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8:00am EDT

Registration open at the Walker Theater (until noon) Walker Theater Better Block in a Box - Mini WorkshopLIMITED Miller Park

9:00am EDT

Plenary Pt. 1 Walker Theater

10:15am EDT

Coffee Break in Plenary Walker Theater

10:45am EDT

Plenary Pt. 2 Walker Theater

12:00pm EDT

Registration open at Waterhouse Pavilion (noon - 4) Waterhouse Pavilion Picnic in Miller Park Miller Park

1:15pm EDT

Downtown Dos and Don'ts: Lessons from Chattanooga's Grand Experiment Chattanooga Public Library, Auditorium Lost in Translation: Decoding Unexpected Language Barriers between Transportation, Advocacy, and Main Street EPB, 7th Floor, Room 1 Make-Believe Placemaking: Designing Public Space through Imaginative Play The Edney, Floor Five, Accelerator Space Short Talks: Exploring Deeper Connections to Place Miller Park Community Stage Tactical Urbanism for Cities and Citizens Alike: Collectively Institutionalizing Iterative Placemaking The Edney, Floor Five, Community Space Tapping into Hidden Talents: Connecting Social Infrastructure to Place via Digital Design ThinkingFILLING Placemaking Bus The Placemakers Guide to Equitable Engagement & Decision Making Chattanooga Public Library, 4th Floor The Triumph of the Commons: Generating Principles for Participatory Governance EPB, 7th Floor, Room 2 Transactional vs Transformational: The Role of Private Development in Inclusive Revitalization Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Hall

2:30pm EDT

Head to next breakout session

3:00pm EDT

Accessible Placemaking: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Universal Design The Edney, Floor Five, Accelerator Space Achieving Inclusive Outcomes through Collective Impact Chattanooga Public Library, 4th Floor Aligning Public Policy and Participatory Action: Sustaining Placemaking Initiatives for the Long-Term Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Hall Incorporating Arts, Equity, and Inclusion in Placemaking: 10 Principles The Edney, Floor Five, Community Space Measuring quality of place: Toward a global standard of walkability and urban designFULL Placemaking Bus Place Management: An Inclusive Approach to Advancing Equity Through Engagement Chattanooga Public Library, Auditorium Short Talks: Downtowns, Districts, Destinations Miller Park Community Stage Suburban Transition of a Downtown: An Unexpected Public Space Journey EPB, 7th Floor, Room 2 Women's Public Space Play DateLIMITED Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Atrium Working Through Distrust: The Power of Free Street Programming EPB, 7th Floor, Room 1

4:15pm EDT

Head to next breakout session

4:45pm EDT

A New Place Paradigm: Empowering Women and Children in the Public Realm Chattanooga Public Library, 4th Floor Anchoring Community through Grassroots Greenspaces: The Story of Mattie Freeland Park EPB, 7th Floor, Room 2 Cross-Cultural Partnerships and Honouring Indigenous Knowledge Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Hall Demolishing Roadblocks through Transparent Dialogue: A Roleplaying ExerciseFILLING The Edney, Floor Five, Accelerator Space From the Street to the Suite: How Institutions and Local Communities Can Become Allies The Edney, Floor Five, Community Space Short Talks: Edible and Equitable Miller Park Community Stage Stories of an Urban Greenway: How Public Art Further Joined a Disconnected Downtown EPB, 7th Floor, Room 1 Unlocking Hidden Potential: Inclusive Growth through Transformative Placemaking Chattanooga Public Library, Auditorium When Public Spaces are Unjust: Placemaking Promotes Livability and Inclusiveness Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Atrium

6:00pm EDT

Head to Choo Choo Happy Hour

6:30pm EDT

Choo Choo Happy Hour till 7:30PM Choo Choo Gardens

7:00pm EDT

Dine Arounds (SIGN UPS NOW CLOSED) Choo Choo Hotel Lobby Movie Night in the Park - "Love, Simon" Miller Park