When: April 22, 2010, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
“Imagining Philadelphia’s Future: The Plans and the Realities”
What does it take to create change (social, political, community, civic) in Philadelphia? Who has the vision, the power, and the resources? What is gained or lost in the process? Join us for a lively discussion of the past, present, and future of city planning, from the days of Edmund Bacon to casinos, the convention center, and the future of I-95.
The dialogue will help shape the content of the Philadelphia Encyclopedia.
6:00 – 6:30; reception
6:30 – 8:00 pm; program
Register: philadelphiaencyclopedia.org
Panelists:
- Spencer Finch: Director of Sustainable Development, Pennsylvania Environmental Council
- Jethro Heiko: Stragetic Organizing director, The Action Mill
- Scott Knowles: editor and co-author of Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City
- Harris Steinberg: Executive Director, PennPraxis
- Craig Schelter: Principal, Schelter & Associates
- Ariel Ben-Amos (moderator): Young Involved Philadelphia
This program is co-sponsored by Young Involved Philadelphia, PennPraxis, PlanPhilly, and the Great Works Symposium, Drexel University, and the Center for Environmental Policy of the Academy of Natural Sciences. This program has been supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We the People initiative on American History.
