Day 2
Wednesday, October 2
Places: High Line, Meatpacking District, Chelsea Market, The Tippler
Themes: linear park project, placemaking, place management, neighborhood development, retail and restaurants, business improvement districts, and relationship building
High Line history of how it happened
Before touring the High Line, the delegates will learn about the project's history and impact to the surrounding neighborhoods.
10:00 AM
10/2/24
High Line tour
The delegation will break into three groups for a guided tour of the High Line.
10:30 AM
10/2/24
Lunch TBD
Rest time with a meal so the group is recharged and ready for the second half of the day.
12:00 PM
10/2/24
Meatpacking District Story +Tour
Jeffrey C LeFrancois, Executive Director of
Meatpacking District BID will share insights about the neighborhoods history and what its takes to manage and activate its spaces.
1:00 PM
10/2/24
How BIDs support NYC neighborhoods
Hear from a pair of local experts dive into how NYC has business improvement districts to develop, manage, and activate neighborhoods.
2:30 PM
10/2/24
Chelsea Market Story + Tour
Learn about the Chelsea Market's transformation from a cookie factory to a popular marketplace that attract over 6 million national and international visitors annually.
3:30 PM
10/2/24
Reception hosted by Port of Seattle
The tour will end at the Tippler, a classic New York cocktail destination nestled in the cellar space below the Chelsea Market.