Nearly 100 New Yorkers "Crack the Code"
June 06, 2008
On May 10th 2008, nearly 100 New Yorkers attended second annual Livable Neighborhoods Program (LNP) training at Hunter College. The LNP trains community members to pro-actively plan for their neighborhood — tackling issues ranging from affordable housing, to 197-a planning, to the city’s land use review process.
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MAS Presents the Livable Neighborhoods Program
May 06, 2008 |
On Saturday May 10th the Municipal Art Society Planning Center will launch the second annual Livable Neighborhoods Program training at Hunter College. The Livable Neighborhoods Program, which first launched last May at Hunter College, was created to provide communities with the knowledge, tools, and training needed to transform local vision into effective plans. The program provides participants with in person training, a take home comprehensive community planning toolkit and access to a web-based network for ongoing to discussion.
Come join over one hundred New Yorkers from neighborhoods across the city in a discussion about the issues that matter to you and your neighborhood. Facilitators will include Tom Angotti of the Hunter College Center for Community Planning and Development, Anthony Borrelli of the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, Vicki Weiner of the Pratt Center for Community Development and many more.
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Chances are, your neighborhood is rapidly growing and changing. The Livable Neighborhoods Program is designed to help you respond to that change and help your community grow in a more equitable and sustainable matter. For more information and to register online, please click here. If you would like to register by fax or mail, please click here to download the registration form. For more information contact Sideya Sherman at ssherman@mas.org or 212.935.3960 x 259.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Date and Time: Saturday May 10, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 7
Who Can Attend? Registration is open the public, however priority is given to members of grassroots organizations and community boards.
What Is The Cost? Participation in the program is free.
Where Is The Training? The training will take place at Hunter College with special assistance from Hunter College’s Center for Community Planning and Development (CCPD). Hunter College is located at 695 Park Ave (Manhattan). Corner of 68th Street and Lexington Ave.
Will Food Be Served? Yes. We will provide breakfast and lunch.
Can I Bring My Child? Yes. The LNP is designed to be as convenient for participants as possible. We will have a supervised children’s activity room available on both days of training for children school age and up.
How Do I Register? For more information and to register online, please click here. If you would like to register by fax or mail, please click here to download the registration form.
MAS Planning Center Launches New Community-Based Planning Blog
March 14, 2008 |
The Community-Based Planning Task Force is leading the effort to create a more meaningful role for communities in New York City’s planning and decision-making processes and recently launched a new blog as a locus for community-planners to learn about and discuss the latest in community planning news.
To learn more about the campaign, visit the blog at www.communitybasedplanning.wordpress.com.
Neighborhood Planning Heats Up
July 01, 2007
Over the course of two Saturdays in May at Hunter College, the MAS Planning Center trained more than 100 New Yorkers, from community board members to city newcomers, from neighborhoods across the city, to become part of the next generation of community planners.
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The Livable Neighborhoods Program - Sign Up Now
May 09, 2007
Interested in learning more about how to tackle planning and development challenges in your neighborhood? Want more information on how to create proactive plans? Register now for the MAS Planning Center’s Livable Neighborhoods Program — resources and training for community-based planners. The final training session for 2007 is scheduled for Saturday, May 19. Continue reading...
Livable Neighborhoods Needs Assessment Survey
The Planning Center would like to thank all those who participated in our needs assessment survey on the topic of land use planning. This survey, which is part of the Planning Center's Livable Neighborhoods Program, was designed to help us asses the needs of community boards and community based organizations, in order to create resources and training curricula that are truly useful and beneficial. Continue reading...Livable Neighborhoods for a Livable City
The Community-Based Planning Task Force has issued a call for the creation of a new, more democratic framework for planning our city. The report, prepared by the Municipal Art Society Planning Center, Livable Neighborhoods for a Livable City, details specific, realistic steps New York City should take to improve the capacity of communities to make and implement plans that address their diverse needs.
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Neighbors Building Neighborhoods
At a time when New York is engaged in the most ambitious and widespread development planning in decades, the conflicting visions of city planners, developers and local neighborhoods have never been more apparent and the stakes have never been higher.
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