Downloadable Presentations and Publications

The following presentations and publications by Raimi + Associates may be downloaded and viewed for informational purposes only.

The SALT District: Using LEED-ND to Guide an Existing Neighborhood Retrofit

19th Annual Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference, Denver, CO March 2010

Contact Aaron Welch at aaron@raimiassociates.com for a copy.

"Smart Regrowth:" Using LEED-ND to guide revitalization of a distressed neighborhood

New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, Seattle, WA February 2010

Contact Aaron Welch at aaron@raimiassociates.com for a copy.

New Urban Innovations in Comprehensive Planning, Part 1

Day-long training session at the 2009 National APA Conference organized and facilitated by Matt Raimi of Raimi + Associates. The session explored new and emerging techniques in preparing comprehensive plans. Minneapolis, MN, April 2009

Part 1 includes the following presentations: "New Urban Innovations in Comprehensive Planning: An Introduction" (Matt Raimi, Raimi + Associates). "Making the Invisible Visible: Understanding the Demographic and Economic Forces that Shape Land Use and Development" (Dena Belzer, Strategic Economics). "Moving Beyond Land Use: Form and Character in the Comprehensive Plan" (Matt Raimi, Raimi + Associates). "Visioning and Visualization" (Gianni Longo, ACP Planning and Visioning).

New Urban Innovations in Comprehensive Planning, Part 2

National APA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 2009

Part 2 includes the following presentations: "Innovations in Transportation Planning" (Troy Russ, Gladding-Jackson). "The Skinny on Incorporating Health into Comprehensive Plans (Matt Raimi, Raimi + Associates). “Does Your Plan Measure Up?” (Joe DiStefano, Calthorpe Associates). “LEED-ND Rating System Summary” (Matt Raimi, Raimi + Associates).

LEED for Neighborhood Development - An Overview

Presented at Strategic Economics, Berkeley, CA March 2009

Addressing Health and Climate Change in the South Gate General Plan

Presented at the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute 2009 conference, Denver, CO. January 2009

LEED: Location and Site Design Credits

Sustainable Building Advisor Program, Santa Monica, CA November 2008

Sustainable Neighborhoods - LEED-ND and the Syracuse Near Westside

Syracuse Center of Excellence Symposium, Syracuse, NY September 2008

South Gate Public Health Element

Presented at the 2008 APA California Chapter Conference, Los Angeles, CA. September 2008

Connecting Public Health and Planning

Presented at the Healthy by Design Conference, Sonoma, CA November 2007

Green Building: Costs + Benefits

Presented to the City of Coachella City Council, Coachella, CA. August 2007

Moving Beyond Land Use: New Urbanism and the Comprehensive Plan

Presented at the Congress for the New Urbanism, Philadelphia, PA. May 2007

Public Health and the Built Environment: A Toolkit for the Public Health Community

Presented at the BANPAC conference, Oakland, CA. March 2007

LEED-ND: A Tool for Public Health, Environmental Quality and Community Design

Presented at the Design for Health Speaker Series, Minneapolis, MN. October 2006

How to Create and Implement Healthy General Plans

Published by Public Health Law & Policy and Raimi + Associates, 2008 October 2006