mike lydon, tactical urbanism, (X)po 2012

Mike Lydon is Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative. Before launching the firm in 2009, Lydon worked for Smart Growth Vermont, the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, and Ann Arbor's GetDowntown Program. From 2006 - 2009 Lydon worked for Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company (DPZ), an international leader in the practice of smart growth planning, design, and research techniques. At DPZ Mike worked extensively on Miami 21, the recipient of the American Planning Association's 2011 National Planning Excellence Award, and contributed to several other research initiatives and smart growth projects. Visit his website at http://www.streetplans.org/, and find out more about CityWorks (X)po by going to http://www.cityworksxpo.com.

(X)po is a collaborative, co-creative, and multi-disciplinary idea exchange and festival conference. By day attendees are immersed in thought provoking presentations, riveting performances and engaging dialogue. By night the conference continues with networking opportunities at amazing parties, street fests, and spectacular live music.