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Forging the Path to Downtown Revitalization:
Local Government's Role in the Rebirth of DC’s Gallery Place
and Montgomery County’s Silver Spring

Ellen McCarthy, current Director of Planning and Land Use at Nixon Peabody and former Director of the DC Office of Planning
Gary Stith, Director, Silver Spring Regional Center

Wednesday, April 23
6:00pm Refreshments, 6:30pm Program
National Capital Planning Commission
401 9th Street, NW
North Lobby, Suite 500 Washington, DC
(Metro Center/Gallery Place/Archives Metro stations)

The bustle of people walking to shops, restaurants and events in Silver Spring and D.C. downtowns didn’t just happen.  The return of private investment and people to Washington D.C.’s downtown and Montgomery County Maryland’s Silver Spring were in large part the result of far-sighted local government policies, with close attention paid to implementation over many years. While the stories of the revival of these two downtowns are different, both offer insight into the kind of land use policies, development incentives and leadership that can turn a place around.  Learn from our speakers about polices and practices that turned the corner on declining downtowns and helped transform them into the vibrant districts we see today.

Space is limited, RSVPs required. rsvp@smartergrowth.net or 202-244-4408 ext. 114

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