MM2 Keynote: Dunham-Jones Talks About Retrofitting Suburbia

On Thursday, May 8, Georgia Tech’s Ellen Dunham-Jones kicked-off Makeover Montgomery 2 with her keynote address entitled “Raising the Bar on Suburban Retrofits.” Watch the recording of the presentation today by clicking the link below.

Across the country, suburban planners and residents are grappling with how to adapt to demographic shifts, changing housing preferences, and growing infrastructure needs. You are invited to participate in a conference focused on real-world solutions to these current suburban challenges.

Makeover Montgomery 2 | Moving Forward Montgomery kicked-off on Thursday, May 8 at the University of Maryland, College Park with a keynote address delivered by Ellen Dunham-Jones, award-winning architect and professor at the Georgia Tech School of Architecture (link to recording above).

The conference continues on Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 at the Silver Spring Civic Building located in downtown Silver Spring. Conference organizers are pleased to present an exciting lineup of regional and national experts who will lead discussions on a variety of topics in the following tracks:

•  Transportation and TOD
•  Creative Use of Public Assets/Public-Private Partnerships
•  Current Planning Trends

Registration is now closed! Stay tuned to www.makeovermontgomery2.com after the conference to view and listen to the presentations.