Schedule
Sunday, June 26th
Registration opens at the Hilton Harrisburg @ 12 noon
Classroom sessions at the Hilton Harrisburg:
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Community Revitalization 101: Free workshop (3 AICP CMs)
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Leadership Forum for program organization board and committee members
Mobile Tours (registration required):
12:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Capital Greenbelt Bike Tour (with options to rent a bike or e-bike) (3 AICP CMs)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. | The Natural Features & Historic Factors That Have Created a Livable & Walkable Downtown Walking Tour (2 AIA LUs) (2 AICP CMs)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Public Art, Renovation & Utilization of Unused Spaces Walking Tour Sponsored by WCI Partners (1 AIA LU) (1 AICP CM)
PDC Welcome Event
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Event | Ain’t Just Milling Around: The Millworks Historic Rehabilitation along with an Urban Picnic (join the 4:00 pm tour and walk from hotel, or transportation provided) Sponsored by Gina M. Douty Historic Preservation Consulting (2 AIA LUs) (2 AICP CMs)
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Midtown Scholar presents Michelle Wilde Anderson, “The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America”
Monday, June 27th
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast & Host City Welcome at Hilton Harrisburg
Classroom sessions at Hilton Harrisburg & Tours:
9:45 to 11:45 a.m.
- Mobile tour | Downtown Bike/Ped Infrastructure with a Walking Audit Overview of Pedestrian Safety & Accessibility (walking tour leaving from hotel) (2 AIA LU/HSW) (2 AICP CMs)
- Mobile tour | City Beautiful Movement (2 AIA LUs) (2 AICP CMs)
- How to Prepare a DCED Single Application for Program Funding (2 AICP CMs)
- Nature-Based Placemaking & Outdoor Towns – Revitalization through Natural Asset-Based Economic Development (2 AIA LUs) (2 AICP CMs)
- Re-growing the Pedestrian Grid + Other programs (Designing for Distance) (2 AICP CMs)
- Strategic Economic Development for Main Street Organizations (2 AICP CMs)
Visit Vendor Marketplace
12:15 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch & Opening Keynote – Garry Gilliam presents “Investing in Urban Communities is Key to Achieving Sustainability Targets” (1.75 AICP CMs)
2:15 to 3:30 p.m.
- Mobile tour | The Bridge Ecovillage (departs Hilton at 2:00) (3 AIA LUs) (3 AICP CMs)
- Advantages of Active Transportation (1 AIA LU) (1.25 AICP CM)
- Enhancing Downtowns – One Element at a Time (1 AIA LU) (1.25 AICP CM)
- Catalysts for Downtown Enhancement (1 AIA LU) (1.25 AICP CM)
- Simple Marketing & Content Plan for Main Streets & Downtown Associations (1.25 AICP CM)
3:45 to 5:00 p.m.
- Mobile tour | SoMA Neighborhood (Walking tour departs Hilton at 4:00 p.m. and arrives at Block Party evening event) (1 AIA LU) (1 AICP CM)
- Experimental Pop-ups: Testing Street Redesign via Tactical Urbanism (1 AIA LU) (1.25 AICP CM)
- Leveraging the Fringe: Downtown Vitality & Outward Connections (1 AIA LU) (1.25 AICP CM)
- Inspiring Storefronts & Vibrant Downtown Places (1 AIA LU) (1.25 AICP CM)
- The Stourbridge Project & Greater Honesdale Partnership: Rural Incubator (1 AIA LU) (1.25 AICP CM)
Host City Welcome Event
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Event | International House Block Party Sponsored by Harristown Development
Tuesday, June 28th
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast & DEI Panel on Minority-Owned Businesses (1 AICP CM)
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Visit vendors
Classroom sessions at Hilton Harrisburg & Tours:
9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
- Mobile Tour | Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg (1.25 AICP CM)
- Mobile Tour | Raingarden & Stormwater Management Tour (2 AIA LUs) (2 AICP CMs)
- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (1.25 AICP CMs)
- A Living Downtown…Harristown: The Next Chapter (1 AIA LUs) (1.25 AICP CMs)
- Feeding the HUMAN Machine (1.25 AICP CMs)
- Gradual Groundwork: 40 Years & Counting (1.25 AICP CMs)
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Marketing Hometown American: Exploring a Community’s Potential for Attracting New Residents (1.25 AICP CMs)
- Brownfields on Main Street (1 AIA LUs) (1.25 AICP CMs)
- Open Forum: Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
- Off the Beaten Path (1 AIA LUs) (1.25 AICP CMs)
Lunch on own: Explore the city!
Classroom sessions at Hilton Harrisburg:
1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
- DCED Manager’s Meeting and PDC Updates*
- Small Scale Revitalization: Balancing Cost, Codes, & Preservation (1 AIA LUs) (1.25 AICP CMs)
- Building Better Bus Stops (1 AIA LU/HSW) (1.25 AICP CMs)
3:00 to 4:15 p.m.
- DCED Manager’s Meeting and PDC Updates (cont’d)*
- Property Activation Process (1 AIA LUs) (1.25 AICP CMs)
- Who Are We Really? A Practical Model for Building a Community Brand (1.25 AICP CMs)
Visit Vendors/Networking/Free Time
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Townie Awards Reception
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Townie Awards Gala Registration required
*Required for DCED designated Keystone Communities Program managers and for PDC Recognized program members seeking national accreditation with the National Main Street Center.
Wednesday, June 29th
8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Breakfast & Closing Keynote | Philip J. Merrill presents “Telling the Fuller Story” (1.25 AICP CMs)
Lightning Round sessions at Hilton Harrisburg:
9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
- Turning Supporters into Donors (.75 AICP CMs)
- Retail Trends (.75 AICP CMs)
- Discover, Promote, Protect: PA-SHARE (.75 AICP CMs)
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
- Creating New & Innovative Partnerships (.75 AICP CMs)
- The Fuller Story Continued with Philip J. Merrill (.75 AICP CMs)
- Attracting Visitors with Recreation-Based Events (.75 AICP CMs)
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
- Boosting Net Income of Fundraising Events (.75 AICP CMs)
- Fostering Public/Private Partnerships (.75 AICP CMs)
- Hollywood on Main (.75 AICP CMs)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Closing Luncheon featuring the Gubernatorial Candidates