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GCPE Legacies + NYC Futures

March 6, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Online and Pratt Manhattan on 14th Street, Room 201, 144 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011

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New York City’s Next Era of City Planning: Who’s Shaping It and What Comes Next

A roundtable of Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE) experts working within the Mamdani administration as the city looks toward its next chapter of city planning and transportation.

Free and open to the public

Join Pratt Institute’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE) for a timely and inspiring evening as the GCPE celebrates its department’s legacy, and get an inside look at the ideas and values influencing the city’s newest administration. This special evening brings together esteemed GCPE alumni and former faculty, longtime leaders in planning and public service, who are working within the Mamdani administration and transition team, for a candid conversation about what it takes to move New York forward.

From this distinguished group (in-person at Pratt Manhattan on 14th Street or on Zoom), you will hear insights on the future of the city, from transportation and public space to the systems that help us navigate New York City, each and every day.

Invited speakers include:

  • Mike Flynn, MS City and Regional Planning ‘06, Commissioner, NYC Department of Transportation
  • Tiffany-Ann Taylor, MS City and Regional Planning ‘14, VP of Transportation, Regional Plan Association
  • Ron Shiffman, MS City and Regional Planning ‘66, Professor Emeritus at the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, and founder of the Pratt Center for Community Development
  • Courtney Knapp, Chair, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment