Thursday, September 15, 2016 | 8 am – 5 pm
Program Co-Chairs:
Carl Weisbrod | Director, New York City Department of City Planning | Chair, New York City Planning Commission
Jerold S. Kayden | Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design | Harvard University Graduate School of Design
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In 1916, New York City enacted the nation’s first comprehensive zoning resolution controlling the use and development of land throughout the city. The new law arose primarily out of concerns that towering office buildings were overwhelming light and air at street level and incompatible land uses were locating next to each other. Almost half a century later, in 1961, with a different set of concerns, New York City enacted a new zoning resolution that introduced for the first time an explicit cap on building density and encouraged more open space on private property at street level. Today, a century after enactment of the 1916 Resolution, the city in the 21st century faces a new set of social, economic, and environmental challenges and the question arises – does the city need a new zoning resolution to address them? The New York City Department of City Planning created this one-day symposium to explore how zoning may be deployed in New York and around the world to create more equitable, productive, sustainable, and livable cities.
Over 25 lawyers, planners, designers, and other professionals from New York, other US cities, and other cities abroad well-versed in the field of zoning will speak about the history of New York’s zoning, the zoning and land-use regulatory experience in five United States and four international cities, the link between planning and zoning, and the advisability of creating a new zoning resolution.
Attorney: $399 Member | $449 Nonmember
Non-Attorney Professional: $399
Full-Time Nonprofit/Gov’t/Academic & Student: $199 Member | $225 Nonmember
(Full-Time Nonprofit/Gov’t/ Academic & Student rate cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts.)AIA has approved this program for 8.0 LU | HSW CES credits in 2 sessions, 4.0 in morning & 4.0 in afternoon.
APA has approved this program for continuing education credit.
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Faculty
Dominique Alba
Director
Atelier Parisien d’Urbanisme (APUR), Paris Urban Planning AgencyJohn H. Banks, III
President
Real Estate Board of New YorkRichard Barth
Executive Director (2003-2014)
New York City Department of City Planning
Executive Vice President, Land Use and Housing Strategies
Capalino + CompanyGail Benjamin
Director (1990-2014), Land Use Division
New York City CouncilEugenie L. Birch
Co-Director
Penn Institute for Urban Research
Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Education & Research
University of Pennsylvania School of DesignPeter Bishop
Professor in Urban Design
The Bartlett School of Architecture
Faculty of the Built Environment
University College London
Director
Allies and Morrison ArchitectsBill de Blasio
Mayor
City of New YorkAlexander Cooper, FAIA
Founding Partner
Cooper RobertsonMaurice Cox
Director, Planning and Development Department
City of DetroitAna Gelabert-Sanchez
Principal
Gelabert-Sanchez LLC
Design Critic
Harvard University Graduate School of DesignMaryAnne Gilmartin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Forest City Ratner CompaniesAlicia Glen
Deputy Mayor, Housing and Economic Development
City of New YorkAlan Greenberger
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Drexel UniversityMaxine Griffith
Executive Vice President for Government and Community Affairs
Columbia UniversityRoderick M. Hills, Jr.
William T. Comfort, III Professor of Law
New York University School of LawSonia Hirt
Dean
University of Maryland School of Architecture,
Planning and Preservation (starting October 1, 2016)Purnima Kapur
Executive Director
New York City Department of City PlanningDavid M. Karnovsky
General Counsel (1999-2014)
New York City Department of City Planning
Partner, Real Estate
Fried Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLPAnita Laremont
General Counsel
New York City Department of City PlanningGifford Miller
Speaker (2002-2006)
New York City Council
Partner
Signature Urban PropertiesKei Minohara
President
Minohara Project Conductor’s OfficeTheresa O’Donnell
Chief Resilience Officer
City of DallasSherida E. Paulsen
Principal
PKSBElizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Founding Principal
DPZ Partners, LLC
Malcolm Matheson Distinguished Professor of Architecture
and Director, Master in Urban Design Program
University of MiamiJohn S. Rahaim
Planning Director
City and County of San FranciscoDavid Reifman
Commissioner
Department of Planning and Development
City of ChicagoRaquel Rolnik
Professor
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism
University of Sao PauloPaul D. Selver
Partner, Co-Chair, Land Use Department
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8:00 – 8:45 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 am Welcome
Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City9:00 – 9:30 am Opening Remarks
Jerold S. Kayden & Carl Weisbrod9:30 – 9:45 am The Origins of New York City Zoning
Sonia Hirt9:45 – 10:30 am The Record of the 1916 and 1961 New York City Zoning Resolutions
Moderator: Anita Laremont
Speakers: Richard Barth, Alexander Cooper & Paul D. Selver10:30 – 10:45 am Break 10:45 – 12:00 pm Zoning in the United States: Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, and San Francisco
Moderator: Purnima Kapur
Speakers: Maurice Cox, Ana Gelabert-Sanchez, Theresa O’Donnell, John Rahaim & David Reifman12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 – 2:15 pm Zoning Abroad: London, Paris, Sao Paulo, and Tokyo
Moderator: Alicia Glen
Speakers: Dominique Alba, Peter Bishop, Kei Minohara & Raquel Rolnik2:15 – 3:15 pm Zoning and Planning
Moderator: Eugenie L. Birch
Speakers: MaryAnne Gilmartin, Maxine Griffith, Roderick M. Hills, Jr. & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk3:15 – 3:30 pm Break 3:30 – 4:45 pm Every Half Century: Is Now the Time for a “New” New York City Zoning Resolution?
Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden
Speakers: John H. Banks, III, Gail Benjamin, Alan Greenberger, David M. Karnovsky,
Gifford Miller & Sherida E. Paulsen4:45 – 5:00 pm Closing Remarks
Jerold S. Kayden & Carl Weisbrod
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NY: 6.5 professional practice
NJ: 6.9 general
CA: 6.5 general
PA: 5.5 generalAIA has approved this program for 8.0 LU | HSW CES credits in 2 sessions, 4.0 in morning & 4.0 in afternoon.
APA has approved this program for continuing education credit.
Symposium Sponsors:
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Land Use Planning and Zoning | David M. Karnovsky, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Maricela Alfonso| Membership and CLE Relations Associate| (212) 382-6608 | MAlfonso@nycbar.org______________________________________________________________