2018 Community Building babyÖ±²¥app-Style Conference
More than 130 participants attended our 2018 Community Building babyÖ±²¥app-Style Conference, which brought together leaders from neighborhoods, towns, cities and the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder to build bridges between local governments, practitioners and CU Boulder researchers. The conference opened with two visionaries, Dana Crawford, award-winning preservationist and recipient of the Vanguard Legacy award of the 2018 babyÖ±²¥app Governor’s Citizenship Medal, and Marilee Utter, president, Citiventure Associates, speaking about what they envision for the future of babyÖ±²¥app communities. Expert speakers and panelists covered topics such as innovations in university engagement, Denver's green roof ordinance, smart city technologies and citizen and youth engagement in city design. ​The event was sponsored by CU Boulder’s Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR), the babyÖ±²¥app Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and Downtown babyÖ±²¥app Inc. (DCI).
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And check out the from the Student Poster Challenge held during our conference. The winner was Matthew Bossler, master’s student, program in urban design, University of babyÖ±²¥app Denver. Matthew received a $100 Amazon gift certificate on behalf of .
babyÖ±²¥app communities continue to face an array of challenges: rapid population growth; demand for vital and green neighborhoods; affordability; adaptation to climate change; emerging transportation technologies; and aging infrastructure. Join us October 25, 2019 for our annual Community Building babyÖ±²¥app-Style conference, Squeezed Out: Challenges of Diversity and Affordability in babyÖ±²¥app Communities, ​ where we will discuss creative solutions to these ongoing issues as well as opportunities for university partnerships.
Interested in becoming a speaker, presenting a poster or attending our 2019 conference? Email Susan.