Want to learn
about successful strategies for progressive regional collaboration and
promoting civic engagement in public planning? On Monday April 4,
The Community Design Center of Pittsburgh (CDCP) will host
Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council president MarySue Barrett in their Design Excellence Lecture Series.
"While
typically in our series we've had more of a discussion about
architecture and design, this one will be more about the process of
municipal change and metropolitan planning," says Kate McGlynn, director
of community programs for the CDCP.
The
Metropolitan Planning Council is a non-profit organization founded in
Chicago in 1934, which promotes community-focused, regionally
collaborative approaches to sustainable urban growth and improved
low-income housing situations. President since 1996, Barrett has a track
record of utilizing data in order to advocate and provide technical
assistance for sustainable development initiatives and public-private
partnerships.
"Following her talk will be a
panel discussion with local folks, and that's really where we bring the
conversation back to Pittsburgh," says McGlynn. The panelists leading
the discussion include Steve Craig, chairman of Lawrence County
Commissioners and secretary treasurer of Southwest Planning Commission,
and Doug Heuck, executive director of Pittsburgh Today. Anne-Marie
Lubenau, president of the CDCP, is the third panelist. The conversation
will be moderated by Jim Denova, vice president of The Claude
Worthington Benedum Foundation.
The lecture
will take place Monday, April 4 from 6-8 p.m. at Point Park University's
George Rowland Theater, located at 414 Wood Street in Downtown
Pittsburgh. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased
here.
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Writer:
John FarleySource: Kate McGlynn, CDCP
Image courtesy of CDCP