Addressing Urban Challenges from a Regional Planning Agency Perspective
October 17 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Come listen in on a fireside chat with DVRPC Executive Director, Ariella Maron, about how DVRPC approaches urban challenges.
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is Greater Philadelphia’s regional planning agency, planning for the nine-county, bi-state region as a whole, while also addressing place-based issues facing various portions of the region, including Center City, Philadelphia. Ariella Maron became DVRPC’s Executive Director in January 2023 and will join us for a fireside chat with Patty Elkis, DVRPC’s recently retired Deputy Executive Director. Come listen in on a conversation about how DVRPC approaches urban challenges of aging infrastructure, a changing climate, disadvantaged communities, and competition for limited funds, as well as a discussion of new trends in community outreach, addressing safety and access, shifts in the economy, and adapting to a lower carbon future.
This event will be held at the Center for Design Philadelphia.