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Mayor Joseph Riley Jr. was first elected mayor of Charleston, S.C., in December 1975 and ended his 40 years in office earlier this year. Riley has led a city government with an impressive record of innovation in public safety, housing, arts and culture, children’s issues, the creation of park and other public spaces, and economic revitalization and development. Charleston is recognized as one of the most livable and progressive cities in the United States.
Mayor Riley opens the 24th annual Congress for the New Urbanism in Detroit on June 4, 2016.
Speaker: Mayor Joseph Riley Jr., Former Mayor, City of Charleston
Mayor Joseph Riley Jr. was first elected mayor of Charleston, S.C., in December 1975 and ended his 40 years in office earlier this year. Riley has led a city government with an impressive record of innovation in public safety, housing, arts and culture, children’s issues, the creation of park and other public spaces, and economic revitalization and development. Charleston is recognized as one of the most livable and progressive cities in the United States.
Mayor Riley opens the 24th annual Congress for the New Urbanism in Detroit on June 4, 2016.
Speaker: Mayor Joseph Riley Jr., Former Mayor, City of Charleston
