Urban planning consultant to be final Fuel the Fire speaker

Brad Segal, a consultant on urban planning and revitalization, will be the final speaker in the Fuel the Fire series.

Segal, president of Progressive Urban Management Associates, will speak at 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Lux, 120 E. First St. N.

The Fuel the Fire Speaker Series aims to engage Wichita residents in a discussion about national trends and how to position Wichita to take advantage and keep pace with those trends.

It’s jointly sponsored by the Wichita Community Foundation, Wichita Downtown Development Corporation, and the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, with financial support from a number of other entities.

Segal’s lecture is free and open to the public.

His consulting firm, P.U.M.A., received the 2014 President’s Award from the International Downtown Association, for its work in producing and sharing their “Top 10 Global Trends Affecting Downtowns Report.”

Prior to establishing P.U.M.A., Segal designed and managed economic development programs as senior director of the Downtown Denver Partnership. In 2000-2001, Segal helped guide the creation of the Downtown Wichita Self Supported Municipal Improvement District.

Segal will speak about how national trends in demographics, lifestyles, and global competition are affecting urban centers and what that means for Downtown Wichita and south-central Kansas.

This story was originally published October 16, 2014 at 10:22 AM with the headline "Urban planning consultant to be final Fuel the Fire speaker."