The Conveners

Reclaiming Vacant Properties: Strategies for Rebuilding America’s Neighborhoods is sponsored by the National Vacant Properties Campaign. The NVPC is a program of Smart Growth America, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech. NVPC’s mission is to help communities prevent abandonment and reclaim vacant and abandoned properties.

 

 

     


The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the principal planning partner of the conference. Established in 1914 as part of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland serves Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the panhandle of West Virginia. The Bank has branch offices in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

 

 

Reclaiming Vacant Properties is made possible through the dedication of the planners, partners, and host committee. Thank you!

CONFERENCE PARTNERS

• American Planning Association

• ICMA

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation

• Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech

• National Housing Institute

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

• Northeast Midwest Institute

• Pennsylvania Association of Realtors

• Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group

• PolicyLink

• Smart Growth America

• Sustainable Pittsburgh

 

 

LOCAL HOST COMMITTEE

• Adriane Aul, City of Pittsburgh

• Sabina Deitrick, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh

• Grant Ervin, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania

• Kim Graziani, City of Pittsburgh

• James A. Gutowski, National City Bank

• Ronell Guy, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania

• Deborah Lange, Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center at Carnegie Mellon

• Cathy Niederberger, PNC Bank

• Wanda Wilson, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development

• Arthur Ziegler, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation