Date & Time
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Name
Block-Level Strategies for Resident Leadership and Vacancy Prevention
Speakers
Description
- Hear powerful vacancy intervention stories from Syracuse’s Connected Communities—including how Resident Ambassadors and Block Ambassadors build trust with neighbors and take small, visible actions to prevent vacancy and reclaim underutilized spaces
- Learn how resident voices can inform parcel-level decision making, neighborhood planning, and alignment of development partners, housing strategies, and economic investments
- Understand how to scale grassroots engagement into concrete outcomes, like infill housing development, land use decisions, and commercial revitalization
- Leave with practical entry points for supporting low-barrier resident leadership in your own community and rethink your starting point for vacancy intervention