Sign up now to participate in the event's live webcasts on November 12 and 13! The 2019 AARP Livable Communities Placemaking Workshop will showcase the many ways local leaders and community volunteers can help to create public spaces that are vibrant, welcoming, safe and accessible. Workshop attendees will:
Learn about the economic, social and health impacts of placemaking
Be introduced to examples of infrastructure-intensive placemaking efforts that have successfully transformed a city, town, street or neighborhood for the better
See how smaller, temporary “pop-up” demonstration projects (including parklets, bike lanes, plazas and alley “activations”) can be used to inspire a community
Gain strategies and tools for implementing placemaking projects
Tuesday, November 12: Livestream
All times are Mountain Standard Time
11:00-11:20 am: Welcoming Remarks
11:20-11:50 am: Morning Keynote Address: Build Support for Change
Matthew Lister, Managing Director, Gehl Studio: Making Cities for People
11:50 am-12:20 pm: Panel Discussion: Placemaking for All
Anthony Taylor, Executive Council Member, AARP Minnesota
Irene Aguilar, Director, Denver Neighborhood Equity and Stabilization Team
Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director, Inclusive Action for the City
12:20-12:45 pm: Q&A: Audience questions via Twitter and Poll Everywhere
12:45-1:15 pm: Videos: Community placemaking projects
1:15-1:45 pm: Innovation Showcase: Rapid-fire presentations of work from around the country
1:45-2:15 pm: Panel Discussion: Economic Impacts
Shannon Joern, Vice President, National Advancement, Artspace
Clark Anderson, Executive Director, Community Builders
Lindsey Wallace, Director of Strategic Projects and Design Services, National Main Street Center
2:15-2:35 pm: Afternoon Keynote Address: Invest in Change
Carol Coletta, President/CEO, Memphis River Parks Partnership
2:35-2:50 pm: Q&A: Audience questions via Twitter and Poll Everywhere
2:50-3:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Wednesday, November 13: Livestream
11-11:15 am: Welcoming Remarks
11:15-11:45 am: Panel Discussion: Health Impacts
Cynthia Gibson, Executive Director, Idaho Walk Bike Alliance
Jared Hymowitz, Director of the Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative, City of Baton Rouge
Rozanne Adanto, Executive Council Member, AARP California
11:45 am-12:10 pm: Innovation Showcase: Rapid-fire presentations of work from around the country
12:10-12:25 pm: Videos: Community placemaking projects
12:25-12:55 pm: Keynote Address: Trigger Long-Term Change
Odetta MacLeish-White, Managing Director, TransFormation Alliance
12:55-1:25 pm: Panel Discussion: Social Impacts
Réna Bradley, Community Development Director, Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries
Dillon Goodson, Executive Director, Lakeview Chamber of Commerce
Emily Yetman, Executive Director, Living Streets Alliance
1:25-1:50 pm: Q&A: Audience questions via Twitter and Poll Everywhere
1:50-2:00 pm: Closing Remarks