About 1,500 attendees once again broke the record

About 1,500 attendees once again broke the record for the 2007 New Partners for Smart Growth conference in Los Angeles in mid-February. Last year the figure was over 1,200, and the year before that just under 1,000. New Urbanism was a significant topic at the conference and many new urbanists were presenters on subjects including form-based codes, transit-oriented developments, redevelopment of military housing, and retrofitting suburbia. But the 6th annual event covered topics far broader than urban design. Health, global warming, and schools were also on the agenda — although every discussion related to community growth and land use. Most of those in attendance were not new urbanists — but open to ideas of New Urbanism. See articles in this issue “LEED-ND launched as a pilot program” on page 1 and “Market for smart growth stronger” on page 5 for more news from this conference.