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2023 State of Downtown Boise
Presented by
Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 Treefort Music Hall 3:00pm - 6:00pm Program 3:45pm - 5:00pm
State of Downtown is a chance to celebrate a year of accomplishments and progress for Downtown Boise and the Downtown Boise Association. The 2023 event will feature remarks from Mayor Lauren McLean, special guest speaker David Dixon, the announcement this year’s Downtowner of the Year, networking, music, and more. Please join us as we gather to reflect and look ahead at exciting times to come!
3:00pm-3:45pm – Beverages & Networking 3:45pm-5:00pm – Program including guest speaker David Dixon & Mayor Lauren McLean 5:00pm-6:00pm – Networking & Music We were please to present Don Porter from our Downtown Maintenance Team (DMT) with the 2023 Downtowner of The Year Award! Thank you Donnie for your contributions to the Downtown Boise community.
Residential ArchitectureMagazine named David to their Hall of Fame as “the person we call to ask about cities.” He has led planning in post-Katrina New Orleans, revitalized downtowns for cities large and small, and initiated a broad reappraisal of the role of density in building more livable, resilient, and equitable communities.
David’s impact has not gone unnoticed—he has won dozens of awards from the Congress for the New Urbanism, American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association, and International Downtown Association. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, David was honored with the Institute’s Thomas Jefferson Medal for “a lifetime of creating livable neighborhoods, vibrant civic spaces, and vital downtowns.”
David co-authored Urban Design for an Urban Century (Wiley, 2015) with Lance Brown FAIA and co-edited Suburban Remix: Creating the next generation of urban places
(Island Press, 2018) with Jason Beske AICP.
2023 State of Downtown Boise is Possible Thanks to:
Presenting Sponsor
Supporting Sponsors
Hospitality Sponsor
Media Sponsor
General Sponsors
Interested in becoming a supporting sponsor?
Please contact Mel Khampha at (208)472-5252 or mkhampha@downtownboise.org.