The CityBuilding Express (CBX) is taking learning on the road June 8 - 11 with an intensive tour of over 20 innovative neighborhoods/developments that highlight CityBuilding best practices and how to implement them— with the assistance from local experts and leading practitioners who will be on the tour with you. After visiting each city, the participants will discuss and identify the lessons to learn from each place as we head to the next city. This is the perfect hands-on learning environment for community leaders wanting to enhance their knowledge of how to improve their city in a compressed amount of time.
Itinerary:
The CBX will start in Oklahoma City and speed its way to CNU 27 in Louisville with stops in Carlton Landing, NW Arkansas, Kansas City, St. Louis, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Columbus (IN) and Louisville. The detailed itinerary is set out below.
CBX Stops :
Oklahoma City (Bricktown, MAPS projects, and Wheeler District); Carlton Landing; NW Arkansas (Fayetteville, Rogers, Bentonville); Kansas City (Country Club Plaza, Downtown, New Longview); St. Charles (New Town); St. Louis (the Gateway Arch/Downtown); Terre Haute (downtown); Carmel (Village of WestClay); Indianapolis (Monument Circle); Columbus (downtown architecture tour); Louisville (Norton Commons).
CBX Discussion Topics:
Funding Community Improvements; Downtown Revitalization; Street Design; Incremental Development; Food Halls; Affordable Housing; Creative PlaceMaking; Missing Middle Housing; Integration of New Schools into Neighborhoods; Iconic Civic Structures; Sustainable Development; Streetcar Programs; PlaceMaking as an Economic Development Tool; Urban Retail; Parking Design & Management; Roundabouts; Roles and Responsibilities of Different Community Organizations for Implementation; Architectural Branding; Form-Based Codes; Return on Infrastructure Investment Analysis (GeoAccounting); Tactical Urbanism; Development & Design Centers; Light Imprint Infrastructure; Managing Homelessness; and Agricultural Urbanism.
Itinerary:
The CBX will start in Oklahoma City and speed its way to CNU 27 in Louisville with stops in Carlton Landing, NW Arkansas, Kansas City, St. Louis, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Columbus (IN) and Louisville. The detailed itinerary is set out below.
CBX Stops :
Oklahoma City (Bricktown, MAPS projects, and Wheeler District); Carlton Landing; NW Arkansas (Fayetteville, Rogers, Bentonville); Kansas City (Country Club Plaza, Downtown, New Longview); St. Charles (New Town); St. Louis (the Gateway Arch/Downtown); Terre Haute (downtown); Carmel (Village of WestClay); Indianapolis (Monument Circle); Columbus (downtown architecture tour); Louisville (Norton Commons).
CBX Discussion Topics:
Funding Community Improvements; Downtown Revitalization; Street Design; Incremental Development; Food Halls; Affordable Housing; Creative PlaceMaking; Missing Middle Housing; Integration of New Schools into Neighborhoods; Iconic Civic Structures; Sustainable Development; Streetcar Programs; PlaceMaking as an Economic Development Tool; Urban Retail; Parking Design & Management; Roundabouts; Roles and Responsibilities of Different Community Organizations for Implementation; Architectural Branding; Form-Based Codes; Return on Infrastructure Investment Analysis (GeoAccounting); Tactical Urbanism; Development & Design Centers; Light Imprint Infrastructure; Managing Homelessness; and Agricultural Urbanism.