Heather Flint Chatto, Principal of Forage Design + Planning and Director of PDX Main Streets, discusses her community based planning and visioning work, and how that can lead to greater support for density through creative public engagement and increased design literacy.
As a 20 year planner and environmental designer, Heather helps communities identify local area patterns, design priorities, and establish goals for future development. Her work has resulted in the PDX Main Streets Design Guidelines now adopted by eight neighborhood and business associations for 12 streets in SE Portland. With Forage, she works to foster adaptive strategies creating re-found spaces and renewed places through sustainable design and planning. Join us to learn more and weigh in on design, policy, planning and visioning opportunities for a more resilient community culture and climate-responsive urban design for the Portland region.
