THE MAYORS’ INSTITUTE ON CITY DESIGN Vance JacobsVance

Helping Communities Dana Gioia Chairman National Endowment Design Their Futures for the Arts

Of all the programs sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, it is hard to imagine one that has done more tangible public good than the Mayors’ Institute on City Design. Since its creation almost twenty years ago, the Institute has graduated more than 625 mayors, many of whom have returned to their cities with a renewed sense of purpose and a newfound belief in the power of design. The inspiring results can now be documented. Cities have been reconnected to their waterfronts, highways replaced by tree-lined boulevards, new civic buildings well located and beautifully designed. Even a short list of this program’s many accomplishments demonstrates the positive leadership and informed counsel the Mayors’ Institute has provided to communities across the nation. My conversations with the program’s alumni, without exception, have yielded compelling stories of specifi c physical outcomes that would not have occurred without the inspiration and education offered by the Institute. Some of these are discussed in the pages ahead. The Arts Endowment is convinced that skillful civic design makes a concrete impact on the character of a community and the lives of its citizens. For this reason, we will continue our strong support of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design as one of the agency’s signature programs. I am grateful to our partners, the American Architectural Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, for their stewardship of this program. I hope that you will join us in helping the Institute bring its powerful message to even more mayors and cities. J. Thomas Cochran Ron Bogle Carol Coletta Executive Director President & CEO Executive Director The U.S. Conference of The American Architectural The Mayors’ Institute on Mayors Foundation City Design

“America is defi ned by its “Since 1986, the Mayors’ “The greatness of this nation cities. And cities are defi ned Institute has been elevating is directly linked to the and made memorable by their city design as a priority for the greatness of our cities. They landmarks, their waterfronts, chief elected offi cials of our are the centers of commerce, their neighborhoods, their cities. We are preparing for an culture and creativity. One great public spaces. No one era in which design will be at thing is certain: no one has has more infl uence on a the top of the agenda for cities more impact or infl uence city’s design than its mayor, that want to compete and on the quality of city and that’s why the Mayors’ succeed. These are dynamic, development than its mayor. Institute on City Design is so innovative times, which only A mayor who understands powerful. It brings together elevate the need for the design—the issues of scale, mayors with designers who Institute.” diversity, public spaces and help them implement their livability—is a mayor shaping vision for their cities in the a city that will succeed.” best possible way. That’s why the U.S. Conference of Mayors is such an enthusiastic partner in the Mayors’ Institute.”

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The Mayors’ Institute Jeff B. Speck Director of Design National Endowment for on City Design the Arts

Design is the one art that surrounds us every day, whether we want it to or not, and its quality can have a profound effect on the quality of our lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in the American city, where the ground is literally layered with generation after generation of design decisions, some for good and some for ill, that together constitute the public realm. This environment is the work of many hands, but no single hand can be said to have as profound an impact as that of the American mayor. Such was the realization of Charleston’s Joseph P. Riley, as he wrote to his friend Jaquelin Robertson:

I have often said that I am the chief urban designer of my city. By that I mean that because of my position as mayor, I have many opportunities to affect proposed developments…making them better for the city or allowing them to be ordinary—or worse.

In this 1985 letter, Mayor Riley fi rst proposed the idea of a program that would give mayors a better understanding of how design could be used to improve their cities. After some discussion, the two men presented the concept to Adele Chatfi eld-Taylor at the National Endowment for the Arts, who agreed to fund a Mayors’ Institute on City Design. The fi rst Institute, held in 1986 at Thomas Jefferson’s “Academical Village” at the University of Virginia, surprised even its creators. The energizing effect of bringing mayors and designers together in an intimate setting, apart from the day-to-day concerns of running a city, was immediately evident. The mayors spread the word, and demand for similar workshops led to two new national Institutes every year. In 1990, four regional Institutes were also created, to reach a wider range of cities. These Institutes are hosted by design schools across the country, including Harvard University, the University of Texas, and University of California at Berkeley, among others. Now, as for the past decade, a Mayors’ Institute takes place somewhere around the country every 60 days.

4 The Mayors’ Institute on City Design is based on one simple premise: that in American cities, design matters. Or, more precisely, that physical design is a fundamental tool that mayors can wield to positively affect the social well-being and economic vitality of their cities. The structure of the Institutes has remained the same since its inception: eight mayors, eight designers, and eight problems, all locked in a room for two and a half days—no staff, no media, no sound bites or grandstanding—just 16 men and women talking about design. Each mayor brings his or her city’s most critical urban design issue to discuss and, following the case-study method, general principles evolve out of specifi c problems. Sharpe James Despite the intimate nature of its proceedings, the Institute has graduated Mayor of Newark, NJ more than 625 mayors. Many of these are still in offi ce, and a half dozen are MICD 7, 1989 either in Congress or in a governor’s mansion. The program has also graduated over 400 designers—nationally known experts like Henry Cobb and Billie Tsien—who have often commented on learning as much from the mayors as the “I am deeply indebted mayors have learned from them. Design is a two-way street, and the Mayors’ to the National Institute was founded both to educate mayors about design and to educate the Endowment for the design community about the latest practical needs of our cities. Arts for the opportunity Recognized in 2000 with a Presidential Award for Design Excellence, the to participate in the Mayors’ Institute acknowledges that cities are the biggest and most complex Mayors’ Institute. things that humans create. When they are made well, we all fl ourish. Indeed, the Although I knew design of our urban environments affects not just how we live, but who we are. what I wanted to do As Winston Churchill put it, “We make our cities and then our cities make us.” in Newark when I The central goal of the Institute remains much the same as it was in 1985: became mayor in 1986, to inspire mayors to make the most of their powerful role as the chief designers this program taught of their cities. As observed by the Boston Globe’s Robert Campbell: me the tremendous value of good design Nobody else is designing the American city. A lot of people are in rebuilding a city to designing parts of it…but no one can put together the whole make it attractive and picture in any city quite the way the mayor can. Mayors have a easily accessible to unique opportunity. The Mayors’ Institute helps them seize it. residents, commuters, and visitors.”

Mayor John Hickenlooper confers with Susan Rodriguez of Polshek Partnership Architects over the design of Denver’s Union Station Plaza.

5 “…a decision about the physical design of a city will infl uence the city and its people for generations.”

Design and the Joseph Riley Mayor of Charleston, American Mayor South Carolina

America was settled by people who desired a rural, agrarian experience. But now we are the largest urban nation in the world. Increasingly, the daily lives of most Americans are infl uenced by towns and cities. The extent to which our towns and cities are places of beauty, order, and inspiration is the extent to which this civilization in America will thrive. Who is chiefl y responsible for the successful design of a city? The mayor is. But until the Mayors’ Institute, few mayors realized this responsibility and opportunity. We mayors exhaust ourselves with lots of decisions—political, personnel, budget. But 100 years from now, there will be no real evidence of how we made those decisions. In contrast, a decision about the physical design of a city will infl uence the city and its people for generations. This was my awakening: that mayors can be and should be the chief urban designers of their cities. Mayors are quick studies. They are smart, or they wouldn’t get elected. They are adroit; they can handle problems and challenges and quickly become learned in them. But few have any real experience or training in their greatest responsibility, the physical design of the city. And all design decisions come across the mayor’s desk. Mayors come to the Institute as regular people, but I promise you, they leave as zeal- ous apostles of good urban design. You can see the light bulbs go off in their minds. They start fi dgeting. They can’t wait to get home. They want to get it going, whether it reaffi rms instincts they had or they are secretly alarmed by the bad decisions they have made. At one recent Institute, a mayor said, “Stop! Wait! Don’t say anything. I have to make a phone call. They are doing the wrong thing back home. I have to stop them before it is too late.” They not only leave the Mayors’ Institute as changed people, but they go home and they change their cities. More than 625 mayors have gone back with new opportunities and responsibilities and duties. I can take you from Anchorage to West Palm Beach, from Honolulu to Boston, and show you parks and fountains, new downtowns, restored Main Streets, affordable housing skillfully designed, splendid public grounds, and so much more that has been shaped by a mayor’s participation in the Institute.

6 The former mayor of Sacramento sent me a note a few months ago that said, “Remember, Mayor, I came to the Institute with a design issue, but what I learned was that we hadn’t protected our state capitol. I went back, brought in designers, and we created a new planning requirement so that large buildings couldn’t be built right in front of the state capitol of California.” The mayors go home accepting the responsibility of being their city’s chief urban designer. They don’t go back as architects or landscape architects or plan- ners. They go back as leaders, accepting the responsibility to make the physical development of their cities more worthwhile. Now, these are physical things that lend themselves to statistics. But in the R. T. Rybak fi nal analysis, it is the human experience that counts. That is what this is about. Mayor of Minneapolis, MN We built a waterfront park in our city that could have been a gated, high- MICD 33, 2004 rise, private, big-tax-base center. Instead, we made it a beautiful park for all people. And one morning right after we built the park, I was jogging past, and I saw a fellow sitting on the edge of the park. I didn’t disturb him, but I saw him “The Mayors’ Institute again two weeks later. I knew this fellow. He had epilepsy. His job was sweeping was one of the most up in front of a fi lling station and shining shoes. He rode a bicycle and lived rewarding experiences with his mother. He couldn’t travel; Charleston was his entire world. And I said, I have had as mayor. It “I saw you, Clarence, at the park the other morning. You go there often?” And allowed me to talk about he said, “Yes, I go every day.” And I asked, “Why?” He said, “Mayor, because it big visions with great is so beautiful, and I love it when the sun comes up, and the big ships are com- minds in a collegial ing into the harbor.” setting mayors can’t often In our country now, it is not the whippoorwill on the fencepost along a experience. I came back rural trail that is a daily experience for most Americans. Rather, it is the streets refreshed, refocused and public places in cities. Because of the work of the Mayors’ Institute on City and more determined Design, these daily experiences for our citizens are increasingly those of beauty, than ever to improve order, and inspiration worthy of a great nation. the quality of design in my city. I would strongly encourage anyone lucky enough to be invited to take advantage of this great opportunity.”

Charleston’s Waterfront Park

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More than 625 mayors have participated in the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.

ALABAMA Carmel-by-the-Sea Sue McCloud Bessemer Quitman Mitchell Chula Vista Tim Nader Birmingham Richard Arrington, Jr. Claremont Karen Rosenthal Koehler Bernard Kincaid Culver City Edward Wolkowitz Huntsville Steve Hettinger Sandra J. Levin Mobile Michael C. Dow Jozelle Smith Prattville Jim Byard, Jr. Del Rey Oaks Jack Barlich Curt Pringle East Palo Alto Sharifa Wilson Mayor of Anaheim, CA ALASKA Eureka Nancy Flemming MICD 33, 2004 Anchorage Tom Fink Fremont Gus Morrison Rick Mystrom Gonzales Matt Gourley Mark Begich Greenfi eld J.M. Romo Hayward Michael Sweeney ARIZONA Hemet Lori Van Arsdale “The Mayors’ Institute Gilbert Wilburn Brown Irvine Larry Agran on City Design has Cynthia Dunham King City John Myers Glendale Elaine M. Scruggs Long Beach Beverly O’Neill played a pivotal role in Goodyear William Arnold Marina Jim Perrine carrying out my vision Mesa Keno Hawker Modesto Peggy Booth Mensinger for the City of Anaheim. Peoria Ken Forgia Carol Whiteside Phoenix Terry Goddard Monrovia Lara Blakely What I learned there Prescott Paul Daly Monterey Dan Albert has facilitated better Scottsdale Herbert Drinkwater Dan Albert collaboration among Sam Campana Monterey Park Rita Valenzuela Tempe Neil Giuliano Oakdale Pat Kuhn our planners and traffi c Tucson Tom Volgy Oakland Elihu Harris engineers, and the fresh Yuma Marilyn Young Oxnard Manuel Lopez Palm Springs Ron Oden perspective we gained ARKANSAS Pasadena William E. Thomson, Jr. will add tremendous El Dorado Mike Dumas Rick Cole value to our downtown Fayetteville Fred Hanna, Jr. Bill Bogaard Dan Coody Petaluma Patricia Hilligoss revitalization plan now Hot Springs Helen Selig Rialto John Longville underway. The Mayors’ Jonesboro Hubert A. Brodell Richmond Rosemary Corbin Institute is based on Little Rock Lottie Shackelford Irma Anderson Jim Dailey Riverside Terry Frizzel the idea that the most North Little Rock Patrick Henry Hays Ronald Loveridge valuable asset a city Texarkana Danny Gray Sacramento Anne Rudin West Memphis Keith Ingram Heather Fargo can build is a better Salinas Anna Caballero community, but that CALIFORNIA San Bernadino Judith Valles intangible asset can Alameda Ralph Appezzato W. R. “Bob” Holcomb Anaheim Tom Daly San Jose Lawrence Stone only be achieved Curt Pringle San Leandro Ellen Corbett through tangible, Azusa Cristina Cruz Madrid Shelia Young deliberate means.” Berkeley Shirley Dean San Mateo Sue Lampert Tom Bates San Rafael Albert J. Boro Beverly Hills Meralee Goldman Sand City David Pendergrass Vicki Reynolds

10 Santa Ana Tom Lutz FLORIDA Santa Barbara Sheila Lodge Bradenton Wayne Poston Marty Blum Fort Lauderdale Robert O. Cox Santa Clara Judy Nadler Jim Naugle Santa Cruz Katherine Beiers Fort Myers Wilbur C. Smith III Santa Rosa Sharon Wright Bruce T. Grady Michael Martini Jim Humphrey Santee Jack Doyle Jacksonville John Delaney Seaside Jerry Smith Lakeland Ralph L. “Buddy” Fletcher Don Jordan Lauderhill Richard Kaplan Soledad Richard Ortiz Miami Manuel Diaz Stockton Joan Darrah Miami Beach Neisen Kasdin Eddie A. Perez Gary Podesto North Miami Christine Moreno Mayor of Hartford, CT Temecula J. Sal Muñoz Orlando Glenda Hood MICD 32, 2002 Torrance Dan Walker Port St. Lucie Robert Minsky St. Petersburg David J. Fischer COLORADO Tallahassee Dorothy Inman-Crews Aurora Paul E. Tauer John Marks Boulder Linda Jourgensen West Palm Beach Nancy Graham “As a new mayor, the Leslie Durgin Joel Daves workshop provided me Colorado Springs Mary Lou Makepeace Lois Frankel Denver Wellington Webb with a great opportunity John Hickenlooper to establish a paradigm Fort Collins Susan Kirkpatrick on how to evaluate my Ann Azari Michael Powers city’s urban fabric. It Lakewood Linda Morton was also important Steve Burkholder for me to sit down Littleton Pat Cronenberger Susan Thorton with fellow mayors to Pueblo Corinne Koehler discuss urban concerns Thornton Noel Busck and address challenges CONNECTICUT Courtesy of and photo by James Russell we tackle each day in Bridgeport Joseph Ganim In Miami Beach, design preservation has been credited with a dramatic economic turnaround. our respective cities.” Danbury Gene Eriquez Groton City Dolores Hauber Hartford Carrie Saxon Perry GEORGIA Mike Peters Athens Gwen O’Looney Eddie Perez Doc Eldridge Middletown Domenique Thornton Heidi Davison New Britain Lucian Pawlak Atlanta Shirley Franklin New Haven John DeStefano, Jr. Augusta Charles DeVaney Norwalk William Collins Bob Young Stamford Dannel Malloy East Point Patsy Jo Hilliard Macon Lee Robinson DELAWARE Tommy Olmstead Wilmington James Sills, Jr. Jim Marshall James Baker C. Jack Ellis Roswell Jere Wood DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Savannah Susan Weiner Washington Anthony Williams Floyd Adams, Jr. Otis Johnson

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HAWAII Honolulu Jeremy Harris Lihue JoAnn Yukimura Maui Alan Arakawa Wailuku Linda Crockett Lingle

IDAHO Boise Dirk Kempthorne Brent Coles Caldwell Garret Nancolas Courtesy of White River State Park, © Banayote Photography, Inc. Nampa Tom Dale Jim Marshall Idaho Falls Thomas V. Campbell In central Indianapolis, the Waterfront Capital City U.S. House of Landing project has tranformed a no-man’s land into a new focus for urban life. Representatives ILLINOIS Former Mayor of Alton Donald Sandidge Macon, GA Arlington Heights Arlene Mulder IOWA MICD 21, 1996 Bartlett Catherine Melchert Bettendorf Ann Hutchinson Belleville Roger Cook Cedar Rapids Lee Clancey “I was a new mayor who Champaign Dan McCollum Paul Pate had inherited a plan Gerald Schweighart Clinton LaMetta Wynn Chicago Joan Barr Council Bluffs Tom Hanafan to replace our main Decatur Terry Howley Davenport Thomas Hart street with a 45-mph East St. Louis Debra Powell Charles Brooke throughway. I knew in my Evanston Lorraine Morton Des Moines Preston Daniels Highland Park Daniel M. Pierce Frank Cownie gut this was wrong, but Maywood Joseph Freelon Dubuque Terrance Duggan I wasn’t sure what to do Naperville A. George Pradel Waterloo Bernard L. McKinley about it. Thanks to what Palatine Rita Mullins John Rooff III Peoria David Ransburg I learned at the Institute, Rockford Charles E. Box KANSAS I could get away with Doug Scott Hutchinson Frances Garcia Schaumburg Alan Larson Kansas City Carol Marinovich saying “over my dead Springfi eld Karen Hasara Lawrence Robert Walters body.” My participation Manhattan Edith Stunkel encouraged me, taught INDIANA Topeka Harry “Butch” Felker Bloomington Tomilea Allison Joan Wagnon me and gave me the Carmel James Brainard Wichita Bob Knight contacts I needed to stop Elkhart James P. Perron the throughway and then Evansville Russell Lloyd KENTUCKY Fort Wayne Paul Helmke Bowling Green Eldon Renaud reallocate the money Graham A. Richard Covington Denny Bowman toward a redesign and Gary Thomas Barnes Frankfort William I. May, Jr. Scott King Lexington Pam Miller revitalization effort that Indianapolis Bart Peterson Louisville Jerry Abramson is now underway, saving Kokomo Stephen J. Dailey Dave Armstrong our downtown core. But South Bend Joseph Kernan Owensboro David Adkisson Stephen J. Luecke Paducah Geraldine Montgomery for the Mayors’ Institute, Terre Haute James Jenkins I doubt we would have Vincennes Belle Kastin ended up saving the four city blocks that are now being rebuilt.”

12 LOUISIANA MICHIGAN Alexandria Edward G. Randolph, Jr. Ann Arbor Elizabeth Brater Baton Rouge Tom Ed McHugh Ingrid Sheldon Bossier City George Dement John Hieftjie Covington Keith Villere Dearborn Michael Guido Crowley Isabella delaHoussaye Grand Rapids Gerald R. Helmholdt Lake Charles Willie Mount John Logie Randy Roach Inkster Edward Bivens, Jr. Mandeville Eddie Price Kalamazoo Robert Jones Monroe Robert Powell Kentwood William Hardiman Abe Pierce Lansing Terry J. McKane Melvin Rambin David Hollister Norm Coleman New Iberia Cliff Aucoin Livonia Robert Bennett U.S. Senate Ruth Fontenot Jack Kirksey Former Mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin Monroe C.D. “Al” Cappuccilli St. Paul, MN Shreveport Hazel Beard Muskegon Fred Nielsen MICD 19, 1995 Robert “Bo” Williams Saginaw Gary Loster Southfi eld Donald Fracassi MAINE Taylor Gregory Pitoniak “As mayor of Minnesota’s Auburn Lee Young capital city, St. Paul, I Augusta William Burney, Jr. MINNESOTA Gardiner Patricia Bourgoin Burnsville Elizabeth Kautz realized that it was going Lewiston James Howaniec Duluth Gary Doty to be important not only John Jenkins Herb Bergson to have a plan for the Kaileigh Tara Eden Prairie Gary Peterson Portland Thomas Allen Jean Harris future design of the city, John McDonough Golden Valley Mary Anderson but I would also need Karen Geraghty Hibbing Richard Nordvold to fi nd ways of working Minneapolis Sharon Sayles Belton MARYLAND R.T. Rybak with designers, business Annapolis Ellen Moyer Moorhead Mark Voxland owners, and residents Baltimore Kurt Schmoke Rochester Chuck Hazama Bowie Gary Allen Chuck Canfi eld to implement that plan. Frederick James Grimes South St. Paul Katherine Trummer The Mayors’ Institute on Hagerstown Steven Sager St. Paul George Latimer City Design prepared me James Scheibel MASSACHUSETTS Norm Coleman for ways to refl ect and Attleboro Judith Robbins recognize the importance Brockton John Yunits, Jr. MISSISSIPPI of creating an enduring Cambridge Alice Wolf Biloxi A.J. Holloway Haverhill Theodore Pelosi Greenville C. C. “Frank” Self vision for the future of the Lawrence Kevin Sullivan Gulfport Ken Combs city, but more importantly, Patricia Dowling Robert Short Lynn Patrick McManus Hattiesburg Johnny Dupree for generating solutions New Bedford John K. Bullard Jackson Kane Ditto to make that vision a Rosemary Tiernay Harvey Johnson, Jr. reality.” Fred Kalisz, Jr. Long Beach Robert Bass Newton Thomas Concannon Meridian Jimmy Kemp Northampton David Musante, Jr. John Robert Smith Mary Ford Natchez David Armstrong Pittsfi eld Gerald S. Doyle, Jr. F. L. “Hank” Smith Quincy James Sheets Oxford Patricia Lamar Springfi eld Robert Markel Tupelo Larry Otis Michael J. Albano Vicksburg Robert Walker

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MISSOURI NEW JERSEY Chesterfi eld Nancy Greenwood Asbury Park Kevin Sanders Columbia Mary Anne McCollum Atlantic City James Whelan Darwin Hindman Bordentown WIlliam D. Nine, Jr. Jefferson City Louise Gardner Burlington Herman Costello Kansas City Emanuel Cleaver II Camden Aaron Thompson Kay Barnes Milton Milan St. Charles Robert Moeller East Orange Cardell Cooper Patricia York Robert Bowser St. Joseph Glenda Kelly Edison George Spadoro St. Louis Vincent C. Schoemehl, Jr. Elizabeth J. Christian Bollwage Sue Myrick Freeman Bosley, Jr. Hackensack John F. Zisa U.S. House of Clarence Harmon Highland Park Meryl Frank Representatives Francis Slay Hightstown Amy I. Aughenbaugh Former Mayor of University City Janet Majerus Hope Timothy McDonough Charlotte, NC Irvington Sara Bost MICD 4, 1988 MONTANA Lambertville David DelVecchio Billings James E. Van Arsdale Manahawkin Carl W. Block “Having participated in Chuck Tooley Newark Sharpe James the program and then Bozeman Tim Swanson Old Bridge Barbara Cannon Steve Kirchhoff Orange Robert Brown seeing the positive Missoula Daniel Kemmis Paterson Martin Barnes results in my city, I Mike Kadas Perth Amboy Joseph Vas would recommend Plainfi eld Albert McWilliams NEBRASKA Pleasantville Ralph Peterson, Sr. the Institute to every Grand Island Ken Gnadt Port Norris George Garrison mayor. Sometimes you Lincoln Bill Harris Princeton Barbara Boggs Sigmund get so wrapped up in Mike Johanns Princeton Junction Shing-Fu Hsueh Don Wesely Red Bank Edward McKenna, Jr. the day-to-day issues of Coleen Seng South Amboy John O’Leary your city that it is hard Omaha Hal Daub South Bound Brook JoAnne B. Schubert Stewartsville Robert Zelley to see the forest for NEVADA Trenton Arthur J. Holland the trees. The Mayors’ Henderson James Gibson Douglas Palmer Institute allowed me Las Vegas Jan Laverty Jones Vineland Perry Barse Reno Pete Sferrazza to think outside the Jeff Griffi n box and to learn from other mayors who had NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord William Veroneau already tackled similar Franklin Brenda Elias problems. In every Manchester Ray Wieczorek Bob Baines respect, it was a very Nashua Rob Wagner positive experience.” Bernard Streeter

Courtesy of New Jersey Performing Arts Center, © Jeff Goldberg/Esto

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center invites audiences to a once derelict corner of downtown Newark.

14 NEW MEXICO NORTH DAKOTA Albuquerque Louis E. Saavedra Fargo Bruce Furness Martin Chavez Grand Forks Mike Polovitz Farmington Thomas Taylor Minot Orlin Backes Las Cruces Rubén A. Smith William Mattiace OHIO Roswell Thomas Jennings Akron Donald Plusquellic Santa Fe Samuel Pick Canton Sam Purses Debbie Jaramillo Cincinnati Roxanne Qualls Columbus Michael Coleman NEW YORK Cuyahoga Falls Don Robart Albany Thomas M. Whalen III Dayton Rhine McLin Michael Coleman Binghamton Juanita Crabb Dublin Joel Campbell Mayor of Columbus, OH Richard Bucci East Cleveland Wallace Davis MICD 30, 2001 Buffalo Anthony Massielo Findlay John Stozich Freeport Arthur Thompson Gahanna Rebecca Stinchcomb Ithaca Alan J. Cohen Kettering Marilou Smith “It was an awesome Mount Vernon Ernest Davis Lima David Berger experience networking Newburgh Audrey Carey Mansfi eld Lydia Reid Niagara Falls James Galie Marion Jack Kellogg with my colleagues. Irene Elia Solon Robert Paulson We all had a common Oneonta David Brenner Toledo Carty Finkbeiner Poughkeepsie Paul Buccellato Zanesville Marilyn Swope goal of building today Rochester Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. for a positive tomorrow William A. Johnson, Jr. OKLAHOMA through revitalization Rome Joseph Griffo Oklahoma City Ronald Norick Saratoga Springs Almeda Dake Kirk Humphries of our cities. I highly Schenectady Karen Johnson Mick Cornett recommend that Albert Jurczynski Tulsa Rodger A. Randle mayors who have Syracuse Matthew Driscoll Susan Savage Utica Timothy Julian not participated in White Plains Alfred Del Vecchio OREGON this program take S. J. Schulman Astoria Edith Henningsgaard Corvallis Helen Berg advantage of it.” NORTH CAROLINA Lake Oswego Judie Hammerstad Asheville Charles Worley Milwaukie Carlyn Tomei Chapel Hill Kenneth Broun Portland J. E. “Bud” Clark Rosemary Waldorf Springfi eld Bill Morrisette Kevin Foy Charlotte Sue Myrick Patrick McCrory Durham Nicholas Tennyson William Bell Fayetteville Marshall Pitts, Jr. Gastonia Jennifer Stultz Greensboro V. M. Nussbaum, Jr. Carolyn Allen High Point Rebecca Smothers Huntersville Kim Phillips Raleigh Tom Fetzer Salisbury Susan Wear Kluttz Winston-Salem Martha S. Wood Jack Cavanagh Allen Joines

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PENNSYLVANIA TENNESSEE Allentown Joseph S. Daddona Bristol Sue Ojanen William Heydt Chattanooga Gene Roberts Altoona Thomas Martin John Kinsey Bethlehem Kenneth Smith Clarksville Don Trotter John Callahan John Piper Chester Barbara Bohannan Franklin Thomas Miller Easton Thomas Goldsmith Jackson Charles Farmer Erie Joyce Savocchio Kingsport Ruth Montgomery Richard Filippi Knoxville Victor Ashe Lancaster Janice C. Stork Nashville Philip Bredesen Phil Bredesen Charlie Smithgall Bill Purcell Governor of Tennessee Pittsburgh Tom Murphy Former Mayor of Reading Warren Haggerty, Jr. TEXAS Nashville, TN State College William Welch Abilene Gary McCaleb MICD 20, 1996 Wilkes-Barre Lee Namey Austin Frank Cooksey Thomas D. McGroarty Beaumont Evelyn Lord York Charles Robertson David Moore “The two days at the Brownsville Ygnacio Garza Mayors’ Institute PUERTO RICO Patricio Ahumada Bayamon Ramón Luis Rivera Henry Gonzalez absolutely changed my San Juan Baltasar Corrada del Rio Blanca Vela thinking on the design Eddie Trevino, Jr. and placement of our city RHODE ISLAND Corpus Christi Mary Rhodes Cumberland Frank Gaschen Dallas Laura Miller library. Now we have a Newport Robert McKenna Denton Euline Brock wonderful new Robert David Gordon DeSoto Richard Rozier Stern building directly Pawtucket James Doyle Edinburg Joe Ochoa Providence Vincent Cianci, Jr. El Paso William Tilney on axis with our state Warwick Scott Avedisian Raymond Caballero capitol, when it might Woonsocket Francis Lanctôt Euless Mary Lib Saleh Fort Worth Kay Granger very well have ended up SOUTH CAROLINA Kenneth Barr on a much less successful Charleston Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Galveston Janice R. Coggeshall site. I came back from Columbia T. Patton Adams Barbara Crews Robert Coble Irving Morris Parrish the Institute with a new Greenville William D. Workman III Laredo Saul N. Ramirez, Jr. process and a new way of Knox White Elizabeth “Betty” Flores thinking about the city.” Hilton Head Thomas Peeples Midland Robert E. Burns Rock Hill Betty Jo Rhea San Antonio Lila Cockrell Doug Echols Howard Peak Spartanburg James Talley Ed Garza William Barnett III Sugar Land David Wallace Texarkana James Bramlett SOUTH DAKOTA Waco Robert Sheehy, Sr. Huron Merle D. Lewis Mike Morrison Rapid City Jerry Munson Sioux Falls Jack White

16 UTAH WASHINGTON Murray Daniel Snarr Bellevue Connie Marshall Ogden Glenn Mecham Bellingham Tim Douglas Matthew Godfrey Mark Asmundson Park City Bradley Olch Bremerton Louis Mentor Provo Lewis K. Billings Everett Peter Kinch Salt Lake City Palmer DePaulis Edward D. Hanson Deedee Corradini Federal Way Debra G. Ertel Ross “Rocky” Anderson Mahlon “Skip” Priest Sandy City Steven Newton Kent Dan Kelleher Mount Vernon Skye Richendrfer VERMONT Redmond Rosemarie Ives Kay Granger Burlington Peter Clavelle Seattle Greg Nickels U.S. House of Montpelier Ann Cummings Spokane Jack Geraghty Representatives Rutland Jeffrey Wennberg John Powers Former Mayor of Tacoma Karen Vialle Fort Worth, TX VIRGINIA Brian Ebersole MICD 11, 1991 Alexandria Patricia Ticer Bill Baarsma Bristol Jerry Allen Wolfe Vancouver Bruce Hagensen “It was the most important Cape Charles Alex Parry Wenatchee Earl Tilly Charlottesville Frank Buck Yakima Pat Berndt program that I attended Alvin Edwards as a mayor. Throughout Chesapeake William Ward WEST VIRGINIA my three terms, I kept Danville Linwood Wright Charleston Jay Goldman Norfolk Joseph A. Leafe Wheeling John Lipphardt coming back to what Mason Andrews Nicholas Sparachane I had learned at the Paul Fraim Institute and applying it Portsmouth Gloria Webb WISCONSIN Richmond Timothy Kaine Appleton Dorothy Johnson to my city. I can think of Roanoke David Bowers Timothy Hanna at least three specifi c Ralph K. Smith Brookfi eld Kathryn Bloomberg Virginia Beach Robert G. Jones Green Bay Samuel Halloin success stories that Meyera Oberndorf Paul Jadin were the direct result of Williamsburg John Hodges James Schmitt my participation. These Greenfi eld Timothy Seider Kenosha John Antaramian include the creation of a Madison Joseph Sensenbrenner grand boulevard in the Sue Bauman place of a torn-down Milwaukee John Norquist Neenah Marigen Carpenter overpass, the rebuilding Racine Gary Becker of our downtown library, Waukesha Carol Opel and the reorientation WYOMING of the city toward its Cheyenne Don Erickson

Courtesy of Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC waterfront. Honestly, in Richmond’s Canal Walk turns a piece of industrial terms of what will last heritage—a barge canal—into a popular urban amenity. beyond me into the future, the Mayors’ Institute had a greater infl uence than anything else I did while in offi ce.”

17 Alumni Faculty as of September 2004

More than 400 design professionals have served as resource team members at the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.

Joan Abrahamson—Jefferson Institute / Douglas Allen—Hargreaves Associates / Stan Allen—Field Operations / Douglas Allen—Georgia Institute of Technology / Karen Alschuler—Simon Martin-Vegu The Great American Station Foundation / Elinor Bacon—E.R. Bacon Development / Adele Fleet Bacow—Policy and Management Associates / Susan Balmori—Balmori Associates / Andrew Baque— Craig Barton—University of Virginia / Cheryl Barton—Ken Kay Associates / Charles Bartsch—Northeast-Midwest Institute / Mary Catherine Bateson—George Mason University / Constance Beaumon Bell—University of Maryland / Dena Belzer—Strategic Economics / Ralph Bennett—University of Maryland / Daniel Bennett—University of Arkansas / David Bergmann—Economic Research Associat University of Pennsylvania / Edward Blakely—University of Southern California / Warren Boeschenstein—University of Virginia / Chuck Bohl—University of Miami / J. Max Bond— Bothwell—Urban and Landscape Design / Roberta Brandes Gratz—Author / H. Alan Brangman—Georgetown University / Benjamin Bratton—Southern California Institute of House / Terry Brooks—Development Services / Catherine Brown / J. Carter Brown / Joseph Brown—EDAW / Will Bruder— Will Bruder Architects / Simeon Walkable Communities / Tom Buresh—University of Michigan / Carol Burns—Harvard University /Taylor MacDougall Burns Architects / Shirl Byron—Morgan Campos—Jones & Jones / Michael Carmichael—EDAW / Elaine Carmichael—ERA Associates / Donna Carter—Carter Design Associates / Colin Cathcart— Cincinnati / Rick Chellman—TND Engineering / Susan Child—Child Associates / Jeffrey Chusid—University of Texas / John Clark—The John A. Clark Company / Virginia / David Collins—City of Knoxville / Paula Collins—Western Development Group / Nancy Rutledge Connery / Robert Conradt / Judith Corbett—Local Government Commiss Cox—University of Virginia / David Crane—University of South Florida / Dana Crawford—Urban Neighborhoods / David Crockett—Chattanooga Institute for Sustainability / Wal Deborah Dalton—University of Oklahoma / Elizabeth Danze—University of Texas / Deborah Darden—Lackawanna Field Offi ce, National Park Service / Robert Davis—Seaside Community Dev. Co Deakin—University of California at Berkeley / Mario di Valmarana—University of Virginia / Eduardo Diaz—San Antonio Dept of Arts & Cultural Affairs / David Dillon—Dallas Morning News / Hank Dit Dock—Meyer Mohaddes Associates / Harry Dodson—Harry Dodson Associates / Kathy Dorgan—Dorgan Architecture and Planning / Victor Dover—Dover, Kohl, & Partners / John Dowlin—Hamilton of Maryland / Ruth Durack—Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio / Juan Echaniz i Sans / Stanton Eckstut—Ehrehnkrantz & Eckstut Architects / John Eddy—Arup / Julie Eizenberg—Koning/Eizenb Filson—Tulane University School of Architecture / Robert Fishman—University of Michigan / Nancy Fleming—SWA Group / Kristina Ford—New Orleans City Planning / Ronald Forman—Audubon Institute & Roy / Dennis Frenchman—Lane Frenchman & Assoc. / Leslie Gallery / Elizabeth Gamard—Tulane University / Mario Gandelsonas—Princeton University / Harvey Gantt—Gantt Huberman Archit Architecture / Patricia Gay—Preservation Resource Center / Robert Geddes—Geddes Demshak Architecture & Planning / Stephanie Gelb—Battery Park City Authority / Rosalie Genevro—The Architect / Nathan Glazer—Harvard University / Parris Glendening— Smart Growth Leadership Institute / Harold Glover / Deborah Goddard—Harvard University / Terry Goddard— District / Udo Greinacher—University of Cincinnati / Rick Greiwe—Downtown Cincinnati, Inc. / Toni Griffi n—District of Columbia Offi ce of Planning / Maxine Griffi th—Phil Halsband—RM Kliment & Frances Halsband Arch. / Robert Harris—University of Southern California / Pamela Hawkes—Ann Beha Associates / Laurie Hawkinson— California at Berkeley / Tom Hester—Civitas / Chamelle Hicks— CHPlanning / Tony Hiss—Author / John Hoal—Washington University / David Hollenberg—National Park Darby, & Levin / William Hudnut—Urban Land Institute / Ray Huff—Huff + Gooden Architects / Steven Hurtt—University of Maryland / Ernest Hutton—Hutton Associates Public Schools / Gloria Jeff—Federal Highway Administration / Ronald Jensen—Arizona State University / Carlos Jimenez— Carlos Jimenez Studio Mark Johnson—Civitas / Grant Jones—Jones & Jones / Mary Margaret Jones—Hargreaves Associates / Ellen Dunham Jones—Georgia Institute of Technology / Dennis Urban Development / John Keene—University of Pennsylvania / Douglas Kelbaugh—University of Michigan / Katharine Kelley—Green Street Properties / Michael Kelly— Scenic Byways Project / Judith Kinnard—Schwartz Kinnard Architects / Jack Kirkland—Washington University / Niall Kirkwood—Harvard University / Richard Koshalek—Art Kruckemeyer—Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Walter Kulash—Glatting Lopez Kercher Anglin / Michael Kwartler—New School for Social Research / Florence Lad Association / Tom Leader—Tom Leader Studio / M. David Lee—Stull & Lee / Ruthann Lehrer—Long Beach Preservation Offi ce / Ralph Lerner—Princeton University / Paul Levy—C Lockwood—Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas / Edward Logue—Logue Development / Nellie Longsworth—Preservation Action / J. Carson Looney—Looney Ricks Kiss / Milton Lopes—University of Lyndon/Buchanan Assoc / John MacManus—Teng Associates / Janet Majerus / Michael Manfredi—Weiss & Manfredi / Roger Martin—Martin & Pitz Assoc / Tom Martinson / Thom Mayne— State University / William McDonough—University of Virginia / Brian McGrath—PATH Architects / Jill McGuire—Regional Arts Commission / Alistair McIntosh—Sasaki Associates / Segwick & Building Services / Elizabeth Meyer—University of Virginia / Norman Millar—Woodbury University / Iris Miller—Catholic University / David Mohney—University of Kentucky / Harvey Eric Owen Moss— South California Institute of Architecture / Anne Vernez Moudon—University of Washington / Jennifer Moulton / Grover Mouton—Tulane University Universit y of Pennsylvania / Patricia O’Brien—Patricia O’Brien Landscape Architecture / Cheryl O’Neil—Torti Gallas CHK / Gary Okerlund—Okerlund & Associates / Padjen Architects / Mahendra Parekh—Morgan State University / Peter Park—City of Denver Community Development and Planning / Barbara Parmenter—University University of Texas / Robert Peck— Washington Board of Trade / Barton Phelps—Barton Phelps and Assoc / Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk— P o o l e — P O O L E Design / William Porter—MIT School of Architecture and Planning / Harry Porter—University of Virginia / Shelley Associates / Roxanne Qualls—Former Mayor of Cincinnati / Samina Quraeshi—University of Miami / Dennis Rash—University of North Reiter—Urban Instruments / Michael Replogle— Environmental Defense Fund / Nicholas Retsinas—Harvard University / James Richards / Robert Technology / Mark Robbins—National Endowment for the Arts / Ian Robertson—The Robertson Company / Jaquelin Robertson— University of Washington / Donald Royse—Washington University / Margie Ruddick—University of Pennsylvania / Frank Russell— / Donovan Rypkema—Place Economics / Joaquin Sabate i Bel—CCRS Architects / Carl Safe—Washington University / Stanley Saitowitz—Saitowitz & Associate Scheer—Scheer & Scheer / Mark Schimmenti—University of Tennessee / Roger Schluntz—University of New Mexico / Thomas Schmid— Center for Disease Co Matthew Seltzer / Siddhartha Sen—Morgan State University / Richard Sennett—New York University / John Shaw—Rancon Financial Corp / Donald Shea— Merrick Sklarek—Jerde Partnership / Daniel Slone—McGuire, Woods, Battle and Boothe / Ken Smith—Ken Smith Landscape Architect / Janet Marie Smith—T California at Berkeley / Richard Sommer—Harvard University / Michael Sorkin—The Michael Sorkin Studio / Michael Southworth— University of California at Berkeley / Mic Architecture / Dianne Steinbach—City of Madison Planning & Development / Frederick Steiner—University of Texas / James Stockard—Harvard University / Roy Stric Associates / Eric Swanson—The LandBank Group / Marilyn Taylor— Skidmore Owings and Merrill / William Taylor—University of Cincinnati / Ralph T Pennsylvania / Susan Torre—Team for Environmental Architecture / Harriet Traurig / Billie Tsien— Tod Williams Billie Tsien & Associates / Gregory Tu University / Karen Van Lengen—University of Virginia / Thomas Vint / David Walters— University of North Carolina at Charlotte / Richard Ward—Develop / Cynthia Weese—Washington University / Martha Lampkin Welborne—Surface Transit Project / Peter Werwath—The Enterprise Foundation / Richard We Michael Willis—Michael Willis & Associates / Patricia Wilson—National Trust for H i s t o r i c Preservation / James Wines—SITE / Thomas Wright

18 ue Winkelstein Morris / Andrew Altman—District of Columbia Offi ce of Planning / Thomas Anding—University of Minnesota / John Archer—University of Minnesota / Elmo Baca— —Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio / Julie Bargmann— University of Virginia / Jonathan Barnett—University of Pennsylvania / Richard Baron—McCormack Baron & Assoc / nt—National Trust for Historic Preservation / Laurie Beckelman—World Monuments Fund / Robert Becker—Audubon Institute / William Beetle—New Jersey Department of Transportation / Matthew tes / Fred Bernstein—Author / Anita Berrizbeitia—University of Pennsylvania / Mina Wright Berryman—National Endowment for the Arts / Jay Biggins—Stadtmauer, Bailkin-Biggins / Eugene Birch— Davis, Brody & Assoc / Ben Boozer—South Carolina Downtown Development Association / Amy Bortz—Towne Properties / Peter Bosselman—University of California at Berkeley / Stephanie Architecture / Joseph Breiteneicher—Philanthropic Initiative / Susanne Brendel-Pandich—National Trust for Historic Preservation / Todd Bressi—Pratt Institute / Annette Bridges—Scott Joplin Bruner—Bruner-Cott, Associates / Charles Buki—Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. / John Bullard—University of Massachusetts / Ignacio Bunster-Ossa—Wallace Roberts & Todd / Dan Burden— State University / Bruce Cain—University of California at Berkeley / Peter Calthorpe—Calthorpe Associates / Mark Cameron—Morgan State University / Robert Campbell—The Boston Globe / Mario Kiss & Cathcart Architects / Karen Chapple—University of California at Berkeley / Adele Chatfi eld-Taylor— American Academy in Rome / Jay Chatterjee—University of Janine Clifford—Clifford Planning / Henry Cobb— Pei, Cobb, Freed, & Partners / Rick Cole—Former Mayor of Pasadena / Richard Collins—University of sion / Fernando Costa—City of Fort Worth Planning Department / John Costonis— Vanderbilt University / Leland Cott—Harvard University / Maurice lter Cudnohufsky—Walter Cudnohufsky & Associates / Richard Dagenhart—Georgia Institute of Technology / Diane Dale—University of Virginia / rp. / Thomas Davis—University of Texas / Marleen Davis—University of Tennessee / John de Monchaux—Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Elizabeth tmar—Reconnecting America / David Dixon—Goody, Clancy, & Associates / Michael Dobbins—Atlanta Planning & Development Commission / Fred County Commission / Robert Dripps—University of Virginia / Andres Duany—Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. / Joseph Duckworth—Arcadia Communities, Inc. / Karl DuPuy—University berg Architecture / Merril Elam— Scogin, Elam & Bray / Nan Ellin—Arizona State University / Russell Ellis—University of California / Ray Farris—Tuscan Development / Ronald e / Harrison Fraker—University of California at Berkeley / Iain Fraser—Washington University / Philip Freelon—The Freedom Group Architects / Eduardo Freer—Johnson, Johnson tects / Kathleen Garcia—Wallace Roberts & Todd / Alexander Garvin—NYC 2012 / Augustin Garza—Garza Group / Ray Gastil—The Van Alen Institute / Don Gatzke—Tulane School of ural Leaque of New York / Robert Gibbs—Gibbs Planning Group / Deirdre Gibson—National Park Service / Tom Gilmore—Gilmore Associates / Adam Glaser—Washington University Former Mayor of Phoenix / Joan Goody—Goody, Clancy & Associates / Vince Graham—Civitas / Ken Greenberg—Greenberg Consultants / Randy Gregson—Downtown Development ladelphia Planning Commission / Jerry Gutenschwager—Washington University / Sharon Haar—University of Illinois at Chicago / Gary Hack—University of Pennsylvania / Francis Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects / Duncan Hazard—Polshek Partnership Architects / Clifton Henry—Hammer, Siler, George and Associates / Randolph Hester—University of Service / Cindy Holler—Fannie Mae / Michael Holleran—University of Colorado / Walter Hood— University of California at Berkeley / Philip Howard—Howard, Inc / Thomas Hylton / Betsy Jackson—International Downtown Association / Allan Jacobs— Universty of California at Berkeley / Clifford Janey—Rochester / Anthony Johns—Morgan State University / Carol Johnson—Carol R.Johnson Associates / William Johnson—Peter Walker/William Johnson & Partners / Jones—Virginia Polytechnic Institute / John Kaliski—Urban Studio / Peter Katz—The Citistates Group / Jerold Kayden—Harvard University / Frank Keefe—JMB District of Columbia Housing Authority / Sheila Kennedy—Kennedy & Violich Architecture / Fred Kent—Project for Public Spaces / Susan Kidd—Georgia Center College of Design / Spiro Kostof / Alex Krieger— Harvard University / Leon Krier—Architect / John Kriken—Skidmore, Owings & Merrill / Ken d—The Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute / Phyllis Lambert— Canadian Centre for Architecture / William Lamont—Murray Lamont & Assoc. / Robert Lane—Regional Plan Center City District / Robert Lewis—Development Strategies / James Lewis—Concur / Roger K. Lewis—University of Maryland / Bruce Liedstrand—City of Cathedral City / Stephen seum / Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk photo by Bill Wisser / Marilyn Taylor photo by Bruce Byers f Georgia / Fidel Lopez—Broadacre Management Co / Weiming Lu—Lowertown Redevelopment / Donlyn Lyndon— University of California at Berkeley / Morphosis / Randolph McAusland—National Endowment for the Arts / Maureen McAvey—Urban Land Institute / Ron McCoy—Arizona Mead / Mary Means—Mary Means & Associates / Rebecca Mendez—University of California at Los Angeles / Stephen Metli—Sioux Falls Planning Molotch—New York University / Steven Moore—University of Texas / Linda Morgan—OENJ Cherokee Corporation / William Morrish—University of Virginia / / Stan Mulvihill—Civitas Project Development / Roberta Mundie—Mundie & Associates / Nancy Nolan—Atlanta Chamber of Commerce / Enrique Norten— Oyeshola Olatoye—Hamilton Rabinovitz and Alschuler / Laurie Olin— Olin Partnership / Steven Ortmann— Capitol METRO / Elizabeth Padjen— of Texas / John Parsons—National Park Service, National Capital Region / Joseph Passonneau—Joseph Passonneau & Partners / Robert Paterson— Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. / Alan Plattus—Yale University / Linda Pollak— Harvard University / Sharon Lee Polledri / Stefanos Polyzoides—Moule & Polyzoides / Kathy Poticha—Congress for the New Urbanism / Jerry Pratter—The Stolar Partnership / Michele Pride-Wells—University of Kentucky / Michael Pyatok—Pyatok and Carolina at Charlotte / William Rawn—William Rawn Assoc / Genevieve Ray— Urban Conservation & Design / Wendy Redfi eld—North Carolina State University / Wellington Richardson—City of Cincinnati / Hunter Richardson—The Richardson Group / John Riordan—International Council of Shopping Centers / Randall Roark—Georgia Institute of Cooper, Robertson & Partners / Michael Robinson—Auburn University / Susie Rodriguez—Polshek Partnership Architects / Catherine Ross—Georgia Institute of Technology / Charles Royer— University of Cincinnati / Tim Ryan—University of New Orleans / Deborah Ryan—University of North Carolina at Charlotte / Witold Rybczynski— University of Pennsylvania es / Ignacio San Martin—Arizona State University / David Sawicki—Georgia Institute of Technology / Peter Schaudt—Peter Lindsay Schaudt Landscape Architecture / Brenda ontrol and Prevention / Mark Schuster—Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Martha Schwartz—Martha Schwartz, Inc. / Mack Scogin—Scogin, Elam and Bray, Architects / —Downtown Development District / William Shutkin—Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Fred Silva—Public Policy Institute of California / Roger Simmonds / Norma TBA Properties / Sarah Smith—Arts in Transit, Bi-State Development Agency / Kennedy Lawson Smith—National Trust for Historic Preservation / Daniel Solomon—University of chael Speaks—Southern California Institute of Architecture / Frank Spielberg—SG Associates / Kiril Stanilov—University of Cincinnati / Michael Stanton—Michael Stanton kland—University of Michigan / Donald Stull—Stull & Lee / Beth Sullebarger—Cincinnati Preservation Association / Deborah Sussman—Sussman/Pejza and Co. / Starling Sutton—Sutton and Tharp—Land Strategies Corporation / Bing Thom—Bing Thom Architects / Thomas Thomson—Washington University / Ross Tilghman—TDA Illinois / Anthony Tomazinis—University of ng—Freedman, Tung & Bottomley / Henry Turley—Turley Company / Michael Underhill—Arizona State University / Max Underwood—Arizona State University / W. Davis Van Bakergem—Washington pment Strategies / Sam Bass Warner / Alex Washburn— W Architecture / Elizabeth Waters / Stroud Watson—Riverfront Downtown Planning and Design Center / Gregory Weaver—Catellus Development

sley—University of Pennsylvania / Carroll Westfall—Notre Dame University / Deborah Whitehurst—Arizona Commmunity Foundation / William Whyte—Author / William Williams—Rice University / Max Bond photo by The New York Times / Henry N. Cobb photo by Luca Vignelli. / Thom Mayne photo by Bill O’Conner, Denver Art Mu —Regional Plan Association / Robert Yaro—Regional Plan Association / Patricia Zingsheim / Donald Zuchelli—ZHA / Charles Zucker—American Institute of Architects

19 Case Study Louisville Waterfront Park

Jerry Abramson Mayor of Louisville, KY

A little more than a decade ago, downtown Louisville was isolated from the Ohio River and its heritage by an interstate highway, industry on the waterfront, and decades of neglect. But today Waterfront Park has become the “living room for the city,” where locals and tourists come to connect with the city’s history, stroll along the river, board riverboats, and enjoy outdoor festivals. The rebirth of the riverfront began with the election of Jerry Abramson as mayor in 1985 and picked up momentum when he attended the Mayors’ Institute on City Design. Mayor Abramson was elected to offi ce in a city nicknamed “River City,” but Louisville’s pedestrian and recreational access to the Ohio River was severed in 1972 when an elevated highway along the waterfront was constructed. From the beginning, Mayor Abramson believed that the fabric of Louisville’s downtown had to be stitched back together for it to function best. He turned to the Mayors’ Institute for guidance. As a participant in the twelfth national Institute in 1992, the Mayor discussed his vision for Louisville’s downtown with the design experts around the table. These included urban designers, park planners, and experienced developers from other cities with revitalized waterfronts who were excited about the opportunity to bring their expertise to Louisville. In a lively 90-minute brainstorming session of the sort that has become a hallmark of the Mayors’ Institute, these experts, Mayor Abramson, and the other invited mayors

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Jerry Abramson Mayor of Louisville, KY MICD 12, 1992 Case study images courtesy of Hargreaves Associates, facing page and inset photos by John Gollings; next page, bottom by Geoffr

“From my experience with the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, I’ve gained a greater appreciation for the value of design and its importance in improving communities. As mayor, proposed design alternatives and argued their merits, in hope that the best ideas you can’t create a vision would be incorporated into the city’s plan. for your community Mayor Abramson returned to his city with renewed vision and vigor. The without including design Mayor, the 15-member Louisville Waterfront Development Corporation that as a critical component.” he created, and the fi rm Hargreaves Associates that he hired to develop a master plan began to deliver on the promise of the Mayors’ Institute discussions. “We made smart design decisions working with a great designer,” the Mayor said. “We assembled a strong team and involved the community in the planning. The park’s scale and use of space make it an appealing and long-lasting part of our local landscape.” To reconnect downtown to the waterfront, streets were reconfi gured and a highway on-ramp was moved to open up views. Despite those changes, the river was still not visible from most downtown streets. To correct this problem a new park was gradually sloped toward the river, allowing for direct views and acting as a visual focal point. New lighting, public art, and water features were added to enliven the waterfront. The project continues. At this time, 72 acres of waterfront have been converted from industrial to public space. Fundraising for an additional 13 acres is underway, and there are plans to build a pedestrian bridge across the river.

21 If crowds are any indication, the effort is a success. More than one million people visit the waterfront each year, and an estimated 5,000 people work in a waterfront district which once had only a hundred or so employees. A ragged strip of industrial land bordered by railroads, junkyards, and a snarl of highways has become a place where residents and visitors enjoy the best of Louisville. This good news story is one of dozens nationwide where the Mayors’ Institute on City Design has played a role in the physical transformation of an American city.

22 Mike Johanns William Johnson Manuel Diaz Governor of Nebraska Mayor of Rochester, NY Mayor of Miami, FL Former Mayor of Lincoln, NE MICD 17, 1994 / MICD GSA MICD 34, 2004 MICD 13, 1992 Special Session, 2000

“I enthusiastically “The opportunity to “All of the great things support the Mayors’ share ideas and probe I heard about the Institute. I came back concepts and plans with Mayors’ Institute were to Lincoln excited and colleagues and design proved true. I only wish well prepared to bring professionals over a I had made the time design to basic services two-day period is a earlier to attend. The in a way that gives rewarding experience quality of the resource return and reward to that no amount of professionals and the the taxpayer.” money can buy. In ensuing discussions more than 33 years of exceeded my high professional experience, expectations and gave no program or learning me some valuable experience has been insight into the physical more benefi cial to me future of my city. To than this one.” each of my colleagues at the U.S. Conference of Mayors: If you are lucky enough to be invited, don’t pass up the opportunity to attend.” Front cover photo © SOM / Steinkamp/Ballogg Photography Transforming communities through design