Scranton Tomorrow,
Architectural Heritage Association and WVIA
present International Urban Planning Lecturer
November
5, 2007 ñ
In honor of its 15th
anniversary, Scranton Tomorrow, along with the Architectural Heritage
Association (AHA) and WVIA, recently presented the inaugural Jane
Jacobs Urban Planning Lecture Series featuring Roberta Brandes Gratz,
an award-winning journalist and urban planning lecturer.
Ms. Gratz spoke to a
group of approximately 75 planners, developers, and regional city and
county officials at WVIAís new high-definition theater. Jane Jacobs,
the eventís namesake, was a Scranton-native and a self-taught,
world-renowned author on urban
activism.
The
lecture and discussion will be aired on WVIA-TV
on Thursday, November 22 at 7 p.m., Friday,
November 23 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, November 25 at 1 p.m.
Pictured,
first row left to right, are: Rose Broderick, Scranton Tomorrow Board
President; Roberta Brandes Gratz, Urban Planning Lecturer; Nancy
Bisignani, AHA; Leslie Collins, Scranton Tomorrow Executive Director.
Second row left to right: Tom Curra, WVIA; Jennifer Battista, Scranton
Tomorrow Director of Communications; Dr. Peter Cupple, AHA; John
Moore, AHA; Glenn Pellino, Scranton Tomorrow Board.
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