Finding the will to reinvent downtown… by Adrian Ellis (Reflections from The Three Bells)

In this new episode of Reflections from The Three Bells, Adrian Ellis reflects on the slow unravelling of downtowns – and what it will take to reimagine them as civic, cultural, and residential spaces fit for the 21st century.

External reference: 

• Los Angeles: adaptive reuse ordinance (expanded citywide)
• Times Square Alliance (BID model in New York) 
• How Minneapolis, St. Paul leaders plan to revitalize their downtowns
• Detroit offers St. Paul a downtown turnaround blueprint

About our contributor:

Adrian Ellis is the founder of AEA Consulting (1990) and the Global Cultural Districts Network (2013). He has worked in senior management and as a board member in both museums and the performing arts and as a strategy consultant to leading clients in the cultural, public, and business sectors around the world. + 

Creators and Guests

AE

Host

Adrian Ellis

Producer

AEA Consulting

AC

Writer

Alyssa Cartwright

AS

Composer

ArtWave Studio

Producer

Gregorio Lucena Scarpella

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Hello and welcome to The Three Bells – a podcast in which we explore the challenges and opportunities waiting for us at the intersection of culture and urbanism…