Urban Idea Lab

November 13, 2025 | 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
State Transportation Building
10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116

Registration Here: https://cmaane.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=316&ts=1760629630

As infrastructure projects advance across New England, shifting federal priorities and legal developments are reshaping the rules for funding, compliance, and delivery. Recent changes, including executive orders repealing environmental justice and equity programs, and legal challenges and new rules around the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program are creating a complex environment. How are small businesses, subcontractors, general contractors, and construction and design firms adapting to this changing landscape? What are the biggest opportunities for innovation and community impact in today’s climate?

Join CMAA New England for a dynamic and timely panel discussion featuring industry leaders, policy experts, and trailblazing entrepreneurs who are reshaping the future of mobility and infrastructure through innovation, advocacy, and resilience.

Topics Include:
Impacts and opportunities of federal policy shifts
Emerging trends that comply with federal requirements and enhance workforce initiatives
Access to funding and procurement for maximum economic impact
Building strategic partnerships in a competitive market
Real-world strategies for thriving amid uncertainty
Moderator:
Lidy Chan, Risk Financing Manager, (MassDOT)

Panelists:
Tina Andrews, Supplier Diversity Manager, (Keolis Commuter Rail Services)
Erica Blonde AICP, Associate Vice President and Sr. Planner (HNTB)
Debra Caminiti CCM, President and founder, (Caminiti Consulting)
Jamie Fish, Trade Partner Diversity Manager (Suffolk)
Etty Padmodipoetro AIA, Principal and founder, (Urban Idea Labs)
Light snacks, coffee, and refreshments will be provided.

Don’t miss this FREE opportunity to enhance your knowledgebase and expand your professional network. Whether you're a project manager, contractor, public agency, small business or advocate for equitable growth, this conversation will offer insights you can't afford to miss.

Questions? Contact CMAA New England at [email protected].

Join Etty Padmodipoetro in AIA Housing Knowledge Community's webinar - How Architects can Make a Difference NOW in Housing and Climate

When: Apr 1, 2024 12:00 PM

Register: https://bit.ly/AIAHousingClimate

Description:

This interactive program explores the ways architects have and continue to make significant progress in meeting housing needs and responding to the climate crisis. The discussion will include sharing successes as well as exploring strategies for overcoming challenges. Examples of architects who have made a difference through practice, policy and scholarship are featured. Resources to support and inform action will be shared. You’ll leave inspired!



The webinar is part of a series produced by the AIA Right-to-Housing Working Group. In each episode, we ask: “What does the right to housing mean in practice?” and “How can architects contribute?”

Learning Objectives Participants will :

Identify architects who are advancing policy and knowledge in the critical areas of Housing and Climate.

Gain familiarity with leading resources for housing and climate policy

Understand actions that lead to meaningful change in advancing the right to housing and reducing climate impacts

Build skills to increase effectiveness in achieving housing and climate goals

Urban Idea Lab will be discussing "Equity and Social Justice in Design and Planning of Public Infrastructure," today from 12pm-1:30pm, as part of the Intersections: Equity, Environment, + the City symposium. Details and registration here:

Equity and Social Justice in Design and Planning of Public… This event is part of Intersections: Equity, Environment + the City, a multi-day symposium November 6–13, 2021 brought to you by BosNOMA and Women in Design on intersectional and participatory design processes in Boston. View the full symposium schedule here . About the Session Structural…