Remembering Forgotten Cities
the agenda is here
Friday October 12, 2007
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Von Hippel Room (13-2137)
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Registration at 8:30 am; Program begins at 9:00 am
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning at M.I.T., PolicyLink, and Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) will host a discussion about the revitalization of America’s “Forgotten Cities.” This invitation-only roundtable will be held on Friday, October 12, 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
This purpose of this convening is to bring the individual speakers from the 2004-05 series together for one day, along with other leaders who are working to transform such cities, to participate in a discussion and network-building session. At the convening, we expect to accomplish three goals:
• Share the Voices from Forgotten Cities report and allow seminar series participants to talk about their experiences undertaking revitalization in smaller industrial cities;
• Discuss, and get feedback on, the framework for practice in forgotten cities that Prof. Hoyt is developing to guide future academic work; and
• Share the state and national comparative research and policy initiatives being undertaken by numerous organizations including CHAPA, PolicyLink, and the Brookings Institution
For more information about this convening, please feel free to contact Jesse Kaminsky
