PlaNYC at 20: A Retrospective on 20 Years of Sustainability Planning in NYC

PlaNYC2026

Overview

Conference celebrating the 20th year anniversary of the inception of PlaNYC

In December 2006, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the creation of PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York, a comprehensive sustainability and infrastructure plan for New York City. In April 2007, PlaNYC was released, featuring 127 initiatives spanning housing, transportation, energy, parks, air quality, water infrastructure, and climate change. Twenty years and multiple iterations later, PlaNYC has had an increasingly evident impact on New York City and its residents, and has directly influenced urban sustainability efforts around the world. To mark the 20th anniversary of PlaNYC, this conference will bring together scholars, practitioners, and participants in the original PlaNYC and its subsequent iterations in the de Blasio and Adams administrations, as well as sustainability and resilience policymakers and advocates from other cities and international organizations, with the goal of understanding and documenting the history of PlaNYC; exploring its successes, failures, and limitations; and assessing its global impact and its interrelation with sustainability and resilience efforts in cities worldwide.
 

High-Level Run of Show:

  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Check in and Breakfast
  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Plenary Sessions
  • 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception

Additional information about the speakers and the event sessions will be shared shortly.

 

For questions about this event, please contact jochebed [[dot]] louis-jean [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (Jochebed Louis-Jean).

RSVP for this event is now required and is open until Wednesday, December 2nd, 2026.

 

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