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Southern Brooklyn Transportation Investment Study
The Southern Brooklyn Transportation Investment Study, initiated in 2002, set out to assess current and future travel conditions and deficiencies and develop multimodal transportation improvement alternatives that address the movement of people and goods throughout southern Brooklyn.
October 11, 2006
Jane Jacobs Today
Jane Jacobs' ideas redefined urban planning, and her hometowns of New York and Toronto are among many cities that continue to feel the impact of her writings. The American Planning Association's New York Metro Chapter, the Canadian Consulate General, and NYU Wagner will present a panel exploring the importance, meaning, and influence of her work, in theory and in practice.
October 10, 2006
Speak Out for Open Space on Columbia Street
The New York City Economic Development Corporation's plan for the Brooklyn Piers 7-12 Project includes a proposal to rezone the west side of Columbia Street (between Warren and Degraw Streets) for mixed-use development. This is in conflict with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's long-standing plan for public access and open space along this section of the waterfront.
October 10, 2006
RSVP Deadline for NYU/PCAC Transit Oriented Development Forum
Alert: Today is the last day to RSVP for the Nov. 1 forum on Transit Oriented Development in the New York Metropolitan Region.
October 3, 2006
Transit Oriented Development in the New York Metropolitan Region
Forum panelists will discuss Transit Oriented Development (TOD) – what it is, specific initiatives in progress or completed, and the benefits and obstacles to its implementation.
October 3, 2006
Liz Padilla Memorial 5K Run
On Sunday October 1st, Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project will host the 1st Annual Liz Padilla Memorial 5k, in honor of Liz Padilla who was tragically killed when a truck driver opened his door into the path of her bicycle last June in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
October 1, 2006
Public Spaces / Public Life: Copenhagen 2006
PUBLIC SPACES / PUBLIC LIFE: Copenhagen 200628 - 30 September 2006 Conference and study tour
September 28, 2006
What Is Traffic’s Human Toll?
Location: NYU Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor
September 27, 2006
Can Sprawl Be Beneficial?
Sprawl: A Compact History: A Panel discussion with author Robert Bruegmann
September 27, 2006
The Energy Task Force: New York’s Electricity Roadmap
As recent brownouts and blackouts illustrate, bringing power to the five boroughs is a constant infrastructure challenge. Chairman of the Energy Task Force and Executive Vice President of the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Gil Quinones will be joined by Kate Ascher, Executive Vice President of the EDC and author of The Works: Anatomy of a City (Penguin, 2005), to discuss how New York City is addressing power distribtion, energy supply, energy consumption, and the "electricity roadmap" for the future.
September 27, 2006