About this Event
A six month series of event planning 90-minute "lunch-n-learn" topics about event topics that are pain-points that keep event planners up at night. In this series we invite people in the industry to come and share their insights on how to manage the pain-points. In the process of learning, you also get to meet people who are great resources for new ideas, new events, and innovations.
Hosted the first Monday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the topics will be announced through social media.
March 2, 2026 is our first Series
The topic is EVENTS: How to Close a Street or Parking Lot – Downtown Kalamazoo.
Panelists:
- Street Closures – Public Works Department
- Parking Lots – Carissa Greenleaf
- Safety Considerations – Matt Schemenaur
- Application Requirements – Chad Wendt
Here is the schedule:
11:30 a.m. Registration
11:45 a.m. Panel discussion
12:15 p.m. Questions and Answers
12:30 p.m. Instructions on Mapping/Layouts for Planning
Panel Topics
- Street Closures – the review of what you consider when approving the closure – what makes you concerned, what makes you thing that an event hasn’t thought it through
- Property Considerations – as part of closing a road and a parking lot – how do you as decision makers determine the financial impact of displacement and lack of access?
- Parking Considerations – explanation about parking, revenue, and displacement of parking access and the impact on businesses for parking numbers and requirements to businesses
- Safety Considerations – traffic, emergency access for first responders, pedestrian traffic flow, alcoholic beverage requirements for MLCC approval by Liquor Detective
- Applications – challenges with incomplete applications and what information is needed for appropriate review.
After the panel discussion there will be an opportunity to do actual map making to envision a street festival on streets downtown.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mayor's Riverfront Community Room, 251 Mills Street, Kalamazoo, United States
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