Urban Sustainability Forum: Green 2015
6:00 p.m. - Reception - featuring light refreshments and informational tables
6:30 p.m. - Program
Academy of Natural Sciences - 19th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Green 2015: An Action Plan for the First 500 Acres
We know now more than ever the importance of park space to the health of our communities. Everyone deserves access to public parks and open space.
Join Mayor Nutter and Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis at this special December edition of the Urban Sustainability Forum to launch the Department of Parks and Recreation’s action plan for creating new green space across Philadelphia. The Department, along with PennPraxis and many other City partners, has been working since April to develop a guide for implementing the Mayor’s Greenworks Philadelphia goal of creating 500 new acres of public green space by 2015.
Register today at http://first500acres.eventbrite.com/. Learn more about the effort at www.planphilly.com/green2015.
Speakers:
- Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
- Michael DiBerardinis, Philadelphia Commissioner of Parks and Recreation
- Alan Greenberger, Acting Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and Commerce Director
- Harris Steinberg, Executive Director, Penn Praxis
Register today to reserve your seat: http://first500acres.eventbrite.com/.
The Green2015 team is putting together a PowerPoint presentation of parks around the city to show at the forum, so if you have a photo of your favorite park, green space, community garden, etc., send it over! Please send the photo to praxis@design.upenn.edu no later than Friday, December 3rd.