Remaking our streets is one of our greatest opportunities to change cities. Today, as congestion pricing rolls out in New York City – a first for the nation – this panel will help us to understand how streets are being reshaped and what promise they hold for creating a more equitable and resilient urban future.

Alison Sant, author of From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities and the forthcoming Streetlife, will introduce the session and moderate a discussion among our expert panel, featuring:

Jim Burke, Co-founder, 34th Ave Open Streets Coalition
Danna Dennis, Senior Organizer, Riders Alliance
Ya-Ting Liu, Chief Public Realm Officer for New York City
Kate Slevin, Executive Vice President, RPA

We will also be joined by Streetfilms Director Clarence Eckerson Jr. who will screen excerpts of his films documenting the evolution of New York City’s streets.

About From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities:

For decades, American cities have experimented with ways to remake themselves in response to climate change. These efforts, often driven by grassroots activism, offer valuable lessons for transforming the places we live. In her new book, From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities, Alison Sant focuses on the unique ways in which US cities are working to mitigate and adapt to climate change while creating equitable and livable communities. She shows how, from the ground up, we are raising the bar to make cities places in which we don’t just survive, but where all people have the opportunity to thrive.

Light drinks & snacks will be served!