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Reimagining Older Industrial Communities

NR900 Community Revitalization Symposium
Detroit First State Bank - photo by Andrew Jameson, wikicommons

Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI - May 18, 2011

In the face of dramatic decline, new and emerging strategies are showing promise for transforming communities and enhancing the lives of residents. While there is much to be done to address decades of economic instability, the beginnings of turn-around can be found in pockets across the country. It is now time to consider our cities in their full context, and understand their evolving competitive advantages. It is time to move past failed strategies, to re-imagine our communities, to address regional equity issues, and to fully realize our communities’ potential.

Join colleagues, peers and partners for a compelling and thought-provoking day of learning as we delve into the latest issues facing the American city. Together, we’ll work to better understand critical concerns and opportunities such as:

  • Why have past policies and programs failed to address urban decline?
  • What factors have contributed to an inequitable distribution of benefits across the metropolitan region?
  • What innovative approaches are municipal governments pursuing, and how successful are they turning out to be?
  • What is right-sizing and how viable is it?
  • How can a neighborhood-based organization balance the slow progress of targeted revitalization work with pressures for high-output productivity?
  • How are our roles and relationships changing, and what forms will our partnerships take in the near future?

This day-long symposium will bring together renowned innovators from the policy, private sector and community development fields to explore ideas, and share successful, real-world strategies for working across sectors and traditional neighborhood and municipal boundaries to address community revitalization issues in a proactive, comprehensive and concerted manner.

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This unique day-long event has been specially designed for:

Municipal and state government staff
Elected officials
Executive directors and managers in housing and community development organizations
Housing developers
Economic development practitioners
Community organizers
Planners

 

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