Rezoning Revisited (2005-2025) - Panel 3: Sustaining Public Spaces (05/07/2025)

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From NBK Parks Alliance:

Sustaining Public Spaces: Funding Models for Equity and Resilience—the last of three panel discussions—addresses the point that adequate funding models for parks and open space infrastructure built through the rezoning were notably absent from the plan. This panel explores alternative approaches to financing and sustaining public spaces, highlighting strategies to maintain a standard of quality across the area's public realm.

FEATURING

Moderator | John Surico, Senior Fellow, Center for an Urban Future

Panelists | Rebecca Macklis, Director of Urban Design & Policy, The Municipal Art Society of New York

Panelist | Andrea Parker, Executive Director of Gowanus Canal Conservancy

Panelist | Michael Lampariello, Director of Domino Park