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In Pursuit of Equitable Development: Lessons from Washington, Detroit, and Boston

September 25, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: Virtual

Equitable development, a new concept in planning and community development, holds great promise for helping low-income and minority communities become places that provide economic opportunity, affordable living, and cultural expression for all residents. It is built on the basic principle that current residents will play a central role in shaping the projects, programs, and policies that affect them and their community.

However lofty its goals, achieving equitable development is complicated and challenging. In this half-day virtual symposium (rescheduled from the Spring), leading practitioners and scholars from Washington, DC, Detroit, and Boston will explore three notable efforts to bring equitable development to their communities. The presentations and discussions will help students, scholars, community leaders, public officials and others identify innovative strategies and successful approaches to advancing social justice goals in low-income and largely minority neighborhoods.

Featured Speakers:

Darnell Adams, Vice-President Program Implementation, Invest Detroit

Maureen Anway, Associate, Neighborhoods, Invest Detroit

Kimberly Driggins, Executive Director, Washington Housing Conservancy, 2015-2016 Loeb Fellow

Christopher Herbert, Managing Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies; Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Alex Krieger, Professor in Practice of Urban Design, Interim Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, GSD

Vaughn Perry, Equitable Development Manager, Building Bridges Across the River, Washington, DC

Jermaine R. Ruffin, Development Director-West Region, Detroit Department of Housing and Revitalization

Lily Song, Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design

Alexander von Hoffman, Senior Research Fellow, Joint Center for Housing Studies and Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, GSD

Others to be announced

Co-Sponsor(s): GSD Department of Urban Planning and Design, The Loeb Fellowship

Registration coming soon

Details

Date:
September 25, 2020
Time:
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm