Join us in a discussion about creating public spaces that support New York City’s flourishing public realm and make it a bastion of American street life. Its streets, squares, parks, the infrastructure and public buildings are what make New York a great city. How can we sustain and create public spaces that are accessible, comfortable, and serve as a stage for our public lives?

Panel Discussion:

Hugh Hardy – New York City architect and president of the Century Association

Janette Sadik-Khan - Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation

Michael Sorkin – Professor of Architecture and Director of the Graduate Program in Urban Design at the City College of New York

Moderated by:

Kenneth T. Jackson - Director of the Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History and the Jacques Barzun Professor of History and Social Sciences at Columbia University.

The Urban Dialogue Lecture Series is presented by the Urban Studies Program of Fordham University and is made possible by a generous gift from

Frank Sciame, CEO & Chairman, Sciame Inc.

RSVP by Wednesday, 3 October 2012

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