Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference 2016

Hilton Baltimore
401 W Pratt St
21201 Baltimore , MD

September 28, 2016 - September 30, 2016

The Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference (RVP) is the only national conference dedicated to strengthening communities through innovative solutions for vacant, abandoned, and other problem properties. From September 28-30, 2016, RVP is expected to draw approximately 1,000 professionals to Baltimore for 65 engaging sessions and other learning opportunities.

The theme of RVP in 2016 is “In Service of People and Place.” It will take a deep look at how work to reclaim vacant properties can improve the wellbeing of residents and the places they call home.

Conference sessions will explore strategies to strengthen neighborhoods that are being left behind in the housing recovery and to serve residents who continue to face the impacts of vacancy, abandonment, and disinvestment.

Sessions will tackle practical strategies, research, and fresh ideas on a wide range of topics, including:

  • Demolition and other blight elimination techniques
  • Land banking
  • Code enforcement and nuisance abatement
  • Property tax systems and tax foreclosure
  • Data and information systems
  • Equitable community development
  • Arts, placemaking, and preservation
  • Residential, non-residential, and green reuse
  • Access to capital in underserved communities

In addition to traditional conference sessions, mobile workshops will take participants to Baltimore’s neighborhoods to experience the City firsthand and learn from the leaders who are working to reclaim and revitalize the city’s vacant properties.

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