CNU New York

On Wednesday, February 25, Presidents John Norquist and Robert Yaro, of Congress for the New Urbanism and Regional Plan Association, respectively, discussed the heightening affair between urban planning and America’s current economic situation. Both spoke on President Obama’s stimulus package and the effects it will have on the future of our cities. While Yaro gave a hopeful list of smart growth-based guidelines for economic revitalization throughout New York State, Norquist weighed both the possible positive and more negative consequences of the Obama administration’s plan. Both men, however, agreed that a new urbanist foundation should lead the way to recovery.

Read more about the event in the American Institute of Architects’ E-Oculus.

If you missed the event, you can watch the video of the entire evening, plus the powerpoints given by each speaker.

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