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Business and civic leaders, experts, teachers, students, and citizens from all walks of life contributing to the leadership of Portland, Oregon as the most sustainability conscious city in the United States.

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Old Town/Chinatown Revitalization: Winning Solutions through Restorations
This panel will: Review the challenges of redeveloping historic buildings; explore better financial tools and incentives; suggest good in-fill considerations; discuss ideas of streamlining the process in order to attract private investments and put historic buildings back in full service in the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. This area is home to two National Historic Districts, and there is hope that we can restore and reuse many of the historic buildings. 


Speakers: Brian Emerick, Principal at Emerick Architects; Julie Garver, Housing Development Director at Innovative Housing; Jeff Joslin, Director of Current Planning at the City and County of San Francisco; Peggy Moretti, Executive Director at Restore Oregon; and Ethan Seltzer, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University. Moderating the panel will be Chet Orloff, Manager at Pamplin International Collection of Art & History.Published on Jun 24, 2014 by the City Club of Portland.

EarthSayers Julie Garver; Peggy Moretti; Ethan Seltzer

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