Support Citizen stewards of the public right-of-way for the equitable distribution of plazas and parklets across the city of Philadelphia.
Take the Lane, StreetBox’s inaugural Symposium is intended to elevate the need to center and support citizen stewards of the right-of-way in legislation and policy pursued by environmentalists, urbanists, and good government advocates. The event will serve the wider design and advocacy communities.
*if cost is a factor for your participation, please email [email protected] for scholarship information
Agenda:
12:00 pm | Arrival, registration, and light lunch will be served
12:30 pm | Rubber, Meet Road: Philadelphia PlaceMakers on finding challenges and opportunities in the ROW featuring De’Wayne Drummond, Mantua Civic Association; Alex Gilliam, Tiny WPA; Tya Wynn, Community Design Collaborative
1:30 pm | Regulatory Regimes and Democracy in the Cartway: A conversation about the MUTCD Reform and Municipal Innovation featuring Zabe Bent, National Association of City Transportation Officials (NATCO); Michael Carrol, Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (oTIS)
3:00 pm | Walking tour of select nearby sites including 10th Street Plaza, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation; Parklet, Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
4:00 pm | Return from tour
COVID-19 Precautions:
For the safety and comfort of all in attendance, the Collaborative and StreetBoxPHL will follow the City of Philadelphia’s guidance relating to COVID-19 precautions. We recommend that all attendees, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask to protect themselves and the community. Masks will be made available to all attendees to wear at all times they are not actively eating or drinking.
All attendees will be required to acknowledge the risk of any public congregation, including COVID-19 exposure. Three days before the event, we will invite pre-registered guests to voluntarily provide additional COVID-related information that will facilitate check-in procedures. If you are feeling ill or show signs of being unwell, we respectfully request that you do not attend.