A speaker-and-project series featuring national thought leaders presented by Charlotte Center City Partners and the City of Charlotte.

 

Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

 

A speaker-and-project series featuring national thought leaders presented by Charlotte Center City Partners and the City of Charlotte.

 

Sponsored by the Knight Foundation.

 
Over the course of several months, a series of national and international thought leaders will visit Charlotte and work with residents and leaders to move the needle on key issues related to the city’s built environment.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, January 11, 2020 at UNCC Center City – 320 East 9th St. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Building a Charlotte for All: The Summit

As someone working and advocating for equitable development in Charlotte, please join us and fellow practitioners, city leaders, and interested citizens for this special one-day summit. Together, we will honor and be inspired by our respective work in the space as well as work to develop common tools and language to help us accomplish our equitable development goals for the City.

With the CharlotteFuture 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the 2040 Center City Vision Plan, and the Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation 10-Year Master Plan all underway, it is essential that we understand how we can work together to advocate for generation-shaping policy that leads to true equitable development in Charlotte.

Over lunch, we’ll hear from our keynote speaker, Jay Pitter, MES, an award-winning placemaker and author whose practice mitigates growing divides in urban centers across North America. “Cities are becoming increasingly divided,” Jay writes. “Public spaces have the power to foster understanding, inspire meaningful community participation and ownership, and instill joy. Every park, market, street, and alleyway is a litmus test for belonging.”

Summit Schedule:

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Check-in

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Kick-Off Presentation

10:15 – 11:45 a.m. – Breakout Session A. Choose one of the following sessions:

  • Transportation is Freedom: A Broader View on Affordable Living, led by Sustain Charlotte
  • Why Charlotte Needs an Affordable Housing and Economic Equity COMMUNITY PLAN, led by Equitable Communities CLT
  • We are Creative Interventionists: Advocacy, Community and Creative Space, led by the League of Creative Interventionists

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. The Future of Placemaking is Equitable. Award-winning placemaker and author Jay Pitter will share her evidence-based placemaking principles, stories, and lessons from brilliant local leaders for creating inclusive public spaces.

Boxed lunch will be provided

1:45 – 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session B. Choose one of the following sessions:

  • Placemaking Action Plan Workshop, led by Jay Pitter, MES
  • Sustainable Community Wealth Building, led by the West Boulevard Coalition and the Three Sisters Market

    Building a Charlotte for All: The Summit is presented by Building Community CLT: People + Places + Partners in partnership with Equitable Communities CLT, League of Creative Interventionists, Sustain Charlotte, West Boulevard Coalition and the Three Sisters Market.

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