Manhattan on the Move: A Transportation Agenda for a Growing City

WHERE: Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall (115th Street and Broadway)

SCHEDULE:

8 – 9 a.m.: Registration

9 – 9:05 a.m.: Welcome

9:05 – 9:25 a.m.: Remarks by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.: Keynote Speaker: Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Break

10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Breakout Sessions

12 – 1:15 p.m.: Lunch (on your own)

1:15 – 2 p.m.: Breakout Sessions Continued

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.: Break

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Plenary Session (Report from moderators)

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