BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//School of Architecture & Urban Planning - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/architecture X-WR-CALDESC:Events for School of Architecture & Urban Planning REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251008T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251008T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T224159 CREATED:20250730T215915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T173515Z UID:10000011-1759924800-1759928400@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Placemaking in Action: Building Vibrant Communities DESCRIPTION:Date & TimeWednesday\, October 8 (12-1 p.m.) \n\n\n\n\n\nLocationVirtual \n\n\n\n\n\nAn Innovative Cities Lecture\n\n\n\nCreating vibrant and engaging communities helps communities recruit and retain residents\, supports public gathering places in the heart of our communities\, and fosters community connections. Learn about the WEDC Vibrant Communities grant and how projects create accessible locations for programming and amenities desired by local residents\, with the additional benefit of boosting foot traffic for nearby businesses. \n\n\n\nIn Waupaca\, planning efforts led to a series of public and private initiatives designed to foster revitalization of the historic downtown area. Strategic investments by the community resulted in public and private investments that attracted new businesses\, increased opportunities for community engagement and generated additional foot traffic throughout the district. In Waupun\, targeted efforts to revitalize an underutilized anchor property and adjacent vacant lot spurred additional activity\, led to additional community events and supported new entrepreneurial activity in the community.  \n\n\n\nBiographies\n\n\n\nErrin Welty is the Senior Director of Downtown Development at WEDC\, managing the Main Street and Connect Communities programs. She previously worked as a market analyst at Vierbicher\, working with public and private sector clients to create market-based solutions to solve economic and planning issues\, and as Vice President of Client Services for Grubb & Ellis\, managing marketing and research for the firm’s Denver office. Errin has significant planning and real estate experience\, having been on staff with downtown organizations in both St. Cloud\, MN and Denver\, CO\, and a founding member of Wheat Ridge 2020\, an economic development organization focused on revitalizing one of Denver’s original inner-ring suburbs. \n\n\n\nGreg Grohman connects nonprofit\, governmental\, and educational partners to the critical resources they need to better serve their communities. As a grant writer for the City of Waupaca\, he has generated over $11 million for organizations\, securing funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration\, the U.S. Department of Justice\, the WI Economic Development Corporation\, the WI Department of Transportation\, the WI Department of Public Instruction\, the WI Department of Natural Resources\, Bader Philanthropies Inc.\, and the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. \n\n\n\nKatharine Schlieve is the City Administrator and Director of Economic Development for the City of Waupun. She is responsible for providing strategic leadership and working with a diverse set of stakeholders to establish long-range goals\, strategies\, plans and policies that advance the city’s mission. She developed and implemented a comprehensive economic development strategy for the city including business retention & expansion\, business recruitment\, redevelopment\, planning\, and general administration. \n\n\n\nLivestream Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister + Join Lecture\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAICP-CM credits will be awarded. If you have questions\, please contact Carolyn Esswein: cesswein@uwm.edu URL:/architecture/event/placemaking-in-action-building-vibrant-communities/ LOCATION: CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Public,Urban Planning,51ÁÔÆæ Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/architecture/wp-content/uploads/sites/695/2025/07/2.jpg X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR