Panel: Rights of Way: A New Politics of Movement in New York City?

by calendar on November 2, 2009

When
November 12, 2009   6:30 pm   
Where
Barnard College - James Room
Barnard Hall, 4th Floor
Broadway at 117th St.
Manhattan
Cost
Free
More Info
Barnard College

With the recent turn to pedestrian zones, bike lanes and greenways in New York and in many cities around the world, there is a growing sense that a new kind of urbanism is possible, one no longer dominated by the culture and politics of the automobile. “Rights of Way” will examine the issues surrounding bikes and pedestrianization, and will explore sustainability, finance, public health, and the ways in which the street can serve as a fulcrum in debates about public space and urban life.

MODERATOR

  • David Smiley, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Studies at Barnard College

PANELISTS

  • Noah Budnick, Transportation Alternatives
  • Richard R. Gonzalez, Urban Design Lab at the Earth Institute
  • Margaret Newman, NYC Department of Transportation
  • Linda Pollak, Marpillero Pollak Architects
  • Sheila Somashekhar, Sustainable South Bronx