October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Susan has a passion for creating livable, resource-rich communities, and has chosen to focus her work on the intersection of capital investments and the strategic direction necessary to achieve shared community goals. Her career experience includes two and a half decades of planning and implementing projects that affect the built environment, as well as the policies and programs that physically shape cities. As an Urban Designer, Susan seeks to bring together both public- and private-sector experts in the creation of a meaningful public realm and culturally significant urban places. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, daughter and dog, Primrose.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 515B
Historically, major highways in American downtowns have divided communities and resulted in racial and socioeconomic injustices. Now, they present opportunities to right past wrongs and achieve greater prosperity and equity. Many cities across the country are experimenting with the “cap and stitch” concept, which aims to shrink the footprint of the highway; cap the lowered highway; and stitch the bridges. Cap-and-stitch projects are major market makers for the real estate industry. First, improvements to infrastructure access and the public realm increase market demand. Second, through newly built caps, additional developable lands are provided. However, without careful planning, these new opportunities […]