The goal of the 2012 series is to encourage public engagement with urban design issues, with specific discussion of how to take action & implement ideas.
Conversations RE: Tacoma 2012 lecture series
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE — check back in JULY
Lecture #1
Extreme Make-Over: Facade Improvement Projects
September 27, 2012, 6:30-8pm
Location: TBD
Learn how affordable facade improvement projects can spark new energy in a neighborhood, bring under-utilized buildings back to life, and economic rewards to business owners.
Speakers:
Jim Nicholls, Lecturer in Architecture and Industrial Design, UW Seattle
Odette D’Aniello, Owner, Celebrity Cake Studio
Aaron Winston, BLRB Architects
Moderator: Sharon Winters, Historic Tacoma
Lecture #2
Visual Clutter: How to Get Outdoor Advertising Right
October 11, 2012 6:30-8pm
Location: TBD
Speakers:
Moderator:
Lecture #3
Planning Complexity: How Neighborhoods Can Engage in the Planning Process
November 8, 2012 6:30-8pm
Location: TBD
Join neighborhood and business district leaders and City Staff in a dialogue about how we can effectively contribute to the design of our neighborhoods,how City staff and elected officials can be more responsive to community interests, anyhow existing planning processes can be improved.
Speakers:
Ian Munce, Senior Planner, City of Tacoma
Jori Adkins, Developer, Dome District
TBD
TBD
Moderator: Don Erickson, Chair, Tacoma Planning Commission
Planning Complexity: How Neighborhoods Can Engage in the Planning Process
November 8, 2012 6:30-8pm
Location: TBD
Join neighborhood and business district leaders and City Staff in a dialogue about how we can effectively contribute to the design of our neighborhoods,how City staff and elected officials can be more responsive to community interests, anyhow existing planning processes can be improved.
Speakers:
Ian Munce, Senior Planner, City of Tacoma
Jori Adkins, Developer, Dome District
TBD
TBD
Moderator: Don Erickson, Chair, Tacoma Planning Commission