Vital Neighborhoods
City of Philadelphia Commerce Department and NeighborhoodsNow Host Roundtable to Examine Urban Middle-Income Neighborhoods' Value and Why They Are Vital to City's Economic Stability and Success
Some of the country's leading experts in neighborhood revitalization recently discussed the importance of Philadelphia's 'vital neighborhoods' including best practices in other cities and in Philadelphia, possible tactics, strategies and challenges.
Thank you to those who participated on panels and served as presenters and speakers. A very special thank you to our co-host and colleagues at the Commerce Department—Andy Altman, Kevin Dow and Elinor Haider.
Pictured: (from top): City of Philadelphia Commerce Director, Andrew Altman; Gabriel Mandujano, Director, The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation; Kevin Dow, Deputy Director, Commerce Department, City of Philadelphia and Ira Goldstein, Ph.D., Director, Policy and Information Services, The Reinvestment Fund; Deborah McCollogh, Director, Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development. Photos: Mark Garvin
Following are documents/presentations from the roundtable.
- Agenda [18K PDF]
- Background on Presenters [52K PDF]
- RW Ventures LLC/Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy
This is a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
Requires PowerPoint Viewer download [25MB] - The Reinvestment Fund Presentation [1.1MB PDF]
- Live Baltimore Presentation [1.9MB PDF]
- Healthy Baltimore Presentation [1.2MB PDF]