Join us April 27-30 online and at Pier 60 in Manhattan on Friday, May 1 for the 2026 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.

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In-Person Assembly Schedule — Friday, May 1

11-12

Opening reception hosted by Boingo

12-2

Luncheon program and Zuccotti Award presentation

2-4

Closing reception hosted by United Airlines

Zuccotti Award

2026 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.

Learn more about this year’s honoree

Presented to

Kathryn Garcia

Kathryn Garcia, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is a long-time public servant leading important projects for our region.

Mainstage Program — Friday May 1

Edward L. Glaeser

Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Virtual Panels — Monday April 27 - Thursday April 30

Each panel will take place online from 12-1:15 pm. Click here to register.

Monday: Achieving Affordability Through Abundance
Tuesday: The Grid of the Future
Wednesday: What Helps Us Move in the Future?
Thursday: Creating Opportunity for All: Building the Housing we Need

Panel Speakers

Marty Beard

CEO, Hayden AI
Karen DuBois-Walton

President and CEO, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Hugh Frater

Chairman of Vessel Technologies
Edward L. Glaeser

Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Ligia Guallpa

Executive Director, Worker’s Justice Project
Jen Hensley

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Con Edison
Justine Johnson

Chief Mobility Officer, Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (State of Michigan)
Derek Kaufman

Founder and CEO, Inclusive Abundance
Sarah S. Keh

Vice President of Inclusive Solutions, Prudential Financial
Kris Kolluri

President & Chief Executive Officer of NJ TRANSIT; Executive Director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Houtan Moaveni

Vice President, Grid Strategies
Blondel A. Pinnock

President and CEO, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Mike Richter

President, Brightcore Energy, LLC
Tiffany-Ann Taylor

Chief Strategy Officer, NYC Department of Transportation
Veronica Vanterpool

Senior Vice President & Americas Transit Lead, AECOM
Hon. Andrew Zwicker

New Jersey State Senator
Moses Gates

Vice President, Housing & Neighborhood Planning, RPA