Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Smart Growth Talk Today

Smart Growth
Strategies for Revitalizing Downtowns
Thursday, October 27
12:30–1:30 pm

Though every downtown is different, common revitalization lessons can be applied anywhere. Christopher Leinberger, partner in Albuquerque’s Historic District Improvement Company and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, will discuss these lessons and the fundamentals for a downtown turnaround plan.
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I'm going to try to go to this. But if I (or you) miss it, one can just read: Turning Around Downtown: Twelve Steps to Revitalization, which was released by the Brookings Institution in March, and has been listing under the "Must Reading" section of links in the right sidebar for awhile.

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