TALK: Pandemic Impacts and the Future of Urban Mobility (Buro Happold)
With empty streets a central image of the global pandemic and reopenings appearing on the horizon, cities worldwide are rethinking what mobility looks like in a successful urban ecosystem. What will it look like to move through urban spaces in a post-Covid world?
To hear directly from the experts shaping this future, join Buro Happold for a virtual panel at 12:30pm EST on Thursday, June 4th. The public event, “Adaptive Cities in a Post-Covid Era: The Mobility Sector,” is free to access with registration at this link.
This panel of planners, policy makers, public health officials, and corporate leaders — moderated by mobility expert Francesco Cerroni of Buro Happold’s Cities practice — will describe how urban mobility may evolve as a result of Covid-19, with examples and insight from across the United States.
The discussion will explore topics including how cities can shift from temporary solutions to permanent infrastructure and behavioral changes, the role of public transportation, the emergence of bicycles and micro-mobility, and how private industry can help encourage positive adaptations.
WHAT:
Adaptive Cities in a Post-Covid Era — The Mobility Sector
Part II of Buro Happold Virtual Forum Series
WHO:
• Laura Smith, Deputy Director, Transportation Division at NYC Department of City Planning
• Jeff Speck, Principal, Speck & Associates LLC and author of “Walkable Cities”
• Lewis Knight, Development Manager at Facebook
• Anne Lusk, Research Scientist at Harvard School of Public Health
• Jarrett Walker, President of Jarrett Walker and Associates and author of “Human Transit”
• Francesco Cerroni, Mobility Leader at Buro Happold Cities (moderator)
WHEN:
Thursday, June 4, 2020, 12:30pm ET
“The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically altered how cities operate, and how people move within them,” says Buro Happold’s Francesco Cerroni, who has led sustainable transportation work in urban areas ranging from New York and Detroit, to Moscow, Nairobi, and Shenzhen, China. “Right now, we’re facing a tremendous opportunity to shape the future of our urban environments. Buro Happold is convening this group of thought leaders to explore how the public and private sectors can collaborate on a near and long-term revolution— with the goal of making cities more accessible, more livable, and more equitable for all residents.”
IMAGE: Map of a slow-streets pilot program in New York City, developed as the result of Buro Happold’s Make Way for Lower Manhattan study, a community-based report outlining a visionary transformation of the streetscapes and public areas of this historic New York City neighborhood.
As leading advisors consulting globally on pandemic response, climate vulnerability, sustainability and more, related recent works by Buro Happold include research on modeling people flow and movement to aid social-distancing measures, studies on creating new pedestrian districts in Manhattan, and large-scale plans for transforming the Erie Canal and other underutilized public infrastructure into valuable assets for recreation and economic growth.
This is the second in a new series of virtual forums hosted by Buro Happold. The first event, held on May 19th, explored the post-pandemic recovery of arts, culture, and media industries.
Additional detail on the June 4th talk:
TALK: Adaptive Cities in a Post-Covid Era: The Mobility Sector
Buro Happold Virtual Forum
This virtual forum will focus on the Mobility Sector, which has been strongly impacted by the Covid-19 stay at home orders. The panel will explore the specific ways in which cities and societies have been affected, and how public and private sector actors are working to support a near and long-term revolution to create more equitable, sustainable, healthy, and beautiful cities.
Topics of discussion include:
• Moving from temporary solutions to permanent changes in urban mobility
• The role of public transportation in the Post-Covid era
• The emergence of bicycles and micro-mobility
• How private businesses can lead the change
Participants
• Laura Smith, Deputy Director, Transportation Division at NYC Department of City Planning
• Jeff Speck, Principal, Speck & Associates LLC and author of “Walkable Cities”
• Lewis Knight, Development Manager at Facebook
• Anne Lusk, Research Scientist at Harvard School of Public Health
• Jarrett Walker, President of Jarrett Walker and Associates and author of “Human Transit”
• Francesco Cerroni, Mobility Leader at Buro Happold Cities (moderator)
Registration here:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R-M9854NRPiNmzkQyHARfg
Thursday, June 4, 2020
12:30pm – 1:30pm EST
