Planning
Promoting a more livable New York
MAS promotes diverse neighborhoods, efficient and reliable infrastructure, affordable housing, and inviting open space through comprehensive, community-based urban planning. We testify before and make recommendations to the Governor of New York, Mayor of New York, as well as our State Senate, State Assembly, City Council, City Planning Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, and Community Boards.
Current Planning Initiatives
Protecting New York’s 80-acre network of public plazas and arcades
Helping New Yorkers become stronger advocates for their neighborhoods
Help us continue our planning advocacy work on behalf of New York City and all of its residents for another 125 years.
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Planning Committee
The Planning Committee advises MAS staff and Board of Directors. Its members come from the fields of planning, architecture, law, and real estate.
2018 Planning Committee Schedule
- Tuesday, January 16
- Tuesday, February 13
- Tuesday, March 13*
- Tuesday, April 10
- Tuesday, May 8*
- Tuesday, June 12
- Thursday, September 13*
- Tuesday, October 16
- Tuesday November 13*
- Tuesday December 11
*Denotes joint meetings with the Preservation Committee
- Gabriel Calatrava, Chair
- Richard Bass, AICP
- Jerome Deutsch
- Donovan Finn
- Bennett Fradkin
- Moses Gates
- Dana Getman
- Bonnie Harken, AIA, AICP
- George Janes, AICP
- Jill Lerner, FAIA
- Shayan Lotfi
- Rance MacFarland
- Frank Mahan
- Chris McCartin
- Philip Palmgren, AIA, LEED AP
- Zevilla J. Preston R.A.
- Nicholas Quennell
- Stephen Raphael
- James Rausse
- Brendan Sexton
- John Shapiro
- Ethel Sheffer, FAICP
- John P. West III
- Barbara E. Wilks
- Barika Williams
- Luc Wilson