Join Parsons School of Constructed Environments and the Tishman Center for an event about the future of the streets in NYC after the multiple transformations that took place as a response to the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen a lot of opening of the streetscape with the Open Streets, Open Restaurants and the annual Street Seats program that The New School has been doing for some time. We will bring in the perspectives of designers, planners and others who  will discuss how the future of the streets may look and how we align the changes in the streetscapes along with environmental and social goals. 

1.       What is the future of the temporary transformation of NYCity streets, begun in 2020 as a response to Covid 19?

2.       The DOT has initiated this Fall a Permanent Open Restaurants Program, what should this program understand, anticipate and include?

3.       What is the long-term future of Open Streets, Open Restaurants, Street Seats?  How can design create better city streets?

4.       How can we align public goals with environmental necessities in anticipating the future of the public space of streets? 

5.       How can we expand the discussion from one of politics and space, to include creative role of design to navigate these public challenges?

Invited Speakers include:

Emily Weidenhof, New York City Department of Transportation

Fauzia Khanani, Design Advocates

Martha Snow, Urban Design Forum

Moderated by David Lewis, Dean of Parsons School of Constructed Environments and Joel Towers, University Professor and Co-Director of the Tishman Environment and Design Center