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Panel: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: Is New York Losing Its Soul?
Today's New York City is safer and more economically robust than anyone could have imagined in the gritty 1970s, or even the early 1990s. But there is more to city life than economic success. As blocks and neighborhoods begin to respond to success, some have lost elements of the character that made them distinctive. National chain stores, bank branches, drugstores and cellphone outlets abound, seemingly beyond all measure, and housing costs have soared beyond the reach of the middle classes, never mind the bohemians.
September 13, 2007
Tri-State Transportation Campaign 2007 Gala
The annual gala to benefit the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
September 13, 2007
Exhibit Opening and Book Launch: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York
The Municipal Art Society, through sponsorship from the Rockefeller Foundation, has launched a multi-faceted project to highlight the relevance of activist and author Jane Jacobs and the urban design principles presented in her classic text, The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
September 12, 2007
Conference: ‘Thinking Bigger: New York and Transportation in the Northeast Megaregion’
Building on several successful conferences held by NYMTC and the NYU Wagner Rudin Center, and recent events on the Northeast Corridor held by the Regional Plan Association and the University of Delaware, this event will address the key transportation issues affecting the Northeast Megaregion. Recognizing that what happens to the Northeast Corridor beyond the boundaries of New York is critically important to the New York metropolitan region, the goals of this symposium are two-fold:
September 12, 2007
Forum: The Future of Transportation on the Upper East Side
The East Side Democratic Club invites you to . . .
September 12, 2007
Planners Network NYC Disorientation and Fall Social
Do you believe that urban planning should be a tool for eliminating inequalities and injustice, rather than maintaining the status quo? If so, come to the second annual Planners Network NYC Disorientation and Fall Social, to meet other progressive planners, activists, students, and professors!
September 12, 2007
Brooklyn Community Board Meeting on Williamsburg Bike Rack Placement & Sidewalk Buildouts
Jon Orcutt, Senior Policy Advisor to the New York City Department of Transportation, will give a presentation to Brooklyn Community Board 1 on locations for proposed sidewalk buildouts and bicycle racks.
September 7, 2007
Registration Deadline for Pace’s Climate Change, Land Use and Transportation Planning conference
Today is the last day to register for Pace University School of Law's Nov. 15 conference: Climate Change, Land Use, and Transportation Planning.
September 5, 2007