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Time:4:00 to 5:15:00 pm
Location: UWM Engelmann Hall 105
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Breaking the Urban Doom Loop: The Future of Downtowns is Shared Prosperity presentation by Brookings Institution Fellows Tracy Hadden Loh and Hanna Love.
Free event. Registration required.
The Innovative Cities Lecture Series
Breaking the Urban Doom Loop: The Future of Downtowns is Shared Prosperity
Lecture Summary:
Four years after the onset of a global pandemic, shining cities that once seemed strong and booming may be experiencing fear about the future of their downtowns due to partially filled offices, increased crime, and remaining vacancies. In this lecture, Brookings Institution Fellows Tracy Hadden Loh and Hanna Love argue that this fear is not historically new and our cities are not hopeless. Their research on the history of downtowns and how they creatively and strategically adapt in the face of challenge and change testifies to the collective need of downtowns and cities. They will share practical examples and “win-win solutions” to advance downtowns and support disinvested neighborhoods, actions that don’t have to be at odds with one another but instead can create a positive loop of shared prosperity.
BIO:
Tracy Hadden Loh is a Fellow with the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings Metro, where she integrates her interests in commercial real estate, infrastructure, racial justice, and governance. She serves on the boards of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Greater Greater Washington. Her most recent writing includes two co-authored chapters in Hyperlocal: Place Governance in a Fragmented World and a series on the future of downtowns, including what to do about public safety and adaptive reuse. She also previously served two years on the city council of Mount Rainier, a small town in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Hadden Loh received her PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in Applied Math/Computer Science and Urban Studies.
Hanna Love is a Senior Research Associate in Brookings Metro. Love conducts research and analysis for the program’s Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking, where she focuses on enhancing opportunity in communities impacted by disinvestment and structural inequities. Prior to Brookings, Love served as Research Analyst at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center, specializing in youth justice, decarceration, and community-based solutions for safety. Love holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College, both in Sociology.
AICP-CM credits will be awarded.
Questions, comments?
All lectures are free and open to planners, students, staff, faculty, and friends of the University. Please contact Blythe Waldbillig, Department of Urban Planning Project Assistant at waldbil5@uwm.edu
