Exhibitions and Events

Reinventing the Wheels: Improving Urban Transport in the Global City

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The GPIA Cities & Urbanization Concentration at The New School invites experts from the City on the Move Institute (IVM) in Paris, and New York City scholars and practitioners to re-think mobility in Bangkok, Beijing, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Mumbai, Paris, New York, Shanghai, São Paulo, and more.

The discussion will include three sessions:

Session One: Policy Options amid Growth and Crises

Moderated by Michael Cohen, director, Graduate Program in International Affairs, speakers include:

Shagun Mehrotra, The New School
Mireille Apel-Muller, IVM Paris
David King, Columbia University
Alex Marshall, Regional Plan Association

Session Two: “Snapshots” from Cities on the Move

Moderated by Robert Buckley, senior fellow, Graduate Program in International Affairs, speakers include:

Andres Borthagaray, IVM Latin America
Brian McGrath, Parsons/The New School
Jean-Pierre Orfeuil, IVM Paris
Elliot Sclar, Columbia
Rosanna Forray, Catholic University of Chile

Session Three: Creative Measures for Future Urban Mobility

Moderated by Ellen Brennan-Galvin, part-time lecturer, Graduate Program in International Affairs, speakers include:

Jit Bajpai, Columbia
Walter Hook, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Gary Toth, Project for Public Spaces
Paul Steely White, Transportation Alternatives-Coming together of green business, politicians, etc. in promoting innovation in NYC.

Location:

Orozco Room, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, 7th floor

Admission:
Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served