Knowledge Center
Planning, Design and Infrastructure
The urban place manager emphasizes efforts on the built environment because of the significant impacts they have on the quality of life and one’s authentic experience of a place. Every place is different; therefore, place management strategies should respond to a myriad of place-based identifiers including, the place’s specific scale, status, culture, climate, community vision, goals, and mission, keeping at the forefront considerations of sustainability and resilience.
Through numerous approaches, such as land and real estate development, zoning and land-use, streetscape improvements, transit-oriented development, multi-modal connections, sustainable infrastructure, attainable housing initiatives and historic preservation among others, place managers enhance the quality of life for all stakeholders of a place.
We Built This City! Industrial Area Place Management
Industrial and manufacturing districts adjacent to downtown areas are rapidly evolving neighborhoods; they are crucial for job creation, innovation and emerging industries. However, they face considerable pressure due to the success of downtown. How can we collaborate, advocate for common issues and learn from one another?
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Planning for Resiliency in Canadian Downtowns
The strategies and tools employed by municipalities and development organizations to enliven, diversify and strengthen their respective downtowns are as varied as the socioeconomic circumstances of the communities themselves. Learn from a variety of Canadian cities.
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Art Trails – Making Successful Places
Against the backdrop of the immense challenges that downtowns face, public art trails bring art out of the gallery to animate places and spaces, leading to huge economic, social and health and wellbeing impacts.
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Decoding Your Downtown – 6 Factors for Strategic Success
Explore the evolving landscape of downtowns, and the impact of suburban development, remote work and shifting demographics. Experts from various city sizes and disciplines will examine the vibrancy of downtowns in North America through the lens of big data and real-world experiences.
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Housing – Unlocking a New Era of Downtown Opportunity
Profound demographic and economic changes have set the stage for two decades of downtown opportunity. This has been triggered by unprecedented housing demand and an imperative need for downtowns to evolve into innovation ecosystems.
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Building Support for Multi-Modal Programs with Public-Private Partnerships
Post-COVID, many cities have lost ground on climate, Vision 0 and equity goals. This presentation delves into how the City of Seattle utilized public-private partnerships to navigate the resiliency challenges posed by the pandemic.
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Reclaim, Restore, Repurpose: Uptown’s River Project
As a capstone of a decade of efforts to turn the downtown river into an outdoor recreation paradise, the International Canoe Federation’s selected Uptown Columbus to host the freestyle kayak world championships. This Olympic-level event, featuring 211 athletes and officials, thrust Columbus’ waterway onto the international stage.
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Decatur Town Center Plan 2.0
With momentum on its side and quality of life in mind, the city’s comprehensive plan champions Downtown Decatur as best positioned to accommodate new growth and demand. As the mixed-use core of the city with access to transit, downtown is primed to continue to grow and improve.
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Connecting the Future: NC A&T Autonomous Shuttle
Imagine seamless travel connecting communities and resources within the center city. This is the vision behind the Autonomous Shuttle Connector project, a collaboration between Downtown Greensboro Inc. (DGI) and NC A&T State University. By offering diverse mobility options, the project aims to unlock the full potential of future developments in downtown Greensboro.
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Broadway Plan
In June 2018, the City of Vancouver began a major, 3.5-year long, planning initiative to develop a comprehensive land use plan for the Broadway Area. The Broadway Plan provides a framework to guide growth and positive change in the Broadway neighbourhoods over 30 years.
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