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PUBLIC SPACES / PUBLIC LIFE: Copenhagen 200628 – 30 September 2006 Conference and study tour Download preliminary conference programme (pdf)! Conference themeChanging Public Life in a Changing Society is the focus for the upcoming conference/study tour in Copenhagen 28-30 September 2006. Past decades have shown impressive improvements in the treatment of Public Spaces, and equally […]

Location: NYU Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor Time: 9 – 10:30 a.m. RSVP: research@transalt.org. Note: A light breakfast will be served. Please join Transportation Alternatives, the New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign and the Wagner Transportation Association on October 5th at 9:00AM in the historic NYU Puck Building for the release of "Traffic’s […]

Sprawl: A Compact History: A Panel discussion with author Robert Bruegmann In this lively program co-sponsored by the Municipal Art Society’s Urban Center Books and the Storefront for Art and Architecture, author Robert Bruegmann will articulate the ways his controversial claims about urban history and current public policy challenge conventional planning wisdom and highlight the […]

As recent brownouts and blackouts illustrate, bringing power to the five boroughs is a constant infrastructure challenge. Chairman of the Energy Task Force and Executive Vice President of the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Gil Quinones will be joined by Kate Ascher, Executive Vice President of the EDC and author of The Works: Anatomy of […]

September 20-24, 2006 Bogotá, Colombiahttp://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/ From September 20-24, 2006, the Towards Carfree Cities conference will be held in the Americas for the first time. Hosted by Fundacion Ciudad Humana in Bogota, Colombia, the conference promises inspiring speakers and interactive workshops. On-site visits will allow participants to witness all the remarkable changes put in place in […]