HCAOG hosted a "brown bag lunch" series as a lead-up to Dan Burden, Victor Dover, & Josh Meyer's visit in December 2025. We rebroadcast the following webinars and enjoyed roundtable discussions with attendees.
You can still enjoy these inspiring videos. Highly recommended viewing!
Recommended webinars on vibrant, walkable/rollable, livable communities:
(1) The Essential Value of Street Trees in City Making and Sustainable Design
► Victor Dover and Dan Burden
explain how street trees can bring beauty and order to streets, mitigate the potential for flooding and heat events, and support pedestrian activity. (2-hour recording: 1:15 slides + 45 mins Q&A; recorded Oct. 2022.) *Recording available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDytQw7UP4s
Webinar brought to you by Maryland Dept of Planning on behalf of the National Smart Growth Info Clearinghouse.
(2) Missing Middle: A proven strategy for affordability and walkable neighborhoods
► A virtual roundtable with innovator and educator Karen Parolek of Opticos Design, housing policy expert David Garcia of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, and developer Mott Smith of Civic Enterprise and the California Infill Builders Association, to explore the critical need for a greater range of housing options. (Approx. 1.5-hour recording; recorded Oct. 2022.) *Recording available here: https://civicwell.org/civic-resources/missing-middle/
Webinar brought to you by CivicWell (formerly Local Government Commission).
(3) Equity, Accessibility, and Design Decision-making
► 3 panelists illuminate how these issues affect quality of life, and illustrate tools and techniques to make our communities safer and easier to get around. Michael Rodriguez, AICP, Director of Research for Smart Growth America; Matt Johnson, AICP, Bikeways Coordinator, Division of Transportation Engineering for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation; Charles L. Marohn, Jr., Founder and President of Strong Towns, author of “Confessions of a Recovering Engineer.” (1.75-hour recording, from Walktober Walkinar 2023 series; recorded Oct. 26, 2023.) *Recording available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGCx-JtpjTQ
Webinar brought to you by Maryland Dept of Planning on behalf of the National Smart Growth Info Clearinghouse.
(4) Designing Road Diets as a Tool for Walkability and Community Revitalization – Dan Burden, Director of Innovation and Inspiration for Blue Zones LLC, examines the essential design features of road diets, as well as how to design and operate them for walking, bicycling, driving, and freight and emergency response movement, illustrating what works best and why. (Approx. 1.75-hour recording.) Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex-bjWOb4P4