Best Practices Trip: Denver, presented by Springboard Group

Description

Denver offers Portlanders a compelling, real-world look at how a peer Western city has tackled many of the same challenges—and opportunities—facing our region. From downtown revitalization and transit-oriented development to climate resilience, housing innovation, and a thriving outdoor-driven economy, Denver has piloted practical solutions worth seeing firsthand. 

This best practices trip is a chance to go beyond case studies—meeting local leaders, touring projects on the ground, and bringing home ideas that can be adapted to strengthen Portland’s economy, livability, and long-term competitiveness.

What We'll Explore in Denver

• Conversations with Denver's elected leaders
  
  
• Economic development, competitiveness, and business retention
  
  
• State of downtown + urban redevelopment in the Downtown Core
  
  
• Urban redevelopment in Denver's emerging neighborhoods (RiNo, Five Points, South Platte)
  
  
• The sports economy and Coors Fields' neighborhood transformation
  
  
• Land use and growth
  
  
• Arts, culture, and the creative economy
  
  
• Education -- from cradle to career