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Dallas City Councilman Describes Huge Trinity River Corridor Project at 4th UT Dallas Project Management Symposium
Reported by Ann R. Miller and David Pells in Dallas
The 4th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium was held during 12-13 August 2010 in the School of Management on The UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas. The symposium was organized by the Graduate Program in Project Management (PM) in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at UT Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum.
Day
two of the symposium began with a keynote presentation by David
Neumann, Dallas City Councilman for District 3 and Chairman of the
Trinity River Corridor Project for the City of Dallas. The $2 Billion
Trinity River Corridor Project is the most complex and the largest
urban development effort ever undertaken by the City of Dallas. It is
expected to transform a flood protection solution into opportunities
for community revitalization and economic development, and the creation
of a world-class greenway.
The project will turn the Trinity River's path through the city of Dallas into a collection of sports fields, trails, nature centers, and recreational opportunities. At 10,000 acres (including the Great Trinity Forest, which at 6,000 acres (24 km2) is the largest urban bottomland forest in the world), it has been billed as the largest urban park in the United States. The Trinity River Corridor Project is a threefold venture: to protect downtown Dallas against future flooding, to improve transportation through the congested downtown district, and to provide a place for relaxation and play for downtown residents who currently have limited outdoor recreational opportunities
According
to Mr. Neumann, major sub-projects include the Dallas Floodway
Extension Project, Trinity Corridor Transportation Improvements,
Trinity River Bridges (three signature Calatrava bridges over the
Trinity River), Trinity Trails, Great Trinity Forest (including
Interpretive Center and Equestrian Center), Texas Buckeye Trail, and
Long Term Land Use Planning. These are just the public funded projects;
many other economic and property development projects are being planned
by the private sector.
David A. Neumann was elected to the Dallas City Council in June, 2007 to represent District 3 which is comprised of the 110,000 residents of Oak Cliff, West Dallas, and Mountain Creek. The Mayor appointed Mr. Neumann to serve as Chairman of the Trinity River Corridor Project Committee of the Dallas City Council.
Other events on 13 August included 15 professional presentations over five streams by 18 project management experts and professional practitioners, three panel discussions and closing keynote presentations by Miles Shepherd, chair of the IPMA Executive Board, and Steven Fahrenkrog, PMI Vice President for Regional Development. The day ended with drawings for door prizes. Official attendance at the symposium was approximately 260. To see the full program, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium/.
The
Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented
education for professionals with significant project, program or
general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive
Education Center in The UT Dallas' School of Management, students have
the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of
Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master of
Business Administration degree with project management emphasis.
The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) of Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. The UT Dallas PM Program is delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the USA and worldwide. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/.
The
PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based professional association
dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project
management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project
management discipline and its critical role in business and
organization success. With more than half a million members and
credential holders in over 170 countries, the Project Management
Institute (PMI®) is the leading membership association for the project
management profession. Founded in 1984 and with over 4,000 members, the
PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the world's largest PMI components. To
learn more about the PMI Dallas Chapter and its service offerings,
visit www.pmidallas.org
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Editor's note: More information about the Dallas Trinity River Corridor Project can be found at http://www.trinityrivercorridor.com/index.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_River_Project
PMForum is a Media Partner for this event. To see more news coverage, please visit http://www.pmforum.org/events/2010/4thUTDalas-Symposium2010.html
The 4th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium was held during 12-13 August 2010 in the School of Management on The UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas. The symposium was organized by the Graduate Program in Project Management (PM) in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at UT Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum.
The project will turn the Trinity River's path through the city of Dallas into a collection of sports fields, trails, nature centers, and recreational opportunities. At 10,000 acres (including the Great Trinity Forest, which at 6,000 acres (24 km2) is the largest urban bottomland forest in the world), it has been billed as the largest urban park in the United States. The Trinity River Corridor Project is a threefold venture: to protect downtown Dallas against future flooding, to improve transportation through the congested downtown district, and to provide a place for relaxation and play for downtown residents who currently have limited outdoor recreational opportunities
David A. Neumann was elected to the Dallas City Council in June, 2007 to represent District 3 which is comprised of the 110,000 residents of Oak Cliff, West Dallas, and Mountain Creek. The Mayor appointed Mr. Neumann to serve as Chairman of the Trinity River Corridor Project Committee of the Dallas City Council.
Other events on 13 August included 15 professional presentations over five streams by 18 project management experts and professional practitioners, three panel discussions and closing keynote presentations by Miles Shepherd, chair of the IPMA Executive Board, and Steven Fahrenkrog, PMI Vice President for Regional Development. The day ended with drawings for door prizes. Official attendance at the symposium was approximately 260. To see the full program, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium/.
The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) of Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. The UT Dallas PM Program is delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the USA and worldwide. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/.
Editor's note: More information about the Dallas Trinity River Corridor Project can be found at http://www.trinityrivercorridor.com/index.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_River_Project
PMForum is a Media Partner for this event. To see more news coverage, please visit http://www.pmforum.org/events/2010/4thUTDalas-Symposium2010.html