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The Urban Charrette is a Tampa-based non-profit organization that educates and collaborates with community, business, government, and educational leaders, cultivating knowledge of leading urban design practices to build vibrant cities.

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Blog Posts

Attracting the Creative Class = Investment and Competitiveness

Posted by JoAnne Fiebe on February 20, 2013 at 11:49am — 1 Comment

Interesting article on the dialog between new urbanism and typical suburbs. I see some of the concerns raised however i feel like if brought up in that environment the daughter would seek out the s…

Posted by Eric A. Pohlman on December 14, 2012 at 2:21pm

CAR FREE Cities- Book - what are your views of the Car?

Posted by Ybor monty on November 29, 2012 at 2:15am

Forum

Tampa Bay Biz Journal: Tampa the 6th best city to start a business 2 Replies

Started by Adam Fritz in Local Economy. Last reply by Adam Fritz Apr 29.

Article: Why Aren’t We Building ‘Emotionally Connected’ Cities? 4 Replies

Started by Adam Fritz in Natural Assets and Public Spaces. Last reply by thomasina thomasina Apr 4.

The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Tampa, FL! COUPON to share!!

Started by Jessi L in Transportation Feb 21.

Videos

This is TOD

Added by Adam Fritz

City Lights - by @NicoleAbbett

Added by Adam Fritz

GOOD Attacks: A Traffic Infographic

Added by JoAnne Fiebe

Events

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Urbanism on Tap - May 14th - 530PM -700PM

http://sdattampa.ning.com/page/urbanism-on-tap

Urbanism on Tap - Rival Cities

PART #2 - What About Them? - Rival Cities

MAY 14, 2013 - 530pm-700pm

SONO Cafe @ Tampa Museum of Art

120 W. Gasparilla Plaza

Tampa, Florida 33602

Urbanism on Tap is a new series organized by the Urban Charrette and CNU Tampa Bay designed to give an opportunity for the community to engage in constructive conversations about current ideas shaping our city. The format is simple enough - We'll provoke the conversation with a quick slideshow and then start a lively dialog Open Mic style.

The first series of three events is called Rival Cities, and is focused on understanding Tampa's Vision for the future, and how that compares to other vibrant communities throughout the country.

#1 - It's About Us! - Our Plan - March 12, 2013

What's Tampa's Vision? Check out the Invision Tampa Plan and come discuss what you think it says about our city to the region and the world.

#2 - What About Them? - Rival Cities - May 14

Who are we competing against, and what are they doing to make their cities more vibrant? Come discuss how we rank against other regions and share ideas about ways to innovate in the competitive global market.

#3 - What Happens Next? - Actions for the Future - Date TBD

How do we achieve our vision? What can we do to transform our city? The third and final part of the series will focus on identifying steps for community action.

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