Urban Design Forum -- relevant to SWCC 4/30

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Note to SWCC: The Urban Design Forum on 4/30 involves builders and concepts that affect our area. Weigh in on what is the right mix of new and old for you.




YIP will be hosting an urban design forum this Wednesday at 6:30 at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Please join us and be sure to forward this to anyone you think would be interested in attending. We look forward to seeing you there!
Urban Design Forum
What's next for our skyline?
With a host of major development projects in the works -- including new condos, hotels, and one of the world's largest towers -- planning, development, zoning, and civic design have been hot issues in Philadelphia news. However, there has been much debate over how to improve the quality of the city's planning, development and design. What are the issues facing our neighborhoods and the city, at-large? How do we compare to other major U.S. cities? How can we put Philadelphia on the right track to become a growing, competitive metropolis that values planning, design, and the quality of our built environment?

Confirmed speakers for the evening's forum are:

• Judy Applebaum, President - Washington Square West Civic Association
• Bart Blatstein, President -Tower Investments, Inc.
• Alan Greenberger, AIA, Principal - MGA PARTNERS, Vice Chair of the City Planning Commission, and outgoing Chairman of Design Advocacy Group
• Farah Jimenez, Executive Director - Mt. Airy USA
• Harris Steinberg, AIA - President of Penn Praxis
• Moderated by Gregory Heller, Planning & Design Analyst with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and long-time Young Involved Philadelphian

WHEN: Wednesday April 30th 6:30pm
WHERE: Conference Room of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission,
190 N. Independence Mall West - southwest corner of 6th and Race streets
WHO: Free and open to the public, YIPCivicEd@gmail.com to learn more

Post-Forum Event: 8-11pm
Lucy's Hat Shop (247 Market St., Old City) www.Lucys215.com

After the forum, come join us in the backroom of Lucy's Hat Shop. Regular menu specials: $1.00 tacos and hotdogs, and $.25 wings. For this event, Lucy's is ffering $2.00 draft specials, $3.00 domestic bottles and $4.00 mixed drinks.

YIP Civic Education Committee
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