“Forums on the Future of Center City”

In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) is holding a series of forums in 2006 to reflect upon significant accomplishments in Center City over the last half-century and to look toward the challenges and opportunities of the coming years. Through videos, lectures and discussion, each forum will focus upon a specific topic relevant to the development of Center City over the past five decades.

Center City’s Residential RevivalTuesday February 7, 2006;
4 pmThe Union League, Broad and Sansom Streets

Fifty years ago CPDC was created to market restored homes in Society Hill. What did we learn from that experience; how does Center City compare with other American downtowns; what are the economic benefits of a well-educated city population; how can the housing revival be sustained? There will also be an update on the Center City schools initiative.
Speakers:How Does Center City’s Housing Revival Compare to Other Major American Cities? -- Eugenie Birch, Chair, Department of City & Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania.

Each forum will also begin with a short topical video commissioned for the occasion by CPDC, produced by WHYY, to highlight the accomplishments of the last 50 years through historical footage and contemporary interviews. A reception immediately follows each forum.

The forums are open to the public; registration cost is $35 per person for each forum, or $60 per person for both. For more details, or to register, please call 215.440.5575 or e-mail mrigler@centercityphila.org.