2026 Charrette Keynote: the Courtyard Urbanist

What:

Our 2026 Downtown Bloomington Charrette will kick off with a public engagement session and a keynote from prominent urbanist, Alicia Pederson!

Alicia Pederson, Ph.D., is the founder and director of Courtyard Urbanist, an organization working to make fine-grained, mid-rise courtyard development practical again in American cities. Her work focuses on family-friendly housing, small-developer participation, parcel-level development, zoning and building-code reform, and the public systems needed to turn large sites into walkable neighborhoods composed of many buildings and owners.

Where:

McLean County Museum of History, Courtroom

When:

Thursday, July 23rd

  • 5-6:30 PM Downtown Charrette public engagement
  • 6:30-7:30 PM Keynote speech by Dr. Pederson on “Building Cities for Families”
  • Reception to follow

How to RSVP: LINK


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