Tonight from 5:30 to 7 p.m., PennLive will host a community forum on revitalizing downtown Harrisburg at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, located at 326 Market St.
Over 200 people have registered to attend the free in-person forum. The live broadcast is also available on YouTube or below.
Tripp Muldrow, a principal and economic development consultant with Arnett Muldrow & Associates in Greenville, South Carolina, will be the forum’s keynote speaker. He helped Lancaster revitalize its downtown, and the effort was successful.
Marshall W. Snively, president of the Lancaster City Alliance, a nonprofit that fosters neighborhood collaborations to further propel economic growth and other enhancements in the city’s central business district, will accompany him.
Additionally, the following Harrisburg stakeholders will be represented on the panel:
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Sheila Dow Ford, executive director ofImpact Harrisburg.
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Bradley Jones
, President and CEO of Harristown Development Corp.
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Gloria Merrick
, PennLive Editorial Board member and executive director of the Latino Hispanic American Community Center (LHACC) of the Greater Harrisburg Region.
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Ryan Unger
, president and CEO of Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC.
The forum follows PennLive’s series that compared the prosperity in Lancaster with the deterioration of Harrisburg’s downtown. Here are the stories in this series for those who haven’t read them:
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Dueling Downtowns: How Lancaster thrives as Harrisburg struggles to reinvent itself
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Harrisburg suffers Second Street hangover as Lancaster reaches new heights
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Lancaster s tourism strategy pays off as visitors flock to historic downtown
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Downtown Harrisburg is down on its luck, but city s midtown neighborhood booms
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Harrisburg 2.0: City must overcome crime, homelessness and empty offices to thrive
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9 places we miss from Harrisburg s Restaurant Row: What s on your list?
Several editorials from the editorial board and letters to the editor were submitted to PennLive’s editorial page in the aftermath. You can read those below:
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A 40-year sewage fix isn t perfect, but it s fair to Harrisburg residents | PennLive Editorial
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Why doesn t the state pay a sewage fee since it creates much of Harrisburg s mess? | PennLive letters
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Street safety in Harrisburg requires more than just infrastructure fixes | PennLive letters
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This is what we mean when we talk about workforce development | Opinion
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Education is key to Harrisburg s long-term development, not only downtown but throughout the city | Opinion
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Harristown stands ready to revitalize downtown Harrisburg | Opinion
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Allison Hill should be a key part of Harrisburg s revitalization plans | PennLive letters
