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November 5, 2007
Commissioner Burden address Hunter College urban planners |
| Commissioner Burden addressed a gathering of Urban Planners and Urban Affairs students at Hunter College's "Urban Mondays at Hunter." Commissioner Burden spoke about the Administration's strategic agenda for sustainable growth and took questions regarding planning in New York and the planning field. |
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October 25, 2007
Commissioner Burden at Borough President Stringer's "Build It Green" conference |
| Commissioner Burden addressed a crowd of several hundred at the Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's conference on the sustainable future of East Harlem and Northern Manhattan. Following the Borough President, Commissioner Burden spoke regarding sustainability in land use policy and the Department's PlaNYC related initiatives. |
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September 17, 2007
Commissioner Burden participates in International Downtown Association panel |
| Commissioner Burden participated in a panel of the International Downtown Association, the international organization of Business Improvement Districts and Downtown organizations. In conjunction with Robert Hammond, Co-Founder of Friends of the High Line, Commissioner Burden addressed a crowd of approximately 50 international BID directors and staff regarding the High Line, and the Department's West Chelsea rezoning which facilitated its rescue and the regeneration of the neighborhood. |
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June 27, 2007
Commissioner Burden speaks at City Hall News breakfast |
| Commissioner Burden was the featured speaker at an "On/Off the Record" breakfast sponsored by City Hall News entitled "The Future of NYC: Location, Location, Location". In a one-on-one interview with the publication's editor, she discussed the Bloomberg administration's efforts to foster sustainable, transit-oriented growth and preserve neighborhoods, and subsequently participated in an off-the-record conversation with guests from a variety of professional sectors. |
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May 21-22, 2007
Commissioner Burden at Forum for Urban Design |
| Commissioner Burden participated in a summit arranged by the Forum for Urban Design, an organization of practitioners in the field of urban design based in New York. This year's forum featured two panels: "What Makes a Healthy Downtown?" at which Commissioner Burden was an honorary host, and "Urban Designing the Global City's Financial Core," where Commissioner Burden joined the chief planners for Singapore, Toronto, London, Vancouver, and Boston in discussing principles of good planning and the role of planners in the context of each of these cities. |
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May 10, 2007
Creative Time honors Commissioner Burden |
| Commissioner Burden was honored for her nearly two decades of leadership at Creative Time, a group dedicated to cultivating and fostering art in the public realm. Commissioner Burden was recognized for shepherding major public arts projects including "Art in the Anchorage" and the "42nd Street Art Project. She was also recognized for her contributions to transformation of Battery Park City and for championing preservation and design excellence. |
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May 8, 2007
Salvadori Center recognizes Commissioner Burden |
| Commissioner Burden was recognized by the Salvadori Center, an educational non-profit organization that works extensively with NYC middle school children to instill a passion for math and science through hands-on project based techniques pioneered by structural engineer Mario Salvadori. Commissioner Burden was awarded their annual "Public Service" award for the incredible energy, devotion and talent she has brought to the City's built environment. |
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May 2, 2007
Commissioner Burden presents at Harvard Graduate School of Design |
| Commissioner Burden presented the inaugural Sylvia Baxter Lecture in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her presentation, entitled "Shaping the City: A Strategic Blueprint for New York's Future" drew a crowd of several hundred students and faculty. The presentation discussed how the Bloomberg administration is planning for the future of the City through the Department's strategic initiatives including rebuilding Lower Manhattan, Implementing the Hudson Yards plan, strengthening Regional business districts and facilitating housing production, while protecting neighborhood character, revitalizing open spaces and promoting design excellence. |
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January 17, 2007
Commissioner Burden is an "Icon of the Meatpacking District" |
| Artist Ruth Ro revealed her newest exhibition entitled "Icons of the Meatpacking District." Commissioner Burden was selected by Ms. Ro to be among the 40 portraits of "pioneers, loyalists, risk-takers, activists, and dreamers who created, changed and advocated for a neighborhood and redefined the making of places and the meaning of icons." |
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November 21, 2006
Commissioner Burden speaks to the Central Delaware Riverfront Advisory Group |
| Commissioner Burden addressed 40 members of Philadelphia's Central Delaware Riverfront Advisory Group, a mayoral entity charged with developing a master plan for seven miles of Philadelphia's riverfront. The Advisory Group's New York trip, which included visits to Hudson River Park and Battery Park City, culminated at the Department with presentations on the Greenpoint-Williamsburg and East River Waterfront plans and remarks by Commissioner Burden on the ingredients of successful waterfront planning. |
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November 13, 2006
Nancy Biberman presents to the City Planning Commission |
| Nancy Biberman, President and Founder of the Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDCO) presented to the City Planning Commission. Biberman discussed the history of rebuilding in the South Bronx and explained what interventions into the built fabric of the city can do to alleviate poverty. |
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October 18, 2006
Commissioner Burden presents the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award to Thom Mayne |
| At the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards ceremony, Commissioner Burden presented the 2006 Award in Architecture to architect Thom Mayne, principal and founder of Morphosis. Mayne's projects include the CalTrans District 7 Headquarters Building in Los Angeles, and the Hypo Alpe-Adria Center in Austria, and the winning design for the NYC 2012 Olympic Village. His next New York City project is a new academic building for Cooper Union scheduled for 2008. |
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July 18, 2006
Brooklyn Director Regina Myer Receives "Building Brooklyn Award" from Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce |
| DCP Brooklyn Borough Director Regina Myer was honored with a 2006 "Building Brooklyn Award" from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in recognition of her significant contributions in the public sector toward enhancing the business conditions and economic climate of Brooklyn. At the awards ceremony at the Brooklyn Museum, Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff presented the award to Regina and noted her accomplishments in implementing comprehensive plans for Downtown Brooklyn, and Greenpoint-Williamsburg. |
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June 23, 2006
Commissioner Burden presents at Union Square BID |
| Commissioner Burden presented the Agency Strategic Plan to 150 members of the Union Sq. Partnership BID, including business and property owners, residents, retailers and community groups. |
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May 2, 2006
Commissioner Burden speaks at Association of Real Estate Women |
| Commissioner Burden presented the agency's initiatives to about 150 members of the Association of Real Estate Women, a professional organization for women involved in the development, finance, lending and design professions. |
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April 25, 2006
Commissioner Burden and Executive Director Barth accept National Outstanding Planning Award |
| Commissioner Burden and DCP Executive Director Richard Barth accepted the 2006 National Outstanding Planning Award for Special Community Initiative for the West Chelsea/High Line plan. The awards were presented in San Antonio as part of the American Planning Association's annual conference. |
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April 12, 2006
Commissioner Burden presents at Institute of Real Estate Management |
| Commissioner Burden presented City Planning's initiatives to the Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management, a professional organization serving the real estate management and leasing trades. |
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February 13, 2006
Commissioner Burden at Yale School of Architecture |
| Commissioner Burden was invited to present this year's Eero Saarinen lecture at the Yale University School of Architecture. The Commissioner discussed significant projects in the City and responded to questions from the assembled group of architecture and design students and faculty. |
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September 22, 2005
Commissioner Burden speaks at JP Morgan Chase |
| Commissioner Burden spoke as part of the JP Morgan Chase Community Development Real Estate Lending Group's "Leaders in the Community" breakfast series. The Commissioner outlined the Department's planning initiatives to about 40 leaders in affordable housing and development in low and moderate-income communities in the City. |
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September 15, 2005
Commissioner Burden speaks at Urban Land Institute conference |
| Commissioner Burden addressed attendees at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Regional Trends Conference. The Commissioner discussed the importance of the City's regional business districts in attracting new investment, coupled with the dozens of rezoning initiatives the administration has spearheaded to catalyze growth city-wide. The full-day conference included panels on housing, culture and sports, capital markets and transportation infrastructure. The ULI is a professional organization with a membership largely concentrated in real estate development professions. |
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September 12, 2005
Commissioner Burden speaks at Center for Architecture |
| Commissioner Burden participated in a discussion at the Center for Architecture with HPD Commissioner Shaun Donovan on new directions in neighborhood planning and affordable housing. Speaking before an audience of close to 150 architects, planners and housing advocates, both Commissioners discussed the partnership between the Department and HPD in creating a range of affordable and market-rate housing opportunities in all five boroughs while preserving the character of the City's unique neighborhoods. |
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July 13, 2005
Friends of the High Line honors Commissioner Burden |
| Commissioner Burden was honored for her leadership in guiding the transformation of the High Line into an elevated park since the project's inception. The rezoning of West Chelsea, approved by the City Council on June 23, includes special controls to support the High Line's reuse as a public park. The Commissioner was recognized alongside the photographer Joel Sternfeld and the 'Rails-to-Trails' pioneer Ed Norton. |
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July 12, 2005
Commissioner Burden receives award from NYC Art Commission |
| Commissioner Burden accepted an award from the New York City Art Commission for the Department's work on the transformation of the Fresh Kills landfill into a 2,200 acre public park. The Department leads this interagency initiative that includes the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Sanitation. |
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June 15, 2005
Commissioner Burden receives Lawrence M. Orton Award from APA Metro Chapter |
On Wednesday, June 15, City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden received the prestigious Lawrence M. Orton award for leadership in city and regional planning from the New York Metro chapter of the American Planning Association. The award's namesake is the longest-serving commissioner to the City Planning Commission, serving since its inception in 1938 until his departure in 1969. Commissioner Burden was recognized for her excellence in the field of city planning and her numerous contributions to New York City's built environment. She has served on the City Planning Commission since 1990, and since her appointment as Chair of the Commission and Director of the Department of City Planning in 2002, has guided such ambitious initiatives as the Greenpoint/Williamsburg and Far West Side rezonings, the recently-funded East River Waterfront project, neighborhood rezonings in all five boroughs, and the current public open space initiatives at Fresh Kills on Staten Island and the High Line in West Chelsea.
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June 15, 2005
Commissioner Burden receives Lawrence M. Orton Award |
| Commissioner Burden received the Lawrence M. Orton Award for leadership in city and regional planning from the New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association. The Commissioner was honored for her excellence in executing well-designed, large-scale projects on behalf of the City. |
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May 13, 2005
Pratt gives Commissioner Burden Honorary Doctorate |
| Commissioner Burden was recognized for her contributions to planning and design in the public realm with an honorary Doctorate in Public Administration from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Fellow honorees included the authors James McBride and Paul Auster. |
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April 1, 2005
Commissioner Burden honored at White House luncheon |
| Commissioner Burden was honored at a luncheon at the White House hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. The event was held to honor recipients of the Cooper Hewitt 2004 National Design Awards, of which the Commissioner was the recipient of its Design Patron Award for her contributions to the field of planning, architecture and urban design. |
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March 30, 2005
Commissioner Burden presents at Columbia |
| Commissioner Burden presented the Department's strategic plan to students and faculty members at Columbia's graduate design school. The Commissioner focused largely on the Department's work in Hudson Yards, West Chelsea and the East River Waterfront, as well as the Department's rezoning and regional business district master planning initiatives. |
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2004
Commissioner Burden honored by CIVITAS at 2004 benefit |
Commissioner Burden was honored by East Harlem and Upper East Side civic group CIVITAS for leadership in working collaboratively with New York communities. Since 1981 CIVITAS has worked to improve the urban environment, advocating for better land use, zoning and urban planning, affordable housing, public transportation, clean air and water and public access to the waterfront. Learn more about CIVITAS at civitasnyc.org and about Commissioner Burden's award in their 2004 summer newsletter.
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2004
Cooper Hewitt names Commissioner 2004 National Design Patron |
National Design Museum Cooper Hewitt gave Commissioner Burden the 2004 National Design Patron Award in recognition of her devotion to planning New York City communities and her ability to channel growth by fostering design excellence and by nurturing creativity to enhance the city's residential, commercial and cultural landscape." Read more about the 2004 awards here.
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November 10, 2004
Friends of Community Board 1 award Commissioner Burden |
| Commissioner Burden was awarded the 2004 Community Builder award from the Friends of Community Board 1 Award at its "Dare to Dream 2004" event for her support of planning initiatives in Lower Manhattan. The Friends of Community Board 1 was created in 2001 to support Lower Manhattan in its efforts to become a dynamic urban community through work in land use, government outreach and community involvement. Among the projects with which the Department is involved alongside Community Board 1 is the East River Waterfront project, aimed at linking the waterfronts of Lower Manhattan with open spaces and mixed use developments. |
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September 17, 2004
Commissioner Burden in AIA panel discussion |
| Commissioner Burden participated in a panel presentation at the American Institute of Architect's "Learning from Lower Manhattan" conference. The panel investigated development and design around the World Trade Center and its expected impacts on surrounding areas. Commissioner Burden's presentation described the public sector initiatives that are critical to Lower Manhattan's success as it competes in a global market. Among the primary projects that the Commissioner discussed were strengthening transportation, encouraging commercial development and creating a '24/7' neighborhood of offices and residences, all executed with the highest quality urban design. |
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April 2004
Preserving Staten Island Neighborhood Character Panel Discussion at National APA Conference |
| City Planning's Executive Director, Richard Barth, Staten Island Borough Director Len Garcia-Duran and Borough Planner Carol Samol attended the American Planning Association's 2004 National Conference in Washington, DC in April. Garcia-Duran led a presentation on “Preserving Suburban Neighborhood Character”, a topic not normally associated with New York City. The presentation highlighted the Mayor’s Growth Management Task Force recommendations for stricter rules for more open space, yards and parking in the lower-density areas of the city where public transit options are limited and the agency’s work on the Fresh Kills Master Plan. For more information about the 2004 Conference, visit APA's website. |
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