Public-private development is failing the public. How can we fix it?
A virtual panel discussion
City and State governments increasingly rely on public-private development partnerships to provide public goods such as affordable housing, open space, and job creation. Yet, recent experience with approved projects like Penn Station and Atlantic Yards, as well as questions about proposed projects like the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, raise concerns about major development projects not meeting their stated public commitments.
On December 15, we assembled an expert panel to discuss why it has been difficult to realize commitments for public benefits from government-sponsored development projects, and what can be done to improve outcomes in the future. Their experience and insight can help ensure mistakes of the past are not repeated in the next phase of Atlantic Yards. You're invited to listen to the discussion on our YouTube channel.
Panelists:
- Moses Gates, Vice President for Housing and Neighborhood Planning, Regional Plan Association
- Raju Mann, President & CEO, Battery Park City Authority
- Elizabeth Marcello, Policy Fellow, Reinvent Albany
- John Shapiro, Professor and former Chair, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, Pratt Institute
Moderator:
- Laura Wolf-Powers, Professor of Urban Policy & Planning, Hunter College CUNY
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