    Louis White  / ESA

 

Behind the Scenes at Moscone Center

With nearly a million square feet of meeting and exhibit space, Moscone Center is responsible for 20 percent of San Francisco’s tourism:, which makes it the single largest contributor to the city’s economy. Get an insider’s look at how big events are executed at the convention center and learn more about its role in this key industry. This event is generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
+ Suzanne Goodman / Moscone Center
+ John Reyes / San Francisco Travel

 

Hayes Valley’s New Gateway: 8 Octavia

Built on a remnant parcel created when the Central Freeway was demolished, 8 Octavia, designed by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects Inc. and developed by DM Development, provides 47 units of housing in the Market Octavia Neighborhood Plan area. Join us for a tour of this vibrant new gateway to Upper Market. This event is generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
+ Stanley Saitowitz / Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects, Inc.
+ Mark MacDonald / DM Development and DDG

 

The New Ground Floor: Street Level Production

Storefronts were born of ground-floor production spaces, but eventually companies split off their factories from the places where they sold goods. These uses are once again reuniting in San Francisco, with street-front space all over the city selling products sold where they’re made. Come hear about the design, economics, and planning significance of local manufacturing and its new visibility from city sidewalks. 
+ Janet Lees / SF Made
+ Jack Sylvan / Forest City

 

Block 2.0: Re-Designing the Humble Concrete Block

The production of Portland cement is responsible for 8 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, but innovators and early adopters are working to change this by altering the carbon profile of concrete materials.  Come learn how architects, engineers and contractors are thinking about carbon, concrete and the adoption of new technologies to make stronger, better and greener buildings. 
+ Luke Pustejovsky / LVL Analytics
+ Joe Dahman / Watershed Materials