Former mayor leads the way

26 July 2012

Tom Murphy
Former Mayor of Pittsburgh

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Tom Murphy
Former Mayor of Pittsburgh
Tom Murphy visited the US Studies Centre in 2012. Murphy is a Senior Resident Fellow and the Joseph C. Canizaro/Klingbeil Family Chair for Urban Development at the Urban Land Institute. Previously, Murphy was the Mayor of Pittsburgh and has extensive experience in urban revitalisation.

First published

26 July 2012

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