The Municipal Art Society of New York

Land Use and Local Voices:

This one-day conference explored various perspectives on New York City’s land use process and consider proposals to improve it. How is New York City’s process distinct from that of other municipalities? How can New York City’s land use process be improved? What can New York City learn from other cities? Are community development agreements a viable means of addressing the local impacts of development? An exceptional roster of moderators and panelists, and a notable featured speaker,  resulted in a lively discussion about the future of land use in New York City.

WELCOME (9:00 am):
Vin Cipolla, President, Municipal Art Society
Julie Menin, Chair, Community Board 1

INTRODUCTION (9:10 am):
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer

PANEL I (9:25 am):
Big Apples to Oranges: What’s Distinct About NYC’s Land Use Process?*

Moderator: 
Ethel Sheffer, AICP, principal, Insight Associates; adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning at Columbia University; former chair of Community Board 7 and president of NY Metro Chapter of APA.

Panelists:
Armando Carbonell, Senior Fellow and Chairman, Department of Planning and Urban Form, at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy;
Sandy Hornick, Deputy Director for Strategic Planning, NYC Department of City Planning;
David Kinsey, Visiting Lecturer of Public and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University;
Sara N. Logan, Chair, Housing and Land Use Committee, Bronx Community Board 6.

* Architects can get 1.25 CES LUs for attending this panel.
APA New York Metro Chapter is seeking Certification Maintenance credits for this event.

PANEL II (10:45 am):
Time for Change?: Perspectives on Planning in the Five Boroughs*

Moderator:
Eugenie L. Birch, Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education, Department of City and Regional Planning, School of Design, at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research.

Panelists:
Eddie Bautista, Executive Director, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance;
Brian Cook, Director of Land Use, Planning and Development, Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer;
Adam Friedman, Director, Pratt Center for Community Development;
Josiah Madar, Research Fellow, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, New York University;
Michael Slattery, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Board of New York.

* Architects can get 1.75 CES LUs for attending this panel.
APA New York Metro Chapter is seeking Certification Maintenance credits for this event.

PANEL III (2:00 pm):
Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?*

Moderator:
Vicki Been, Boxer Family Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy.

Panelists:
Benjamin S. Beach, Staff Attorney, Community Benefits Law Center, a project of the Partnership for Working Families;
Jesse Masyr, Wachtel & Masyr, LLC;
David Reiss, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School;
Julia Vitullo-Martin, Senior Fellow and  Director of the Center for Urban Innovation, Regional Plan Association.

*Continuing Legal Education credit available – 1 Credit Hour in Areas of Professional Practice, all attorneys.
APA New York Metro Chapter is seeking Certification Maintenance credits for this event.

CLOSING KEYNOTE INTERVIEW (3:35 pm):
Eric Lane, Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service at Hofstra University School of Law, and Senior Fellow at Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. Law School. In 1990, Prof. Lane served as chair of the New York City Task Force on Charter Implementation. From 1986 to 1989, he served as executive director/counsel to the New York City Charter Revision Commission. Prof. Lane will be interviewed by Julie Menin, Chair of Manhattan Community Board 1.

APA New York Metro Chapter is seeking Certification Maintenance credits for this event.