D.C. Builds: Big Box Retail

D.C. Builds

September 8, 2011   6:30 - 8:00 pm

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Big box retail is typically thought of, and built in, the context of suburbia or rural communities. But increasingly this retail model is being applied to urban areas. Washington, D.C. has retailers such as Target, Best Buy and Home Depot and is considering four Wal-Mart stores in various parts of the city.  Join expert panelists for a discussion about how this retail model is affecting D.C.’s planning, land use, transportation, and economy.

Panelists:
Harriet Tregoning, Director, DC Office of Planning
Kennedy Smith, principal, the Community Land Use and Economics Group, LLC
Jay Klug, principal, JBG Rosenfeld Retail

Moderator: Gideon Berger, Urban Land Institute, Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use

DC USA retail complex, Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.

National Building Museum

Continuing Education Credits: 1.5 LU HSW-SD (AIA) / 1.5 CM (AICP) / 1.5 LA CES (ASLA)

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