Shaping the Future of NYC

Because of the availability of guest speakers, we will be switching the order of the areas covered in the next two classes, as follows:

• Next Tuesday (February 24th) we will cover “Institutional Agents of Change.
• The following week (March 3rd we will cover “Historic Context and Infrastructure.” The museum assignment is no longer required and will be replaced. You will get another email shortly.

February 24: Institutional Agents of Change
Andrew White, Director of the Center for New York City Affairs at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy will discuss institutional agents of change, focusing on areas such as politics and government and the role of the media, the private sector, the nonprofit sector, and other actors. on shaping policy and the decisions of public agencies and elected officials.

WE WILL MEET AT:
Milano: The New School
72 5th Ave (NW corner of 13th St)
Henry Cohen Conference Room
3rd Floor

Be there at 6 PM

Please read the following description of ULURP (the Uniform Land Use Review Process) and submit responses to the reading guide.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/luproc/ulpro.shtml#filing

Reading Guide
1. What does Department of City Planning (DCP) certification of an application mean?
2. Who are the major participants in the review process?
3. What is the time allotted for each phase of the process?
4. What role does the mayor play in the review process?
5. Which bodies must hold a public hearing during the review process?
6. Who makes the final decision in the approval or disapproval of a land use application?

The following websites are useful in for assignment to attend any one of the following: a City Planning Commission (CPC) review session; a CPC public hearing; a Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) hearing; OR a community board meeting; (Due March 10th):

1. Department of City Planning

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/

Click on “Commission Meetings”

2. Landmarks Preservation Commission

http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml

Click on “Public Calendar”

3. Community Boards

http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/main.shtml

Click on “Find Your Community Board”

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