Downtown, the stakes are always bigger for balancing the highest and best use of private real estate with public space needs. Because of their scale, visibility and symbolism, these centrally located, undeniably urban locations pose unique challenges and opportunities for developers, government leaders, and stakeholders in their communities to use them to solve for many goals — and to do them well. The pandemic has only served to heighten the importance of Downtown public spaces as places for health, refuge and protest, while also posing some new questions about the future of commercial real estate.
Join us for a moderated discussion of several critical topics pertaining to balancing the tensions, and maximizing the benefits, of urban development and the public realm in our Downtowns at our Sunday Seminar. Proposed topics include: The roles of Business Improvement Districts as partners and catalysts for park development The challenges and opportunities of designing and managing successful privately owned public spaces, especially as more cities look to private actors (be they commercial or philanthropic interests) to do both Exploring new solutions for balancing long-standing tensions between height and light Details on our moderators and speakers to come!
