Gowanus: A Case Study
About Maintaining ↓ Help us craft a vision for maintaining New York City! Gowanus: A Case Study is the third program of Maintaining, a year-long inquiry into
Maintaining
Countless acts of routine maintenance shape New York City every day, yet often go unnoticed until something goes wrong.
Maintaining (2017)
Maintaining: Public Works in the Next New York In 2017-18, we invited our Fellows and other experts to consider the question of maintaining New York City''s essential infrastructure: its
Vision for a Better City
A new mayor means a new chapter for New York City — and a chance to build a fairer, healthier city for everyone who calls this place home. Over the past year, our community of civic leaders
Lifelong.City: 2060 & The Futures We Dream Of
Lifelong.City is a participatory project exploring how aging in New York City has evolved — and how we can shape what comes next. By tracing over six decades of local history, the project
Big Swings (2025)
The next cohort of Global Exchange Fellows will continue to build solidarity between New York City and cities across the globe taking “big swings” at their housing crises. Our Global
Conversations with the Candidates: Zellnor Myrie (New Date)
Our goal is to create an open and collegial venue for deeper conversation between the public sector and our network of civic leaders building, caring for, and maintaining our city.
The Crisis of Maintenance
The most compelling ideas will form the basis of the Urban Design Forum''s Maintaining program, a series of presentations and roundtables debates with key city leaders
Maintaining (2017)
Maintaining (2017) Countless acts of routine maintenance shape New York City every day, yet often go unnoticed until something goes wrong. This year, the Urban Design
Expanding Non-Speculative Housing to Sustain Affordability for
Housing in New York City is defined by scarcity, punishingly high costs, and a lack of long-term planning. A successful housing system would sustain affordability for generations by building