The Commonwealth of Massachusetts initiated a Rapid Recovery Plan Program for 124 municipalities to revitalize downtowns, respond to the effects of COVID-19 on local businesses, and prioritize actions and strategies. Join this session and learn about the custom-tailored data-driven plans created, gain insight from their successes and lessons learned for kickstarting economic recovery and building back more resilient downtowns and town centers. Each of the community plans developed through this effort included at least ten actionable projects designed to address the unique economic challenges in each downtown. Collectively, these projects will have broad impact. This session will be valuable for individuals from downtown associations, municipalities, regional planning agencies, and other advocacy groups grappling with recovery from the economic effects of Covid-19 on local business.
Learning Objectives:
- Leveraging data to drive downtown revitalization decision-making
- Learn how to best position short- and long-term projects for funding success
- Understand how best practices can be streamlined as a vital tool for communities with limited experience or resources
- Learn about the approach taken to conduct multi-downtown assessments, uncover shared challenges and opportunities, and prioritize strategies;
Panelists:
- Chris Kluchman, Deputy Director, Community Services, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (Boston, MA)
- Kylie Sullivan, Executive Director, Salem Main Streets (Salem, MA)
- Larisa Ortiz, Managing Director, Streetsense (Queens County, NY)
Moderator:
- Whitney Burdge, Transportation Planner, Stantec (Boston, MA)
CM | 1 AICP members can earn Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for this webinar. More information about AICP’s CM program can be found at www.planning.org/cm 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. This free webinar, presented by
Stantec's Urban Places, is being held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 2:00pm ET (11:00am PT)