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Many New Yorkers are seeking a more coordinated and collaborative approach to land use planning in the city, while others are comfortable with the status quo or feel New York is too complex for a comprehensive plan. There is an important public debate now on how a city of 8.5 million people with varying needs, cultures, and underlying vulnerabilities, can create a shared plan for its future. New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s proposal for a new comprehensive planning framework outlined in Intro 2186 and the accompanying report, Planning Together: A New Comprehensive Planning Framework for New York City, comes at the end of the de Blasio administration and on the cusp of upcoming elections that will bring significant changes to every level of government.

How is a comprehensive plan different from the current framework for land use decisions in New York City? Can communities be brought into the planning process early and often to assist in adapting for climate change, help direct growth, and prioritize investments that address longstanding disparities between people and places? Or is New York simply too big or too complicated for a comprehensive plan? Join MAS for the second in a series of free virtual programs that will examine these very questions.

This event is eligible for 1 CM credit for AICP members (event ID # #9218518).