Our webinar speakers were industry experts that addressed questions of the FDR’s future in the context of coastal flood protection, smart highways, and environmental and social justice on the east side of Manhattan. One of the biggest issues raised was the need for a governance structure to advance this complicated initiative, which brought us insights to keep growing the Urban Lab’s initiative.

Webinar Speakers

• Vishaan Chakrabarti; Founder and Creative Director PAU studio / Professor at UC Berkeley
• Ali Chaudhry; SVP & Chief of Development and Government Relations, AECOM
• Tyler Duval; CEO and Co-Founder, Cavnue
• Maritza Silva-Farrell; Executive Director, ALIGN
• Matthew Washington; Deputy, Manhattan BP Office