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Design Portland & Revitalize Portland Coalition: Downtown Vitality: What does success look like?

  • Kridell Ballroom, Portland Art Museum 1219 Southwest Park Avenue Portland, Oregon, 97205 United States (map)

Downtown Vitality: What does success look like?

As a complement to Mayor Keith Wilson’s Central City Roundtable, Design Portland and Revitalize Portland Coalition are offering a deep look at how three cities are creating long-term urban regeneration and renewed vitality for their downtowns, on Thursday, October 1st, 2026 at 1:00 pm.

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The cities seeing the quickest recovery from the pandemic and the collapse of office and retail almost all have a version of downtown partnerships who synthesize investments from public, private, academic, and philanthropic sectors.

At their most effective, the partnerships serve as both chief operating officer for the business of a downtown and curators of the experience. We are pleased to present the CEOs of the three of the best: Denver, Seattle, and Philadelphia.

  • Prema Gatari Gupta — CEO of Philadelphia Central City District

  • Kourtny Garrett — Downtown Denver Partnership/Dallas Downtown Partnership

  • Jon Scholes — President & CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association

This event will take place in-person at the Kridell Ballroom, Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave. Portland, OR 97205). To find more information and purchase a ticket, please visit Design Portland’s Eventbrite.

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