Transportation, public health and urban planning professionals will gather in New Orleans for an exciting two-part conference to explore key strategies for building effective partnerships to catalyze the development of healthy, walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, to restore and rebuild communities. Urban Pathways to Livable Communities will bring together key partners from the public health, smart growth, environmental justice, community development and active transportation communities in a series of sessions that examine implementation and benefits of livable communities from multiple angles. The conference will bring together both local and national experts to engage the issue of livable communities from the streets of New Orleans to the hallways of Capitol Hill.