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ULI Toronto: Webinar: Future of Main Streets
This is a FREE event but registration is required.
Webinar dial-in details will be provided upon registration.
Speakers:
Dr. Tony Hernandez, Director, Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity & Professor, Ryerson University
Pauline Larsen, Director of Economic & Community Development, Downtown Yonge BIA
Presented by the Ryerson City Building Institute in collaboration with the Urban Land Institute Toronto, the “Future of Cities” discussion series brings together notable urbanists and Ryerson academics for insightful discussions of how this global pandemic will change the way we live.
Dr. Tony Hernandez, Director, Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity & Professor, Ryerson University
Pauline Larsen, Director of Economic & Community Development, Downtown Yonge BIA
John Archer, Chief Development Officer, Three Sixty Collective
Moderator: Cherise Burda, Executive Director, Ryerson City Building Institute
Main streets are the beating heart of many neighbourhoods, serving local needs while fostering a sense of community. Before COVID-19, main street businesses were already facing a host of challenges, including rising business costs, soaring property taxes and changing retail patterns, and local governments were exploring solutions. Now compounded by the significant hardships brought by COVID-19, can the small businesses that define our neighbourhood main streets survive? What are the roles of government, developers and communities in supporting the recovery and resilience not just of individual businesses, but entire main streets and neighbourhoods? How can we keep main streets vital?
As Toronto grapples with COVID-19 (along with cities and regions the world over), city builders are considering its potential impacts on urban density, housing, work, mobility and neighbourhoods in the future.
Presented by the Ryerson City Building Institute in collaboration with the Urban Land Institute Toronto, the “Future of Cities” discussion series brings together notable urbanists and Ryerson academics for insightful discussions of how this global pandemic will change the way we live.
