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Overview: Public safety is at the heart of the work of many UPMOs, but combatting negative perceptions and the reality of public safety in downtowns and urban districts is challenging. Learn from two organizations that have interwoven public safety into the organization’s work – from embedding safety into all of operations work to how small physical changes and activations can deter negative behaviors.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn techniques for creating a sense of security in the district
- Understand how tactical urbanism and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) can encourage positive behaviors in districts
- Apply public safety strategies to urban districts of all sizes and budgets
Friday, June 10, 2022 | 12:00pm ET (9:00am PT)
Domain: Public Space Management and Operations
Pricing: IDA Members: Free | Nonmembers: $40
Advancing Places is an online series aimed at empowering IDA members with the solutions needed to address the most critical urban issues of the day. This session will include a moderated Q&A and will be recorded for member and nonmember use in the future.
Speakers:
- Albert M. Sanchez, Vice President – Public Safety & Field Operations, Downtown Dallas, Inc., Dallas, TX
- Ben Shardlow, Director of Urban Design, Minneapolis Downtown Council & MPLS Downtown Improvement District, Minneapolis, MN
Moderator:
- Cathy Lin, AICP, Director of Research, IDA
LPM | 1 IDA LPM professionals can earn credit hours for this webinar. More information about IDA’s Leadership in Place Management certification program can be found here.
Albert M. Sanchez
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Central Houston, Inc.
Albert Sanchez is a dynamic and influential servant leader with a passion for serving others and a track record of building strategic partnerships and leading high-performing teams. He currently serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Central Houston, Inc., where he plays a key role in executing the organization's strategic alignment plan. With an extensive background spanning over 18 years, Albert has gained valuable experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, including 13 years as a Dallas Police Officer.
Ben Shardlow
Ben Shardlow is an urban planner and designer focused on public space as a key civic resource. As Director of Urban Design for the Mpls Downtown Council and Downtown Improvement District, Ben advocates for investments that create a more successful pedestrian environment – including street redesigns, park and plaza projects, and private property redevelopments – and leads collaborative work with community partners addressing root causes of public space challenges. Ben conceived of and directed the DID’s Tactical Urbanism Initiative, which reframed safety hotspots as urban design challenges that can be addressed by experimental changes to environmental design and activation.
More Information
Registration information: When registering for a webinar, please complete the sign-up as yourself and not your organization. If additional staff would like to attend the same webinar, each individual must register as themselves to receive their unique login link. Questions? Email registration@downtown.org.
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