Final CPDC forum: Reclaiming Center City's Waterfront, 11/14 - PhillyBlog

rjwhite · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006, 09:33 AM

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Reclaiming Center City's Waterfront
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
4-7 pm
The Union League, Broad and Sansom Street

Video: Developing Center City's Waterfront
Produced by WHYY for the forum.

Featuring: Alex Krieger, principal, Chan Krieger Sieniewicz Architecture & Urban Design and Harvard University Professor of Urban Design

Local commentary from Harris Steinberg, Executive Director of Penn Praxis, consultant for the new Delaware River Waterfront plan; and an update on the Schuylkill River Development Corporation's progress.

Reception immediately following each forum.

Business casual attire required, men must wear jackets.

Click here for more information and for online registration.

thunda · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006, 10:20 AM

Why can't it start at 6, when people are out of work?

CountFunkula · #3 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 08:51 AM

Has anyone gone to any of these so far? Is it worth the 35 bucks?

35 bucks is the equivalent of a bad seat at a Broadway show, or a decent Sixers ticket, or a pretty good rock concert. Does this rise to the level of that entertaining?

therealdawk · #4 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 10:23 AM

How do you get a "decent" Sixers ticket for 35 bones? Some sort of special promotion?

CountFunkula · #5 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 10:45 AM

point well made.

Ariel · #6 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by therealdawk

How do you get a "decent" Sixers ticket for 35 bones? Some sort of special promotion?

Ask Kristian...it's all about the utilization of the right hand gesture. Some gestures will actually get one in free.

jenkbarr · #7 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 06:36 PM

I think the CPDC forums are worth the $35.

I have gone to the last three forums. The quality of the forums varies only because of the invited speakers. I felt the forum on retail was so far the most interesting because the speakers had a lot of ideas and directly addressed the issues presented the video and the powerpoint by Paul Levy that precede the speakers. You can go here and view the powerpoints and the videos from the previous forums to get an idea of whether attending is worth it for you:

http://www.centercityphila.org/about...niversary.aspx

The videos and the powerpoint are routinely high quality. And the question and answer sessions are open to everyone. After the formal presentation you get to mingle and ask questions of the speakers. There are drinks (wine and beer) and heavy appertizers that are very good. There is enough food there to make a very hearty yummy dinner.

JoePSU · #8 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by therealdawk

How do you get a "decent" Sixers ticket for 35 bones? Some sort of special promotion?

The more pertinent question... How do you get a "decent" Sixers ticket... at all... Go back in time to 1983?

zur · #9 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JoePSU

The more pertinent question... How do you get a "decent" Sixers ticket... at all... Go back in time to 1983?

haha!

therealdawk · #10 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JoePSU

The more pertinent question... How do you get a "decent" Sixers ticket... at all... Go back in time to 1983?

True, true. However, 2001 was the most fun I've had in a sports season in a loooong time. Man was that fun.

Anyone remember Croce scaling the Walt to hang that banner? The man is nuts!