Aaron Donovan

Henry Stern, director of New York Civic and former parks commissioner, will lead a panel discussion on Robert Moses and the controversies that surrounded him, including such issues as parks and what could be built in them, race and class, and the role of community members in the decision-making process. Joining Mr. Stern will be Betsy Barlow Rogers, founder and first president of the Central Park Conservancy; Herbert I. London, President, Hudson Institute, and others.

Robert Moses masterfully knit together his vision for New York and its surroundings but resisted the development of a formal master plan for the city's future. The discussion will consider the role of planning in the city in Moses's time and today in light of Mayor Bloomberg's recent announcement of the city's first comprehensive sustainability action plan for long-term growth and developoment. Panelists include

Join curator and architectural historian Hilary Ballon for a gallery talk that will give a comprehensive overview of the exhibiton Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Road to Recreation, followed by a book signing of the accompanying publication Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York (W.W. Norton, 2007, co-edited with Kenneth T. Jackson).

Jane Jacobs was a vocal opponent of Robert Moses's plans and a leader of the movement to preserve Greenwich Village and other Manhattan neighborhoods. She went on to become a leading urban theorist. This panel discussion will examine the principles that Jacobs espoused and how they have been applied. Introduced by the author and founder of the Center for the Living City at Purchase College, Roberta Brandes Gratz, the panel will be moderated by Mary W. Rowe, Senior Urban Fellow, Blue Moon Fund, and will feature Ron Shiffman, Professor of Urban Planning, Pratt Institute; Michael Sorkin, Director, Graduate Program in Urban Design, CCNY; and Margaret Zeidler, Toronto developer.

On the agenda for Brooklyn Community Board 1's regular Transportation Committee meeting is a presentation by Scott Codey and Lauren George of Citizens for NYC, regarding the New Yorkers for Better Neighborhood Awards program. There is money available to communities for projects like traffic noise reduction, pedestrian safety improvements, and more.

Today is the day by which you must RSVP in order to participate in the March 10 Grand Army Plaza community planning workshop "Rethinking Grand Army Plaza: Bringing Communities and People Together," sponsored by the Grand Army Plaza Coalition.

The Grand Army Plaza Coalition was formed in March 2006 when community stakeholders (area residents, cultural institutions, and advocacy groups) rallied around a common belief: that Grand Army Plaza falls short of its potential as a hub for transit, culture, and recreation. Specifically:

Speaker:Malcolm Murray-ClarkDirector of Congestion Charging, Transport for London

The BQE, as seen from Lorimer Street.

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