SILVER SPRING, MD – At a 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14 presentation
to the Montgomery County Planning Board, a national planning expert will
describe how he has helped communities successfully redevelop their older
downtowns and regional retail centers.
The presentation by Michael Freedman, principal
and founder of a San Francisco city design and town planning firm, will
help inform the Planning Board as it grapples with how to shape the future
growth of the county, much of which is comprised of older, established
communities. Freedman, the latest expert in the Board’s Growth
Management Speaker Series, and his firm have worked with communities such
as Phoenix, Reno and cities throughout California and the Pacific Northwest to
establish strategies to both boost the local economy and create pleasing,
well-designed communities.
With a focus on urban
design, Freedman has specialized in infill development – or
growth within mature communities – and redevelopment of unattractive,
auto-oriented, highly traveled roads. His topic on Thursday will be: “A Strategy of Superior
Infill: Guiding Growth and Change with Effective Regulatory and Capital
Improvement Tools.”
WHO:
Michael Freedman, principal
and founder, Freedman Tung & Bottomley, San Francisco urban design firm
WHAT:
Presentation
on Growth Management Strategies – A
Strategy of Superior Infill: Guiding Growth and Change with Effective
Regulatory and Capital Improvement Tools
WHEN:
Thursday,
June 14, 2007 – 7 p.m.
WHERE:
Park
and Planning Headquarters
8787
Georgia Avenue
Silver
Spring, MD