Urban Design Forum’s Rewire initiative examined ways to transform New York City’s buildings, public spaces, and infrastructure into engines for climate action.
After an immersive 3-day study trip to Berlin, Clara Parker, Director of Global Exchange, reflects on what we’re learning as we build solidarity between leaders in New York City and other cities taking “big swings” at their housing crises.
Three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx will launch new projects to transform public spaces in under-invested commercial corridors.
Our Fellows are developers, architects, planners, builders, public officials, scholars, lawyers, and journalists who are building dynamic, equitable and resilient cities.
Our 50 company members are leading design, development, law, construction and engineering firms who are leading urban development in New York City and around the world.
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