How Will E-Commerce Affect Cities? Planners and Real Estate Leaders to Discuss at GW Event


April 10, 2018

MEDIA CONTACTS: 
Jason Shevrin: [email protected], 202-994-5631
Tim Pierce: [email protected], 202-994-5647
 
EVENT:
A panel of regional urban planning and real estate leaders will convene at the George Washington University to discuss the effects of e-commerce on cities. The panel will examine questions including whether malls and shopping centers continue to exist and whether cities will suffer from high vacancy rates if retail disappears.
 
WHO:
  • Leah Brooks, assistant professor of public policy and public administration, GW (moderator)
  • Melina Cordero, head of retail research, Americas, CBRE
  • Ryan Hand, Ward 3 planner, D.C. Office of Planning
  • Tina Leone, CEO, Ballston Business Improvement District
  • Walt H. Petrie, chairman and founding partner, Petrie Richardson Ventures
 
WHEN: 
Thursday, April 12, 2018; 3:30-5 p.m.
 
WHERE: 
The George Washington University
National Churchill Library and Center
2130 H St., NW, First Floor (enter through Gelman Library on Kogan Plaza)
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
 
RSVP: 
Media interested in attending must contact Jason Shevrin at [email protected] or 202-994-5631.
 
BACKGROUND:
The Center for Washington Area Studies aims to improve the lives of people in the greater Washington area by studying the neighborhoods and communities of the region. The center is a project of GW’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration and the GW Institute of Public Policy.
 
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