Building Healthy Places: What can we learn from other communities – bctv.org

Walkable Streets. Inviting Public Spaces. Cars, Bikes and Pedestrians Sharing the Road. Trees and Curbside Plantings. Informational Signage. All help create a sense of placeand of a place that is safe and inviting. What can Berks County learn from other communities, many facing the same challenges that we face?

Leaders from the Urban Land Institute will lead a Community Forum exploring how some other communities have attempted to create a safe, inviting and vibrant urban core. Many Berks County Communities are working to create more walkable main streets, building on the assets throughout the county. How can we be even more intentional in these place making efforts.

The Urban Land Institute is an international organization working to advance leadership around place making and creating thriving communities. They have been instrumental in developing strategies for communities as diverse as Philadelphia , Easton, Harrisburg, West Chester, Columbia and Camp Hill.

The Berks Alliance was formed by a group of anchor institutions who are dedicated to using their resources, individually and collectively, to stimulate community development in our region.

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