A Short Talk session is 5-7 single presenters, presenting for roughly 7 minutes, on a topic relating to a overarching theme. Led by a facilitator, with a Q and A once all of the presentations have finished, these talks will provide attendees with a collection of stories, case studies, and projects related to specific aspects of placemaking.
This session's topic is:
Downtowns, Districts, Destinations. All talk titles from all presenters to be listed here by September.
- Midori Mizuhara - Go Little Tokyo: Creating a Hyper-Local Community-Driven Marketing and Branding Platform in a Rapidly Transforming Urban Core
- Max Hepp-Buchanan - Music, access, and public space: how Richmond's downtown leadership organization is transforming the riverfront
- Sarah Beckman - Equity at the Intersection of Community + Tourism
- Chad Emerson - Dynamic Placemaking with a Modest Budget
- Tammy Hunsaker - New Grit: How Salt Lake City's Granary District is using adaptive reuse, business recruitment, and public art to find new life, while preserving its industrial roots
- Meghan Skornia - Local Business Districts: How We Can Work Together
- Scott Shaffer - How to reclaim space from urban freeways: lessons from Minneapolis
