Welcome to the 2nd Annual Livable Communities Summit

A New Development Pattern:Adjusting to the Changing

MarketCentennial Station |High Point, NC | November 14, 2013

Centennial Station |High Point, NC | November 14, 2013

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Our Accomplishments

Mark E. Kirstner, AICP | November 14, 2013Piedmont Together Project Manager

2nd Annual Livable Communities Summit

• Moving away from industrial clusters and toward talent clusters. • Moving away from the job paradigm and toward more self employed

and contract labor. • Moving our small offices home will eliminate the need for bathrooms,

break areas, and parking lots, the need for new and huge will diminish.

2,208 on email lists770 participants at engagement events5,000+ people presented to or informed23,276 Web hits 287 participants on Piedmont Voice28 Email updates20 civic forums213 Bright Ideas collected through…12 non-traditional outreach events3 regional events12 workshops and educational sessions

From Planning to Implementation

Mark E. Kirstner, AICP | November 14, 2013Piedmont Together Project Manager

Re-brand project – Moving from planning effort to implementation. Needs to align with federal and state programs. Suggestions “Building a Better Piedmont Triad: Steps towards Economic Resiliency

Assign action items – Assign action steps to PART, PTRC and others.Establish an ongoing presence -

Piedmont Together Consortium – Keep the Consortium Oversight Committee as an oversight group that would meet quarterly and be responsible for implementation oversight and annual Livable Community Summits.

Development of a web portal.

Continued identification of a project manager.

Implementation Proposal