GLIN==> Press release: New Great Lakes Seaway Trail Sustainable Byway Planning Webinars Preview in Niagara Falls September 16

PRESS RELEASE: September 6, 2011
Teresa Mitchell, Seaway Trail, Inc. 315-646-1000 x202
 
New Great Lakes Seaway Trail Sustainable Byway Planning Webinars Preview in
Niagara Falls September 16
 
Niagara Falls, NY ­ On Friday, September 16, 2011, 10am-11:30am at the Four
Points by Sheraton, 7001 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY, the Great Lakes
Seaway Trail will preview its new Seaway Trail Sustainable Byway Planning
Webinars. David Cutter, a Cornell University landscape architect and former
Seaway Trail, Inc. planner, has developed a series of educational webinars
and supporting resources for use by municipalities, organizations and
citizen planners in byway communities.
 
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail is a National Scenic Byway that parallels 518
miles of freshwater shoreline in New York and Pennsylvania.
 
The September 16th presentation will include highlights from four webinar
highlight topics:
·      Great Lakes Seaway Trail byway programs and benefits to communities,
members and users;
·      Roadway management utilizing a complete streets model for byways;
·      Visual and scenic issues within the byway corridor; and
·      Green infrastructure from regional planning to site-specific
stormwater practices.

The webinars present effective regulatory and non-regulatory tools.
 
The September 16th presentation is appropriate for meeting state training
requirements for local planning and zoning boards; those attending should
confirm acceptability with local officials. The presentation is targeted for
municipal officials but all interested parties are welcome.
 
A summary of the new webinar resources will be offered at the 1pm
public-welcome Seaway Trail Inc. Member Meeting.
 
Reservations are not required for these meetings; for more information,
contact Seaway Trail, Inc. at 315-646-1000, www.seawaytrail.com
<http://www.seawaytrail.com> .
 
Jpg available: 
Stormwater practices are among the Sustainable Byway Planning webinars¹
highlights to be previewed at the September 16 Great Lakes Seaway Trail
meetings in Niagara Falls, NY. Graphic credit: Ontario County Soil and Water
Conservation District
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