Regional Plan Association Inc

PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE/ECONOMY IN THE NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY & CONNECTICUT TRI-STATE REGION.

NEW CITY PARKS - SEEDED IN LATE 2019 BY THE JPB FOUNDATION THROUGH A ONE YEAR FELLOWSHIP, AND HOUSED AND INCUBATED BY REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION, NEW CITY PARK'S SOLE FOCUS IS TO HELP SMALL CITIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES CREATE OR REVITALIZE PARKS AND THEIR PROGRAMMING IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THAT LACK GREEN SPACES.

HEALTHY REGIONS - RPA LAUNCHED THE HEALTHY REGIONS PLANNING EXCHANGE TO BRING TOGETHER PLANNERS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES ON REGIONAL PLANNING AND HEALTH. THE CURRENT COHORT HAILS FROM 11 REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SF / BAY AREA, CA, LOS ANGELES, CA, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR, TWIN CITIES, MN, NASHVILLE, TN, NEW ORLEANS, LA, BUFFALO, NY, PITTSBURGH, PA, PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, SD, AND THE NEW YORK REGION. TOGETHER, WE AIM TO EXCHANGE METHODS AND IDEAS WHICH PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY INTO REGIONAL PLANNING WORK. WE CONVENED THIS GROUP WITH A SYMPOSIUM IN APRIL 2019 AND FOLLOWED THAT WITH A WEBINAR SERIES FOCUSED ON PLANNING ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSIT EQUITY, CLIMATE JUSTICE, AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. OUR CLOSING SYMPOSIUM IS TENTATIVELY SET FOR EARLY MARCH 2020. THIS IS PART OF A BROADER EFFORT AT RPA TO DO MORE TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND IN THE POLICIES AND PROJECTS, WE PROMOTE ACROSS THE REGION. IT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GENEROUS FUNDING FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES.

OPEN STREETS/ALFRESCO NYC - ALFRESCO NYC IS A COALITION OF PLANNING, DESIGN AND OPEN SPACE ADVOCATES WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PERMANENT OPEN STREETS AND OPEN RESTAURANTS PROGRAMS IN NYC. THROUGH A CELEBRATION OF CREATIVITY, TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR STRUGGLING BUSINESSES, ADVOCACY WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES, WE AIM TO ENSURE THE CITY'S PROGRAMS EQUITABLY BENEFIT LOCAL BUSINESSES, ACTIVATE STREET LIFE, AND CREATE A MORE VIBRANT CITY. SUPPORTED BY NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR A BETTER NEW YORK, OUR WORK BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2021 AND RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 2022.

INCLUDED IN OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ARE THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:DESEGREGATE CONNECTICUT, PETER HERMAN CHAIR, RICHARD KAPLAN CHAIR, CONGESTION PRICING, STREETS & PARKS, NEW JERSEY COMMITTEE, NYS HEALTH ISSUES, COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION, ADU'S, HUDSON VALLEY HOUSING, BROOKLYN GREENWAY USER STUDY, CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE, EQUITABLE ENERGY, PARKING STUDIES, ZONING ATLAS FOR LONG ISLAND, MOVE NJ, CT URBAN CENTERS COALITION, HUDSON VALLEY RESILIENCE, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, METROPOLITAN INDEX, TECH EQUITY, LEON LEVY ARCHIVIST, GATEWAY PROJECT, SUFFOLK ON-CALL PROJECT, INCLUSIVE GROWTH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, E-COMMERCE, PUBLIC HOUSING ANALYSIS, RIKERS GOVERNANCE, NEW JERSEY HUMANITIES, NEW HAVEN UNION STATION.