NYU Rudin Center Hosts Reconnecting Communities: Creating More Equitable Outcomes in Transportation Projects

 

 

The NYU Rudin Center for Transportation hosted Reconnecting Communities: Creating More Equitable Outcomes in Transportation Projects on September 22, 2023. The panel featured Meera Joshi, NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations; Ritchie Torres, U.S. Congressional Representative; and Tom Prendergast, Executive Vice President & New York Metro Chief Executive, AECOM. The discussion considered past impacts to communities based on highway building, steps to improve community engagement going forward, and opportunities for physical improvements in existing and planned infrastructure.

The event was generously co-hosted by AECOM.

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Left to Right: Ritchie Torres, United States Representative (NY-15); Sarah Kaufman, NYU Rudin Center Director; Meera Joshi, New York City Deputy Mayor for Operations; Tom Prendergast, AECOM Executive Vice President & New York Metro Chief Executive

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Meera Joshi

Ritchie TorresPanel in room