Local Programming: Urban Revitalization Lessons from Calgary and Denver

Thursday, April 24, 2025

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Location: Channel 2

CM: .75

Moderator and Speaker(s)

Amanda Kannard, AICP

Vice President
Progressive Urban Management Associates
Denver, Colorado

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Ramsey

Adaptive Reuse Sr. Project Development Administrator
City and County of Denver
Denver, CO
Steve Wirzba, BA

Senior Development Consultant
The City of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Get a toolkit of planning, financing, and permitting strategies for successful repositioning and economic revitalization of urban environments. Presenters offer innovative solutions, such as municipal grant funding or loan offerings for office conversions, public realm improvements, procedural and regulatory incentives tied to project prioritization, and municipal coordination and case management. Pick up tools to promote collaboration among downtown development and management organizations, municipalities, and other interested parties and discover the best opportunities and tools for revitalization. Leave with actionable ideas to apply in your own community.

Learning Objectives:

Leverage integrated planning, permitting, and funding mechanisms to incentivize downtown revitalization projects.
Engage citizen, business, and development community stakeholders to build support for the environmental, economic, and social investments required for successful urban revitalization.
Create a continuous improvement process to identify and overcome barriers in local zoning and land use codes and permitting processes.