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Principal Ackerman Named Chair of Mayor's 2050 Smart Growth Committee, Interviewed For PBS Channel 8  PRESCOTT, AZ- CATALYST Founding
Partner Matthew B. Ackerman, LEED AIA was named chair of the Mayor's
2050 Vision Development/Smart Growth Committee. The purpose of the Mayor's 2050 Visioning initiative was to engage the educated citizen base within the community to affect positive change at the City. Mayor Wilson's campaign pledge to solicit input from the community in order to help inform and direct the City's decisions was a major part of the Mayor's intention in creating the 2050 Visioning Plan. Numerous committees are part of the initiative including Transportation, Health, Aging, Youth, Economic Development, Ambiance, and Arts among others, and are composed entirely of local citizen volunteers. Mr. Ackerman has long advocated for pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use development models, which support economic sustainability, social diversity, as well as the creation of genuine community. Mr. Ackerman believes that Smart Growth priniciples provide the best alternative the problems associated with sprawl. Mr. Ackerman was selected to chair the Development/Smart Growth Committee as a result of his background and passion for sustainable planning issues. Mr. Ackerman has given numerous presentations in the area on Smart Growth, and is currently chairing the Yavapai County Sustainable Planning Committee. He has been invited to address the State Planning Association Conference in Yuma this November on the USGBC's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Program, as well as on the principles of Smart Growth. Mr. Ackerman was recently interviewed for PBS TV on his work as chair of the Mayor's 2050 Development/Smart Growth Committee, which will appear next month on Phoenix-based KAET TV's Horizon Series (PBS Channel 8); scheduled to air August 13th at 7pm. With a background in Urban Design, Matthew B. Ackerman, LEED AIA brings over 20 years of design experience in mixed-use, master planning, commercial, and custom residential work. He is the current chair of the Yavapai County Sustainable Planning Committee, and the Grand Canyon AIA Chapter of COTE (Committee On The Environment). Mr. Ackerman is an Advisory Board member of CAZREN (Central Arizona Renewable Energy Network), as well as the Yavapai College Construction Technology Committee. Matt was the first U.S. Green Building Council LEED™ accredited architect in Yavapai County. |
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