The first free event of 2018 will be a special evening of talks and debate on Thursday 12th April 2018 and will focus on ‘Civilised Streets’. The event is part of the larger Transforming Cities 2018 Conference, which will take place in Leicester on the 12th and 13th April. There will be talks from local, national and international speakers on the challenge of making streets more liveable, through better design and management. The evening will consist of:
> Chair’s introduction: Polly Billington, Director, UK 100 – Key city challenges: air quality for health and wellbeing in the public realm
> Jon Orcutt, Director of Communications & Advocacy, Transit Centre, New York City – A international take on civilised streets – and how to achieve them
> Cllr Adam Clarke, Deputy City Mayor, Leicester – Leicester’s vision for civilised streets
> Brian Deegan, Design Engineer, Urban Movement – Delivering Leicester’s draft streetscape
A facilitated Q+A will follow.
The event will start at 5:15pm in the Vijay Patel Building at De Montfort University.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/city-series-civilised-streets-tickets-44326721417?aff=erelpanelorg
In addition there are a number of walks and rides associated with the Conference which can also be booked via the links below: