The Politics of Development: Moynihan Station and the Complexity of Major Public Projects
The Politics of Development: Moynihan Station and the Complexity of Major Public Projects
Wednesday, November 17
6 pm to 8 pm
Theresa Lang Community & Student Center, Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), 2nd Floor
The Port Authority Lecture Series is presented by Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs and Center for New York City Affairs.
Nearly 400,000 people use Penn Station every day, twice the number that came through when it was built. In 1993, the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan proposed the conversion of the Farley Post Office building into a new Penn Station. Twenty years later, the project is finally ready to break ground despite longstanding support from nearly every stakeholder. What lay behind the delays? Why are delays in the nature of so many major public development projects? Are there lessons here for future planning? What are the prospects for the transformation of Manhattan’s far west side?
REMARKS BY:
Timothy Gilchrist, President, Moynihan Station Development Corporation
Christopher O. Ward, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH:
Vishaan Chakrabarti, Director, Real Estate Development Program, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University
Anna Hayes Levin, Commissioner, New York City Planning Commission and former Member, Manhattan Community Board No. 4
Juliette Michaelson, Senior Planner, Regional Plan Association
Tokumbo Shobowale, Chief of Staff, Office of NYC Mayor for Economic Development
MODERATED BY:
Greg David, Director, Business Reporting Program, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Admission is free but you must reserve a seat. Please email [email protected] or call 212.229.5418.
This event is generously supported by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Additional support has been provided by the Milano Foundation and the Sirus Fund.