9th Conference in San Francisco

9th International Conference on

MAKING CITIES LIVABLE
& Exhibits:
Children in the City; Farmers Markets

Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco, California
February 26 - March 2, 1991

Special Events

San Francisco tours: Chinatown; Historic Preservation; Public Open Space & Public Art; Affordable Housing; Mission District; Mid-Market Street.
Welcome Reception - Fountain & Crystal Rooms
Awards Luncheon - Venetian Room. Special Address: Mayor Sue Myrick, Charlotte, NC., Co-Chair, US Conference of Mayors Task Force on Hunger & Homelessness
Reception - Museo Italo-Americano, Fort Mason

Previous Conferences

Thank you!

We just wrapped up the 56th Conference in Portland, a huge thanks to those of you who attended and made this conference so special. We’re working on making the slides and photos available to the attendees, and we hope you’re connecting with those you met on social media.

"The conference was one of the most interesting and genuinely useful for information gathering that I’ve been to. The different backgrounds of the participants addressing the same issues was the key."

Joe Anglin Glatting Lopez Kercher Anglin

"A wonderful Conference. I truly believe this is the best Conference on cities."

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., City of Charleston

"The most important continuous conference dialogue on making the world's cities and towns more livable for all of their inhabitants."

Dr. Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, Governor, State of South Baden, Germany

"Congratulations for your extraordinary and successful effort. The Conference holds a magnifying glass to the world’s best cities, revealing why, and how they work."

Benjamin Thompson, FAIA AIA Gold Medalist

"Love for our cities unites all of us in this unique, impressive conference, with participants from different countries, with different professional backgrounds, but with one purpose: making our cities more livable."

Antonio Casellati Former Mayor, City of Venice, Italy

"Thank you for the utterly fascinating conference in Santa Fe... It has been a long time since I have been intellectually stimulated and been involved with such international creativity and innovations. The conference energized me and I was able to bring back ideas and information to my city."

Councilmember Stephanie Karlin, Avondale, AZ

"What an amazing conference! One of the best professional events I have ever attended!! Well-structured, extremely well-organized and super-high quality of both the presenters and materials presented."

Dr. Mirela Newman, Coordinator, Urban Studies Graduate Program, S Conn St. University

The Forgotten Child

“There is no topic more crucial to the well-being of our cities and of our democracy, and no one more qualified to give it the thoughtful attention it deserves.”

Daniel Kemmis, Former Mayor of Missoula, MT, Author, The Good City & the Good Life

eReports

8 new sets available:

#58 Health and the Built Environment
#59 Strategies for Healthy, Child-Friendly Communities
#60 Children and the Urban Environment
#61 Healthy Transportation, Planning and Livable Streets
#62 Children and Nature
#63 Nature and the Sustainable City
#64 Children and Youth Participate in Planning
#65 Planning and Urban Design Challenges

Genius of the European Square

“No one has studied the European square more thoughtfully and thoroughly than Suzanne and Henry Lennard.”

Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Mayor, City of Charleston, SC

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