#22 Reimagining Philadelphia's Civic Commons (with Kathryn Ott Lovell and Jennifer Mahar)

Talking About Cities with Carol Coletta of The Kresge Foundation

Kathryn Ott Lovell, Philadelphia’s commissioner of parks and recreation, and Jennifer Mahar, senior director of civic initiatives for the Fairmont Park Conservancy, discuss the aspirations and challenges of using public-private partnerships to revitalize public places as assets that can help form the foundation of a vibrant, equitable civic life. Philadelphia is one of five cities participating in the Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative, co-funded by Kresge.