An introduction and overview Downtown San Diego’s Business Improvement District and what it takes to promote economic and cultural vibrancy, program and manage spaces, and support different neighborhoods.

Learn about the movement to revitalize East Village spurred by the creative culture supported by development investments.

Hear how spaces were created by revitalizing places. A review of the Makers Quarter and how a vision for an inclusive community made a place for artists and innovators

Learn about Downtown San Diego's land use and transportation planning, initiatives, and projects

See a public space project built through the amenity incentive system.

The Delegation will sit down for a Sonoran lunch, a Mexican-style cuisine popular in San Diego.

Delegates will breakup into two groups. One group will tour the Gaslamp Quarter while the other tours the Horton project. After which, the groups switch to do the other tour.

The group gathers for a rooftop bar experience, a popular theme throughout Downtown San Diego. After settling down, delegates will hear a conversation about what is placemaking.

This is a time to unwind before the group dinner. Take FRED, Downtown San Diego’s circulator like the Bellhop. Two shuttles will run for this period. Delegates are responsible for their own transportation back to the hotel.

Timeless yet approachable, celebrated Chef Brian Malarkey’s Herb & Wood focuses on rustic, wood-fired dishes. The menu elevates humble ingredients, highlights Mediterranean flavors, and brings a California ethos of seasonality and sustainability to every dish.