Smart Growth BC Pre-Conference Lecture, with Parris Glendening
April 17, 2008, 7 pm
Admission to public lecture is free; reservations are required.
Email cstudies@sfu.ca or call 778-782.5100.
Speaker: Parris Glendening
Bio: Gov. Parris Glendening is President of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute. He completed his second and final term as the Governor of Maryland in 2003. As governor, one of his primary agenda items was Smart Growth. He led the creation of a groundbreaking smart growth initiative that focused on using the entire $23 billion state budget as an incentive for smart growth. Before becoming Governor, Parris N. Glendening was a local elected official for more than 20 years. He began public service in 1973 as a city councilman in Hyattsville and was later elected to the Prince George's County Council in 1974. In 1982 he was elected County Executive of Prince George's County, a post he held for three consecutive terms.
See: Maryland's Smart Growth Initiatives