2025 APANY Metro Chapter Annual Conference

Our Greater NY: Planning Boldly for 2030 and Beyond

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Join us for the 2025 American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter Annual Conference, a pivotal event focusing on the future of our metro region.

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
Address: 60 Washington Square S, New York, NY 10012

Hosted by the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the conference will feature keynotes, expert panels, and workshops, all designed to foster innovation and collaboration among urban planners, policymakers, and transit professionals.

Continuing Education Credits available for all panels

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Rosenthal Pavilion

9:00 – 9:15 AM — BREAKFAST

9:15 – 9:35 AM — INTRO — Kevin Corte; Paul Lozito; Dr. Vanessa L. Deane

9:40 – 9:55 AM — REMARKS by NYU WAGNER DEAN Polly Trottenberg

10:00 – 11:00 AM — Building Faster, Smarter, Fairer: Lessons from New Rochelle’s Downtown Overlay Zone — Adam Salgado; Sarah Yackel; Kevin A. Kain; Sean McLean

11:05 – 11:30 AM — AWARDS CEREMONY — 2025 APANYM Awards Committee

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM — LUNCH

Breakout Sessions

12:35 PM – 1:35 PM

• Paseo Park: Community Action & the Future of Streets as Open Space

  • Dawn Siff; Rob Daurio; Salmaan Khan; John Surico

• The Power of Data-driven Hazard Mitigation Planning to Improve Disaster Resilience

  • David Burgy; Eric Krans; Liz Podowski King; Corrina Cavallo

• Greening the Last Mile – New Freight Strategies for NYC

  • Stephen Solecki; Kerry Goleski; Catherine Ponte

• Using Innovation for Accessibility: Deaf/Hard of Hearing Riders at MTA’s Public Transit System

  • Rachel Frumin; Charley Cohen

1:40 PM – 2:40 PM

• Local Climate and Resilience Funding Amidst Federal Uncertainty

  • Eugenia Manwelyan

• Beyond the Lines: Ensuring Pedestrian Safety in Parking Areas

  • Alice Friedman; Jesse Mintz-Roth

• Good Faith Efforts: How Faith-Based Owned Land Can Strengthen Neighborhoods

  • Erick Gregory; Di Le; Elizabeth Johnson

• The Resilience Payoff: An Economic Evaluation for Westchester Yard Resilience

  • Jack Greenberg; Thomas Redstone; Hana Shuck

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

• Adopting AI in Architecture: Global Practices, Local Lessons for New York

  • Alessandro Melis

• Growing up! Reshaping neighborhoods for NYC youth

  • Eduarda Aun; James Francisco; Nasra Nimaga

• Planning for a Changing + Growing Borough: Access to Opportunity, TOD, and Urban Design in The 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn

  • Brit Byrd; Tal Litwin; Spencer Williams

• Blue Highways Pilot on Governors Island

  • Sandra Rothbard; Lauren Kesner O’Brien; Paul Lipson; Steven Balinsky

3:50 PM – 4:50 PM

• How to Get Hired

  • Alice Friedman

• Ethics: AICP CM Credits

  • Susan Favate; Peter feroe

• Across the CEQRverse: How AI and Automation can speed up development in NYC

  • Laura Kent; Stephanie Shelloe; Alexia Landesman; Andrew Buck

• Micromobility and New York City Delivery Workers

  • Holly Chase; Jannie Gao; Melinda Hanson; Irene Figueroa-Ortiz