Manhattan on the Move: A Transportation Agenda for a Growing City
WHERE: Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall (115th Street and Broadway)
SCHEDULE:
8 - 9 a.m.: Registration
9 - 9:05 a.m.: Welcome
9:05 - 9:25 a.m.: Remarks by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.: Keynote Speaker: Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Breakout Sessions
- Subways and Commuter Rails -- Moderator: Gene Russianoff of the New York City Straphangers Campaign
- Cars & Buses -- Moderator: Bruce Schaller of Schaller Consulting
- Pedestrians & Sidewalks -- Moderator: Ethel Sheffer of the American Planning Association
- Underutilized Modes -- Moderator: Paul Steely White of Transportation Alternatives
- Comprehensive Planning & Policy -- Moderator: Ernest Tollerson of the Partnership for New York City
12 - 1:15 p.m.: Lunch (on your own)
1:15 - 2 p.m.: Breakout Sessions Continued
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.: Break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: Plenary Session (Report from moderators)
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