WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Metro New York

The George Washington University's Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis (CREUA) is releasing first-of-its-kind research about the development trends in the New York metropolitan region. Our nearly 100% census of all real estate in the metro area has enabled us to draw conclusions as to how the region has been growing historically AND where and how the metro area will grow over the next 10-20 years.

By attending this conference you will learn how walkable urban developments (WalkUPs) are responsible for an outsize percentage of the region's population, employment, and GDP and how they stack up economically and socially against drivable suburban communities.

Conference Agenda

8:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

Tal Kerret, President, Silverstein Properties
Linda Livingstone, Dean, George Washington University School of Business
Tom Wright, President, Regional Plan Association

9:15 a.m. Presentation of Metro New York City: WalkUP Wake Up Call Research Findings

Christopher Leinberger, Chair, CREUA
Michael Rodriguez, Director of Research, CREUA

10:30 a.m. Response Panel

Moderator: Tom Wright, President, Regional Plan Association
Panelists: Charles Bendit, Partner, Taconic Investment Partners
Isabelle Leighton, Director of Equality Fund, Asian Americans for Equality
Seth Pinsky, Executive VP, Fund Manager, Metro Emerging Markets & Public Affairs Director,
RXR Realty
Nela Richardson, PhD, Chief Economist, Redfin

11:45 a.m. Implications for Policymakers

Christopher Coes, Vice President of Real Estate Policy and External Affairs, Smart Growth
America

12:00 p.m. Conference Concludes