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Networking Reception: 6:00–6:30 pm

Program: 6:30–8:30 pm

Register at urbanhighways.eventbrite.com/

After decades of disinvestment, many American cities are rebounding and growing their cultural, economic, and environmental assets. Despite their renewal, cities such as Philadelphia, New York, New Orleans, and St. Louis are saddled with highways located in their increasingly popular downtowns.

How should cities change highways to meet 21st-century needs and contemporary urban lifestyles? This panel discussion will look at successful urban highway removal projects in Milwaukee, New Haven, and Providence and explore ways of mitigating highways in Philadelphia and the Bronx.

Featuring:

Aaron Naparstek (moderator), Loeb Fellow, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University; Streetsblog

Ashwin Balakrishnan, Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance

Thomas Deller, Director of Planning + Development, City of Providence, Rhode Island

Diana Lind, Next American City

Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University