2024 APANY Metro Chapter Annual Conference: Planning in an Era of Change: Past Lessons, Emergent Issues, Future Adaptations.

Join us for the 2024 American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter Annual Conference, a pivotal event focusing on the future of suburban transit in a post-pandemic world. With the dramatic changes in commuting patterns, urbanization, and technology, this year’s conference aims to address how suburban transit systems can adapt to new realities and serve evolving communities.

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location: NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
Address: 60 Washington Square S, New York, NY 10012

Hosted by the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the conference will feature keynotes, expert panels, and workshops, all designed to foster innovation and collaboration among urban planners, policymakers, and transit professionals. Discussions will explore:

Challenges and opportunities in reinventing suburban transit post-pandemic
Emerging technologies and their role in sustainable transportation
Community engagement strategies for equitable transit planning
Best practices for integrating public health, mobility, and planning

Don’t miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of transit transformation!

Tentative Schedule for the Day (Subject to Slight Changes)

9-9:30 Registration and light breakfast
9:30-9:40 opening remarks from Paul Lozito, Chapter President
9:40-9:50 welcome remarks from Vanessa L. Deane, Ph.D., AICP (NYU Wagner School)

9:50-10:50 Grassroots Resiliency: How NYC Coastal Communities are taking the Initiative to Build Equitable and Resilient Waterfronts
10:55-11:55 Rooted Cultures: Reclaiming Public Space in Soundview and Tompkinsville
12-1 Keynote Panel

1-2 lunch, plus an interactive presentation, Planning Through the Black Mirror

Breakouts begin at 2:05PM

2:05-3:05
New York State Climate Impacts Assessment: Understanding and Preparing for Our Changing Climate
Empowering Placemaking through Restorative Justice: A Community-Driven Framework for Equitable Placekeeping & Municipal Master Planning (workshop)
Expanding TOD in NYC: Where and How
Ground Floor Plan: The Key to Walkable Urban Design

3:15-4:15
NYC Metro Zoning Atlas Debut
Planning for Biodiversity: Conservation in NYC
Transformative Transportation: The Gateway Program and Penn Station Access
Empowering Tomorrow’s Planners: Redefining Youth Engagement in NYC's Public Sector

4:25-5:25
The NYS Downtown Revitalization Initiative and Housing on Long Island
Designing New York: Nightscapes for Wellness
Empowering Communities: Resident Decision-Making in NYCHA's PACT Program

5:30-6:30 awards presentation

Continuing Education Credits available for all panels. Specific information in respect to that will be available by September 30, 2024.