Les Sterman
and the St. Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange Present
Thinking and Acting as a Region: Reflections on Regional Planning in St. Louis
Thursday, November 12, 2009
12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
at the Harris Stowe State University Library,
Seminar Room
Why does St. Louis have so much trouble thinking and acting as a region? How must we change if we are to become a sustainable, livable, prosperous and attractive region? Les Sterman will discuss these and other questions facing the St. Louis as the region looks toward the future.
Les Sterman is leading the new Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention District Council as the Chief Supervisor of Construction and the Works. Prior to this, he was the Executive Director of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments for more than 26 years. He has also worked as a transportation planning consultant and civil engineer. Les earned a B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Urban and Environmental Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. His work focuses on the development of healthy, sustainable communities and metropolitan regions, and on shaping metropolitan scale public policy through the cooperative action of local governments. He has written on these topics for several local and national publications.
Directions: The Harris Stowe Library is located near the corner of N. Compton and Laclede on the Harris Stowe campus, just east of the Saint Louis University campus. Turn east off of Compton into the Harris Stowe campus and you will see the library on your left on the far end of the parking lot. »View Map
This event is sponsored by the St. Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange.