This virtual town hall series from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) brings together local government leaders to explore tools and strategies to help our communities emerge stronger, more resilient, and more focused on advancing racial equity in 2021.

Town Hall 1: Out of Crisis into Crisis: Understanding the Impact of Emerging Trends, Current Events on Planning 

2020 is a year of co-occurring crises, and it’s possible that new crises will emerge. Speakers 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 lays 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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Additional Reading

Anti-immigrant Policies Will Hurt America’s COVID-19 Recovery
Scapegoating Immigrants in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Warning: Demographic Headwinds Ahead
Immigrant Entrepreneurship: An American Success Story
Leading, Managing and Communicating in an Era of Certain Uncertainty
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration
After a Lull, the Number of Migrants Trying to Enter the U.S. Has Soared

Other Town Hall Series Topics

Does Your County, City, or Town Have “Reputational Equity”? 
A Whole Community Health Approach to Sustainable Community Development
Building Collective Ambition for a “New” New Deal
Investing to Sustain Whole Community Health

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