Presentations
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November 5, 2020 – Building A City We Can All Afford III: Panel of Memphis’ leaders talking about what they learned from the series and what they think we should be doing.
Panelists Include: *Roshun Austin – President/CEO, Works Inc. *Scott Kern – President, KRN Development *Safari Love – Director of Operations, Design Love Studios *Joyce Selina Love – Architect, Design Love Studios*Brent Hooks – CAO, Allworld Project Management *Mariko Krause – Program Associate, MMDC
November 5, 2020 – Building A City We Can All Afford III: Best Practices from Peer Cities
Speakers: *Michael Braverman: architect of the Vacant to Value program in Baltimore *Reginald Scott: works for the Detroit Land Bank Authority that runs an incentive program for educators, city employees, etc. to buy properties *John Shepard: from Elmington Partners who is successfully building affordable housing in Memphis and other cities across the Southeast and beyond
October 22, 2020 – Building A City We Can All Afford II: Best Practices from Peer Cities
Featuring: * Steve Luoni: architect with University of Arkansas designing affordable housing solutions * Shannon Jaax: works for Kansas City where she oversees the redevelopment of closed school campuses into neighborhood assets * Tamara Dudukovich: developer in Pittsburgh delivering affordable and market-rate renovations while focused on a triple bottom line.
September 24, 2020 – Building A City We Can All Afford I: Doug McGowen, COO of Memphis discusses some of Memphis’ challenges.
September 24, 2019 – OpportunityMEM: A Financial Investment for Community Growth
George Ashton Presentation
John England & Michael Bradshaw Presentation
Reid Dulberger OpportunityMEM Website Presentation
Link to Opportunity Zones Website
March 29, 2019 – RegionSmart Event: Disruptive Demographics, Vulnerable Populations, and City Competitiveness with Dr. Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson Presentation
Jim Johnson Video
Table Discussion Notes
August 27, 2018 – Place and Economic Development with Maurice Cox
Maurice Cox Presentation
Maurice Cox Video
February 13, 2018 – RegionSmart Special Event with Dr. Jim Johnson: Six Disruptive Demographics That Will Change America Forever
Dr. Jim Johnson Presentation
Dr Jim Johnson Video
February 1, 2017 – Why Comprehensive Planning Is Good For Business
Mitchell Silver Presentation
Roxanne Qualls Presentation
Tim Keane Presentation
February 26, 2019 – Planning Matters presents Mick Cornett: The Future of Cities
Mick Cornett Presentation
Mick Cornett Video
September 20, 2018 – Planning Matters Presents Shelley Poticha: Building a Strong, Prosperous and Resilient Memphis
Shelley Poticha Presentation
Shelley Poticha Video
March 27, 2018 – Planning Matters Presents Kristen Jeffers: Putting a Black, Urbanist, Southern Lens on a Practice of Planning and Development
Kristen Jeffers Presentation
Kristen Jeffers Video
January 23, 2018 – Planning Matters presents Joe Nickol & Kevin Wright: Economic Uncovery and Jake Hodesh: Investing in Place by Investing in People
Nickol, Wright and Hodesh Presentation
Joe Nickol, Kevin Wright and Jake Hodesh Video
November 9, 2017 – Planning Matters presents Emily Talen: Walkable + Diverse Urbanism – The Complications of an Idea
Emily Talen Presentation
Emily Talen Video
September 25, 2017 – Planning Matters presents Jeff Tumlin: Planning as if People Mattered: How our Current Approach to Mobility Makes us Fat, Poor, Angry, and Depressed. How Technology will Worsen Things and What to Do to Fix It
Jeff Tumlin Presentation
Jeff Tumlin Video