Clusters of anchor institutions such as hospitals and healthcare facilities offer natural partners for parks practitioners to collaborate with to create, manage, and program public spaces that promote public health and serve multiple users.
Hear from panelists in Boston, Houston, and Memphis about these successful partnerships between medical centers and parks organizations to create unique and vibrant urban public spaces.
Speakers
Kirkwood Vangeli
Program Coordinator, Streets and Public Spaces, The Memphis Medical District Collaborative
Rachel Dowley Alexander
Urban Planner/Designer, Longwood Collective
Abbey Roberson
Vice President, Campus Planning, Texas Medical Center