The Department of City Planning promotes strategic growth, transit-oriented development and sustainable communities to enhance quality of life in the City, in part by initiating comprehensive, consensus-based planning and zoning changes for individual neighborhoods and business districts, as well as establishing policies and zoning regulations applicable citywide. It supports the City Planning Commission and each year reviews approximately 450 land use applications for actions such as zoning changes, special permits and other discretionary approvals. The Department assists both government agencies and the public by providing policy analysis and technical assistance relating to housing, transportation, community facilities, demography, waterfront and public space. For more information, visit: www.nyc.gov/html/dcp
One of eleven schools at Harvard University, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design is dedicated to the education of individuals pursuing professional careers in urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, and related fields. With a commitment to design excellence that draws inspiration from a broad range of social, environmental, and cultural issues, the Graduate School of Design provides leadership for shaping the built environment of the 21st century. The School's web address is www.gsd.harvard.edu.
The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College of the City University of New York is one of the country's leading learning centers dedicated to real estate education, research and related public policy. Founded in 1996, the Institute serves the needs of the broad real estate and building industries.
The Institute is a collaborative of the country's leading industry professionals, public sector decision makers and renowned academic researchers. Its educational programs, research and conferences create 'game changing' thought leadership that set the pace for best practices and forward thinking economic development policies in New York City, the epicenter of the global real estate industry.
For more information, visit http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/realestate/
Amanda M. Burden, FAICP
Director, New York City Department of City Planning
Chair, New York City Planning Commission
Amanda M. Burden, FAICP, an urban planner and civic activist, is Director of the New York City Department of City Planning and Chair of the New York City Planning Commission. Since her appointment in 2002, she has spearheaded Mayor Bloomberg's economic development initiatives with comprehensive urban design master plans designed to catalyze commercial and residential development throughout the city and to reclaim its waterfront.
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Jerold S. Kayden
Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Jerold S. Kayden, an urban planner and lawyer, is the Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and the Director of the Master in Urban Planning Degree Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His research and teaching center on law and the built environment and on public-private urban development. His books include Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience, Landmark Justice: The Influence of William J. Brennan on America's Communities, and Zoning and the American Dream: Promises Still To Keep.
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