Philly Thinks Big: Redesigning the City with Big Projects – Apr 26

Posted by The Philadelphia Citizen on April 19, 2022

Another installment of The Philadelphia Citizen’s speaker series, powered by Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and Fitler Club, on—literally—building a better, more inclusive, and prosperous Philadelphia.

Join us for a conversation about the ways BIG projects are reshaping our city today, including reimagining the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, reshaping the waterfront at Penn’s Landing, and the transformation of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Speakers include:

  • Diana Lind, vice president, Community & Culture at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and a board member of The Philadelphia Citizen
  • ​​​​​​​Gregory Reaves, founder and co-owner of Mosaic Development Partners, LLC
  • Julie Donofrio, managing director at PennPraxis

The panel will be moderated by Martha Cross, deputy director of the Division of Planning and Zoning within City of Philadelphia’s Department of Planning and Development and emceed by David Brownlee, architectural historian and professor of the History of Art Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.

Date and Time: Tuesday, April 26 from 6 to 8pm

Location: The Ballroom at Fitler Club, 1 S. 24th Street, Philadelphia, PA

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