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New report released today: "Cross Bronx Expressway: Repairing Historic Environmental Inequities Surrounding the CBE" outlines ways to improve community connectivity, livability, congestion, stormwater management, street-level temperatures, health outcomes, and noise and exhaust levels. The recommendations focused on redressing damage wrought by the 1940s arrival of the Robert Moses-designed expressway. Read the recommendations of our Technical Assistance Panel in ULI New York’s most recent TAP report: https://lnkd.in/eVfmwKYV A big thanks to our incredible panel of ULI member experts, who contributed so much of their time and knowledge! Expert Panel: TAP Chair: Regina Myer (Downtown Brooklyn Partnership) Dan Biederman (Biederman Redevelopment Ventures (BRV)) David Burgy, AICP, PMP (Stantec) Tyler Cukar, AICP, LEED AP ND (FXCollaborative) William J. Farrell, PE, PTOE (TYLin | Sam Schwartz City Solutions) Michael Haggerty (Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners) Julie Pietrzak (Thornton Tomasetti) Marquise Stillwell (Openbox) Jay Valgora (STUDIO V) Autumn Visconti, RLA, ASLA (HOK) Thanks also to our report writer Kelly Annis and the members of our ULI New York TAPs Steering Committee, especially TAP champions for this project Vivien Krieger and Peter Liebowitz and our TAP Chair Abi Rudow, AICP and Vice Chair Kati Chen.

Check out this ULI New York report put together by an incredible panel of experts, led by Regina Myer about the #CrossBronxExpressway. The recommendations are focused on repairing historic inequities surrounding the Robert Moses designed highway in support of the study being conducted by city and state agencies charged with #ReimagingtheCrossBronx. #environmentaljustice #urbanplanning

In a new report, ULI New York's Technical Assistance Panel, including Tyler Cukar, AICP, LEED AP ND, makes recommendations for reconnecting and repairing the neighborhoods surrounding the #CrossBronxExpressway. https://lnkd.in/eVfmwKYV #urbanlandinstitute #bronx

We take sustainability seriously here at BETA, and we are always seeking ways to incorporate green infrastructure, plan for future climate impacts, and reuse existing materials in our projects. In Providence, Rhode Island, our landscape architects helped transform an overgrown concrete slab at The Foundry into a half-acre urban park and community garden. Upon the discovery of several gantry cranes that had been discarded in the nearby woods, our team suggested that the gantries be remounted on new overhead rails as gateways to both the park space and the garden, lending itself to the space’s name – the Gantry Gardens. Learn more about the Gantry Gardens and the creative ways we upcycled discarded materials to create a unique public gathering place: https://lnkd.in/eYp_zM-k

Check out this article featured in the November issue of Landscape Architect!

In response to the 2025 Los Angeles Regional Fires, USGBC-CA is convening leading experts on more sustainable, resilient rebuilding and recovery efforts for fire-affected communities. This FREE live webinar will bring together wildfire mitigation, residential design, planning, and landscape experts to provide information on resources and best practices for home rebuilding, landscape ecology restoration, and community resilience efforts. Some of the topics covered will also include fire-resilient materials and structures for new construction, energy-efficient, all-electric design and construction, California native plants, creating defensible space, matching design with incentives and rebates, and more. After the main panel, there will be breakouts to better connect with experts and ask more focused questions. Speakers: Ann V. Edminster - Zero Energy + Carbon and Green Building Consultant Greg Chasen - Principal, Chasen Architecture  John Donley - Principal, Donley Construction Consultants Ann Baker - Partner LandCulture LLP Laura Kay Dunbar - Owner and President of The Akeena Group Steve Glenn - Founder, CEO, and Chair of the Board of Plant Prefab Register here: https://lnkd.in/gjMzWN68

Our latest article, “An old house still teaches new tricks.” Once again, trying to send home the message that the cheapest electricity is the electricity not used.

Reminder - It's Timber Tuesday at #ClimateWeekNYC! All events are sold-out for in-person participation - but check the post below to find out how to tune in live from anywhere in the world. I'm looking forward to participating alongside good colleagues and friends in two of these three conversations: "Timber Matters" and "Building With Wood." I hope you'll join us online to talk #masstimber.

When we think about urban public space, we typically imagine parks, plazas or greenways. But by size, a city's most significant category of public space is actually its streets, meaning that they contain the potential to truly define a city’s identity and to forge relationships between our many citizens, businesses, and cultures. Toronto has a vast network of over 5600 km of streets; this seminar will discuss the potential to use these as a platform for action, as an incredible asset that can be used to improve our City. The design of place-based streets can allow us to address deeper social engagement within and across communities, build climate resilience and improve our public health. As part of the #EvergreenConference2024, Senior Associate Dennis Rijkhoff will outline how to set a practical agenda for improved street design through a greater understanding of bringing together policy, planning and urban design, architecture and landscape architecture, and public engagement to strengthen the resiliency of our urban environment. #UrbanDesign #Toronto #EvergreenBrickWorks https://lnkd.in/g5vGsqnY

Join Matthew D. Butler, AIA and others for this panel discussion next week at the Environments for Aging conference! #seniorliving #seniorlivingdevelopment