The 3/13 Reinventing Our Communities conference was a great success - thanks to our speakers, organizers, and Mount St. Mary College. Lou Marquet and Stu Turner are two of the Citizens Foundation's most committed Trustees - thanks for all of your hard work over the past year to keep Placemaking on the front burner!
Monica Quigley used her considerable expertise on demographic shifts to set the stage for the day's discussion. Gianni Longo was masterful as our Building Consensus moderator. We learned how important it is to plan with the public from planners David Field, Alan Sorensen, and John Clarke. The afternoon panel on Getting Started gave attendees a chance to learn about funding sources, comprehensive plans, pitfalls to watch for like the burn-out factor, and sheer passion for your cause. Paul Beyer provided us with assurances that the State of New York is backing up their Smart Growth speak with real action.
What topics should we focus on next? Did you attend the conference and have comments?
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