<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	>

<channel>
	<title>National Charrette Institute Community Forum</title>
	<atom:link href="http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog</link>
	<description>Inquire. Share. Learn.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>Help shape a vision for growth in Western North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/help-shape-a-vision-for-growth-in-western-north-carolina/</link>
		<comments>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/help-shape-a-vision-for-growth-in-western-north-carolina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Failor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Charrette Project Website]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Trainings/Events]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning May 13, citizens throughout the seven westernmost counties of North Carolina and the Qualia Boundary will collaborate with a national team of experts to create a &#8220;Tool Box&#8221; of guidelines for responsible planning and development in the mountains.  Even if you live outside the study area, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/help-shape-a-vision-for-growth-in-western-north-carolina/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Video of final charrette presentation in Montgomery County, Maryland</title>
		<link>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/video-of-final-charrette-presentation-in-montgomery-county-maryland/</link>
		<comments>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/video-of-final-charrette-presentation-in-montgomery-county-maryland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 22:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Failor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Charrette Project Website]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a link to a video of a charrette final presentation. In this case, the client, Montgomery County, requested that the consulting firm running the charrette, Glatting Jackson, tape the final presentation of the charrette so that it could be posted online for local residents to view.  Edward Erfurt provided us with the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/video-of-final-charrette-presentation-in-montgomery-county-maryland/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Apply for free Smart Growth assistance for your community from the U.S. EPA</title>
		<link>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/apply-for-free-smart-growth-assistance-for-your-community-from-the-us-epa/</link>
		<comments>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/apply-for-free-smart-growth-assistance-for-your-community-from-the-us-epa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Failor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Public Participation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/apply-for-free-smart-growth-assistance-for-your-community-from-the-us-epa/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. EPA is soliciting applications, due next week, for their free Smart Growth Implementation Assistance program.  Read former SGIA Director Ilana Preuss&#8217;s article on the use of NCI Dynamic Planning in the program on our website, here.
Request for Applications: Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
Are you trying to encourage specific smart growth techniques like transit-oriented [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/apply-for-free-smart-growth-assistance-for-your-community-from-the-us-epa/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>National Charrette Institute Charrette RFP Template taking hold</title>
		<link>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/national-charrette-institute-charrette-rfp-template-taking-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/national-charrette-institute-charrette-rfp-template-taking-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Failor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Charrette Preparation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/national-charrette-institute-charrette-rfp-template-taking-hold/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The NCI Charrette RFP Template is being utilized in at least four RFPs this spring. The template is a free resource from NCI providing a complete framework for specifying a NCI charrette process in a RFP. The template has been used in RFPs issued by Boone, NC, Peekskill, NY, Freeport, NY and Wellington, New Zealand.
Download [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/national-charrette-institute-charrette-rfp-template-taking-hold/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Earn your NCI Public Meeting Facilitator™ certificate and experience Portland, OR, May 19 - 21</title>
		<link>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/earn-your-nci-public-meeting-facilitator%e2%84%a2-certificate-and-experience-portland-or-may-19-20/</link>
		<comments>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/earn-your-nci-public-meeting-facilitator%e2%84%a2-certificate-and-experience-portland-or-may-19-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Failor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting Facilitation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Trainings/Events]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/earn-your-nci-public-meeting-facilitator%e2%84%a2-certificate-and-experience-portland-or-may-19-20/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just knowing how to plan a charrette and design a great plan may not be enough to assure a successful charrette. At the NCI Public Meeting Facilitator™ certificate trainings, you will gain the lessons learned from some of the toughest charrettes and learn how so many potential problems can be defused by knowing how to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://charretteinstitute.org/blog/earn-your-nci-public-meeting-facilitator%e2%84%a2-certificate-and-experience-portland-or-may-19-20/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
