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Amanda Burden helped plan some of the city’s newest public spaces, drawing on her experience as, surprisingly, an animal behaviorist. She shares the unexpected challenges of planning parks people love -- and why it's important.
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Jan 15, 2007 · When Amanda M. Burden’s stepfather, William S. Paley, built the vest-pocket park that bears his name on East 53rd Street, he saw to it that the four wide stone steps from the street, each only ...
Amanda M. Burden, FAICP is a Principal at Bloomberg Associates, an international philanthropic consulting service founded by Michael Bloomberg that helps mayors around the world improve the quality of life of their citizens. She was the New York City Planning Commissioner from 2002-2013. In that capacity, she revitalized Lower Manhattan ...
Amanda M. Burden, an urban planner and civic activist, is Chair of the New York City Planning Commission and Director of the Department of City Planning. Since her appointment in 2002, she has spearheaded Mayor Bloomberg's economic development initiatives with comprehensive urban design master plans designed to catalyze commercial and…
Jan 8, 2016 · For Amanda Burden, a city is defined by its public spaces. The former city commissioner of New York City explains why a promenade, a park or even a park bench, are vital to a city's ability to thrive.
Amanda M. Burden. It is fitting that we honor you at a moment when so many in New York City and beyond have turned their attention to the viral role of urban planning in modern society on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of Jane Jacobs's birth. Jacobs appreciated the art no less than the science of the calling you share, describing the ...
