House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee
Planning Communities for a Changing Climate: Smart Growth, Public Demand and Private Opportunity
With fuel prices at an all-time high, a housing market gone sour, and heightened concerns about global warming, smart urban and rural community planning can help all three by reducing the miles traveled in vehicles, improving infrastructure and establishing economically strong communities.
On Wednesday, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will hold a hearing titled, “Planning Communities for a Changing Climate—Smart Growth, Public Demand and Private Opportunity.” The committee will explore examples of better development practices happening here in a tornado-ravaged Kansas town and on the sands of Abu Dhabi in the Middle East.
Witnesses- Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO, Masdar Initiative, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Steve Hewitt, City Administrator, Greensburg, Kansas
- Gregory Cohen, President and CEO, American Highway Users Alliance
- David Goldberg, Director of Communications, Smart Growth America
- Steve Winkleman, Transportation Director, Center for Clean Air Policy