Thank you to all who supported and attended the 2025 RPA Assembly!
Each year, Regional Plan Association convenes 1,000 policy experts, public officials, and business leaders at the RPA Assembly to debate bold solutions for the tri-state metropolitan region’s most pressing challenges:
- Addressing climate change
- Promoting inclusive growth
- Developing transportation systems that work for all of us.
Assembly Highlights
Full Friday Program
11-12
Opening reception hosted by Boingo
12-2
Luncheon program and Zuccotti Award presentation
2-4
Closing reception hosted by Halmar International
2025 John Zuccotti Award
RPA’s highest award for leadership in the region is named after John E. Zuccotti, a long-serving member of the RPA Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Presented each year at RPA’s annual Assembly, the award recognizes a leader who has made extraordinary contributions to the built environment of the tri-state metropolitan region.
Presented to
Kathryn Wylde
Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO of Partnership for New York City, has dedicated her career to advancing economic opportunity, innovation, and the global standing of New York City.
It’s clear that regional entities have the power to improve our communities — and they’re succeeding in doing so. Regional leaders Janno Lieber, Chair and CEO of the MTA, and Maria Torres-Springer, Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation and the former First Deputy Mayor of New York City, will join us for a mainstage panel discussion of success stories in the tri-state region, how those goals were accomplished, and what lessons can be learned.
Moderated by Kate Slevin.
Each panel will take place online from 12-1:30 pm.
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Tim Cawley
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Consolidated Edison, Inc.
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Joe Colangelo
Founder and CEO, Boxcar
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Jee Mee Kim-Diaz
City Executive for NYC Region, Arcadis
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The Honorable Jerry Nadler
U.S. Representative, New York’s 12th Congressional District
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Seth Pinsky
Chief Executive Officer, 92nd Street Y
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Clint Plummer
Chief Executive Officer, Rise Light & Power
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Rob Puentes
Vice President and Director – Brookings Metro, Brookings Institution
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The Honorable Antonio Reynoso
Brooklyn Borough President
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Polly Trottenberg
Former Deputy Secretary, USDOT
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Midori Valdivia
Board Member, MTA; Founder + Principal, Midori Valdivia Consulting
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Steve Denning
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Grable Foundation
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Robert K. Steel
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Summit Foundation
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Woodner Foundation
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Bronze
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Omnispective
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Partner
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Acceleration Project
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Arden Road Investments
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Barretto Bay Strategies
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Stephen Beckwith
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Eugenie Birch
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Boxcar
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Henry Cisneros
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Duane Morris
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energyRe
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HR&A Advisors
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David & Susanna Huntington
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Langan
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McKissack & McKissack
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Menlo Realty Ventures
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National Grid
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Plaxall
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Rensselaer Commercial Properties
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Alison Sant
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Sasaki
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Marilyn Taylor
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Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
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Wiley
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WXY architecture + urban design
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Maxine Griffith
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Immortal Strategies
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James Lima Planning + Development
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James Katz
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Kuchma Corporation
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NorthStar Strategies
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John Pocari
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Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Traffic Management Services
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George Stonbely
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Ernest Tollerson