CRCL hosts Community Change Summit with GSAPP Urban Design and Harvard Loeb Fellows

CRCL convened a Community Change Summit on October 11-12 with 100+ community members in Johnstown Pennsylvania and surrounding cities to talk about the economic future of the region. The event was jointly hosted by the Columbia Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes and Harvard Loeb Fellowship Alumni Association with support from the Community Foundation of the Alleghenies. Together we will learned about the region's unique history of resilience and celebrated the achievements of its people.  Tours and roundtable discussions focused on housing and neighborhoods, arts and culture, business and entrepreneurship, and environment and public space. Students and faculty from Columbia University's Urban Design program  shared research and ideas for transformative projects they have been developing with community leaders in Wheeling, Cumberland, Beaver Falls, Braddock and Wilkinsburg.