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Curtis Infrastructure Initiative - March Newsletter
The Curtis Infrastructure Initiative is happy to share its March newsletter.
Once bustling with retail, the downtown of Hammond, Indiana has seen a downturn typical to many across the country due to mall-culture and commercial migration to nearby suburbs.
The City’s new Downtown Master Plan suggested a bold vision to reimagine the streets and uses. The Urban Land Institute was asked to provide advice on this new Master Plan.
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The panel was led by chair Christopher Kurz, president of Linden Associates, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland and included panelists Walter Bialas, principal, Goodwin Advisors, Dallas, Texas; Chad Buch, research manager, JLL, Chicago, Illinois; Lucia Garsys, senior advisor on community partnerships, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida; Juanita Hardy, founder, Tiger Management Consulting Group LLC, Silver Spring, Maryland; and Tom Murphy, senior resident fellow, Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C. ULI staff Tom Eitler and Georgia Gempler supported the panel.
Date: March 23-25, 2021
Location: Hammond, IN (virtual)
Sponsor: City of Hammond and ULI Foundation – John Bucksbaum Endowment
Subject Area: Downtown Revitalization
Panel Chair: Chris Kurz, Linden Associates Inc.
Background and Assignment
Hammond, IN is a diverse city of 81,000 residents, bordering Chicago and Lake Michigan to the north and smaller communities to the south. And at its center is Hammond’s downtown, the heart of its community. Once bustling with retail, the downtown has seen a downturn typical to many across the country due to mall-culture and commercial migration to nearby suburbs.
The City’s new Downtown Master Plan suggested a bold vision to reimagine the streets and uses. The Urban Land Institute was asked to provide advice on this new Master Plan with a focus on three specific issues:
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