Walls Divide Us: Reconnecting Albany
CNU’s On the Park Bench: A Public Square Conversation presents a webinar on the Albany Riverfront Collaborative’s efforts to reenvision a connective, inclusive Albany.
Against a growing national reassessment of urban highways’ damaging legacies and Federal funding in the Infrastructure Bill to reconnect communities separated by highway projects, CNU’s On The Park Park Bench looks at Albany, NY, where a new grassroots organization, the Albany Riverfront Collaborative, has kickstarted a community conversation around reimagining the massively overbuilt I-787, which cuts Albany off from the Hudson River and isolates communities of color from the rest of the city.
Members of the ARC discuss how the collaborative was formed from a diverse coalition of concerned citizens, launching in impressive campaign around persuasive renderings and videos. While still in its relative infancy, Albany offers a model for to cultivate community support by telling a compelling story about what our cities might look like when designed for humans and not just cars.
Time: Tuesday, January 18, 2021, 12 noon ET
Panelists:
Adam Zaranko, Albany County Land Bank
Shawn Hamlin, Hamlin Design Group
Reif Larsen, Future of Small Cities Institute