A Virtual Town Hall Series
for Local Government Leaders in the DMV

2020 has been a remarkable year of co-occurring crises, including a pandemic and a recession, and a national reckoning on race. These events have tested our collective capabilities to manage and respond to the needs of metropolitan Washington.

Join the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board for a virtual town hall series that will explore tools and strategies to help our communities emerge stronger, more resilient, and more focused on advancing racial equity heading into 2021.

Each 95-minute town hall—held monthly from September through January—will feature presentations and small group discussions facilitated by University of North Carolina’s Jim Johnson and Jeanne Milliken Bonds.

CONTACT: For questions about event logistics or registration, please contact Pat Warren, pwarren@mwcog.org,  (202) 962-3214.

Series Town Hall Topics

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Out of Crisis into Crisis – Understanding the Impact of Emerging Trends, Current Events on Planning – September 18, 12:00 – 1:45 P.M.
2020 is a year of co-occurring crises, and it is possible that new crises will emerge. Speakers will detail disruptive demographic trends emerging before these crises that were magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic and racial reckoning. The focus of the first town hall is to lay the foundation for a roadmap for more inclusive and equitable economic development, with an eye toward improving overall community health, prosperity, and resiliency moving forward.

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Leading and Managing in ‘Certain Uncertainties’ – October 16, 12:00 – 1:45 P.M.
A continuation of the challenges identified in the first town hall. The skill sets for managing and leading through disruption are the focus of this town hall given the high likelihood that other disruptive events will occur in the future.

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Resilient Communities – November 20, 12:00 – 1:45 P.M.
Speakers will present aspects of a roadmap for inclusive and sustainable community
economic development, including policies and regulations governing the environment, land-use, housing,
speakers refer to as a “Whole Community Health Approach.” The goal of these strategies is to improve overall community health, prosperity,
and resiliency moving forward.

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Equitable Communities – December 18, 12:00 – 1:45 P.M.
Speakers will present strategies to combat segregation, persistent and concentrated poverty, and gentrification-induced dislocations in U.S. cities and counties, including a more inclusive supply-chain management system, dismantling barriers to economic participation, and leveraging Opportunity Zones.

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Building Collective Ambition for a More Future-Ready Region – January 15, 2021, 12:00 – 1:45 P.M.
Speakers will highlight various forms of capital and tools to propel these strategies and focus on collaborative engagement of diverse stakeholders to increase prosperity and improve inclusive economic development and weave these values into agencies, organizations, and civic life.

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