Katie Hanford

Katie is a Master of City Planning student concentrating in Housing, Community and Economic Development. After studying anthropology as an undergraduate, Katie worked for a few years in the nonprofit sector, focusing on youth development and community support. Katie is interested in the intersection of culture, economic development, and community-led design, specifically how communities come together to create urban space that fits their needs.

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Master of City Planning

Current event permitting process in Philadelphia makes it incredibly difficult and expensive to organize such events and ensure equitable access to vendors. This Decision Tree (DT) showcases the hassle, expense and repetition involved in planning an event in Philadelphia

Philadelphia '26: Leveraging the Mega-Events of 2026 for Long-Term Impact Current event permitting process in Philadelphia makes it difficult and expensive to organize events and ensure equitable access to vendors. This Decision Tree (DT) showcases the hassle, expense and repetition involved in planning an event in Philadelphia

Enhanced Indego signage to maximize information accessibility and quality, based on precedent in SEPTA Metro and the Mexico City Metro system design that grew out of the Mexico 1968 Olympics.

Philadelphia '26: Leveraging the Mega-Events of 2026 for Long-Term Impact Enhanced Indego signage to maximize information accessibility and quality, based on precedent in SEPTA Metro and the Mexico City Metro system design that grew out of the Mexico 1968 Olympics

A foundation for Philadelphia’s success in 2026 will be the promotion of Gateways to ensure that the influx of visitors, their spending power, and greater investments are distributed throughout the city as opposed to areas that will already see high visitor traffic

Philadelphia '26: Leveraging the Mega-Events of 2026 for Long-Term Impact A foundation for Philadelphia’s success in 2026 will be the promotion of Gateways to ensure that the influx of visitors, their spending power, and greater investments are distributed throughout the city as opposed to areas that see high visitor traffic

Showcasing legacy businesses throughout 2026 & after this program can help support legacy businesses and increase economic opportunity in local commercial corridors. Legacy businesses are neighborhood anchors that have helped to shape the City’s unique identity.

Philadelphia '26: Leveraging the Mega-Events of 2026 for Long-Term Impact Showcasing legacy businesses throughout 2026 & after this program can help support legacy businesses and increase economic opportunity in local commercial corridors. Legacy businesses are neighborhood anchors that have helped shape the City’s identity

Katie Hanford

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