"We Have a Moment — Don't Lose It"
NPC18 closed with an energizing and motivating closing keynote address on economic and social equity by Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and CEO of PolicyLink.
Glover Blackwell encouraged planners to seek "curb-cut solutions," where helping the most vulnerable has benefits for all of society.
Watch her full keynote address
Her address resonated with attendees, who shared their reactions in real-time on social media.
"We know what works." @agb4equity of @policylink at the closing keynote at @APA_Planning #NPC18 challenges us to remove barriers for people to achieve their full potential. "We know that creating neighborhoods of opportunity works." pic.twitter.com/dUvfEc7YuI
— Justin Garrett Moore (@jgmoore) April 24, 2018
The curb-cut effect, "when you help the most vulnerable, you help everyone." Fascinated by Angela Blackwell Glover's @policylink closing keynote. #NPC18 pic.twitter.com/89zS8fpcFj
— Mitchell Silver (@mitchell_silver) April 24, 2018
When you solve a problem for the most vulnerable, you solve a problem for everybody. Curb cuts benefit more than just those in wheelchairs. @agb4equity #APAEquity #NPC18
— Sara Copeland (@skcopeland) April 24, 2018
Amazing #NPC18 final address by @policylink Angela Glover Blackwell. Planners need to understand inequities and structural racism to advance the full potential of cities pic.twitter.com/gbXkkpmhPV
— Eric Shaw (@ericdshaw) April 24, 2018
Top image: Angela Glover Blackwell delivers the closing keynote at NPC18. Photo by Riverview Photography.