One of the biggest and best expos is returning to Downtown Phoenix the first week of December.
PHX Urban Expo presented by the Greater Phoenix Urban League will bring an exciting end to 2011 on Dec. 2 and 3 at Downtown Phoenix Convention Center.
Last year marked 65 years of excellence. The event was not only a first for Greater Phoenix Urban League but it was the first of its kind for the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area.
This year, the Expo will be held in Downtown Phoenix and it’s free and open to the public – bringing together families, seniors and youth with businesses interested in building a better Arizona through cultural connections.
The PHX Urban Expo will offer more than 100 exhibitors including retail and corporate displays along with educational, youth, financial, career, housing and health workshops.
One of the best things about the PHX Urban Expo is that local businesses can showcase themselves by being involved with one of Phoenix’s largest expos. PHX Urban Expo can give your business the chance to be exposed to over 8,000 people in just two days.
There are many ways for companies to participate in the PHX Urban Expo and promote your products and services.
Don’t miss out this great opportunity – contact a member of the PHX Urban Expo team at 602-254-5611 to discuss ways to grow your business by being a part of the PHX Urban Expo.
More information and applications are available at phxurbanexpo.com.
Jane Jacobs was an activist (most famous for taking on and defeating the City of Manhattan and the proposed Lower Manhattan Expressway) and urbanist who championed dense, walkable cities over car-centered and car-dependent cities.
PARKing Day Sept. 16
Friday, September 9th, 2011On Friday, Sept. 16, Downtown Phoenix will join cities around the globe in transforming metered central city parking spaces into public parks and social spaces, if only temporarily.
Phoenix PARK(ing) Day will take place in three different Downtown Phoenix locations:
MORNING SESSION (7 – 10 a.m.)
* Parking meters on the east side of 2nd Street between Taylor and Filmore streets to engage ASU Downtown.
* Parking meters on the south side of Washington Street between 2nd and 3rd avenues, across from City Hall.
EVENING SESSION (4 – 7 p.m.)
* Parking meters on 5th Street between Garfield and McKinley streets in the Roosevelt Row arts district.
“I am happy to have been handed the torch by Yuri Artibise, who brought PARK(ing) Day to Phoenix three years ago,” said Champion in the release. “There is a huge need for green public spaces and pocket parks in our city, increased community involvement, a city plan to reduce urban heat island effect and a concerted effort to at least (temporarily) put better use to our many vacant lots throughout the city.”
According to Champion’s release, PARK(ing) Day 2010 included more than 800 “PARK” installations in more than 180 cities in 30 countries on six continents. This year, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe.
There will be teams of community activists, urbanists, workers from Downtown offices, and various organizations.
Get your friends and co-workers together to create your own park on Friday, Sept. 16.
Tags: downtown phoenix, Rogue Green, Stacey Champion, sustainability, urbanism
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