Public Meeting: Preserving and Planning for Progress

PRESERVING AND PLANNING FOR PROGRESS:
How we plan for 800,000 people while preserving our history

The Executive Office of the Mayor and the District of Columbia Office of Planning are hosting a public conversation entitled Preserving and Planning for Progress.

The event seeks to bring together historic preservationists, real estate development professionals and community stakeholders to engage one another on the opportunities and challenges around growth and development in the nation’s most historic city. It will consist of a series of moderated discussions with local and national experts to provide context on the District’s unique regulatory environment and highlight planning innovation and creative development partnerships that have been inclusive of historic preservation goals.

Please go to http://dc800k.eventbrite.com to RSVP for the event. For additional questions please contact the Office of Planning at (202) 442-8848.

Confirmed speakers:

• Neil Albert, DowntownDC Business Improvement District
• Shalom Baranes, Shalom Baranes Associates
• Alfred Fraijo Jr., SheppardMullin, LURN Network, Friends of the Hollywood Freeway Central Park
• David Franco, Level 2 Development
• Laura Hughes, EHT Traceries
• Richard Lake, Roadside Development
• Demond “Brent” Leggs, National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Sommer Matthis, CityLab
• Rebecca Miller, DC Preservation League
• Paul Millstein, Douglas Development Corporation
• Alex Padro, Shaw Main Streets
• Robert Sponseller, Shalom Baranes Associates