It was great to join DDC Commissioner Thomas Foley, P.E., and DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez this morning at New York Building Congress panel and share all the ways we’re building a stronger, safer, more resilient future. Thank you Carlo Scissura for the opportunity to share the role and remit of the public realm team at City Hall.
To recap, we are focused on doing 3 things:
1. Hardware - Advancing transformative public space projects to make sure they happen on time and on budget. From Fifth Avenue and Broadway Vision to Chinatown Connections and Queensway, we support capital agencies to get them decisions they need to keep projects moving.
2. Software - Creating vibrant public spaces is not just about building new. The real secret sauce is maintenance and programming which can transform the smallest unassuming spaces into something wonderful. Cities need partners to help us do that maintainance and activation work, but we don’t always make it easy for partners. How do we make it easier for partners to do this work in our public spaces?
3. Orgware - Many agencies have various jurisdictions over public spaces. How can city agencies better coordinate their policies, rules, regulations, and plans in a comprehensive way that is easier to understand for people to understand and navigate?
To learn more about our work check out www.nyc.gov/publicrealm
We’re off & running at our Construction Industry Breakfast with our panel of DDC Commissioner Tom Foley, Chief Public Realm Officer Ya-Ting Liu & DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. It’s going to be a lively conversation about collaboration & innovation.
Many thanks to our co-hosts Bravo & STV.
Senior Consultant at Charlie Irwin Painting, LLC
2 个月Well done