Opening Event: Braddock, PA 15104 Revitalizing a shrinking city
February 28th, 2007 by Axel
SUNDAY, March 4th 2007; 7.00pm
Jeb Feldman – Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Braddock opens a discussion with his experiences
Braddock, PA 15104
Braddock is perceived as one of the most dilapidated and dangerous neighborhoods in the metropolitan Pittsburgh area. Driven by Braddock’s Mayor John Fetterman, Deputy Mayor Jeb Feldman, and a core group of program advisors, efforts are underway to halt the town’s 50 year slide and change perception. Working towards turning Braddock into a center for innovation in community revitalization, the strategy pivots around the utilization of real estate to bring energy back to this community through adaptive reuse and sustainable redevelopment.
See www.15104.cc
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Thanks for having me!
In the moment when history and identity are being reduced to marketing commodities; in the moment when cities all over the world are struggling on their shrink-ness and in the moment when big visions shape strategies to “engage the market” is interesting to see grassroots desires becoming real materializations. Congratulations to Braddock’s Mayor John Fettermana and Deputy Mayor Jeb Feldman !
Braddock ignites the imagination of what our decayed urban environments can be and how to inject the remaining people who live there with some hope. I wonder if a thug could ever love composting soil?