A roundtable discussion bringing together London, Northern American cities, and the built environment community to explore new investment models outside of traditional Central Activity Zones.
The processes of change occurring in our cities are producing new opportunities for metropolitan centres beyond the traditional central business districts. Many cities are becoming more polycentric, developing new housing supply, densities, amenities, specialist employment locations, or connectivity.
London’s continued population growth, urgent housing supply constraints, and economic diversification are driving the growth and development of many new hubs outside of the traditional Central Activity Zone, even whilst that central area is restructuring and repositioning itself for new working and lifestyle patterns.
In such centres there may be less experience of organising for development and investment, and new models may be required. We position London next to Canada, San Francisco and New Jersey to explore these new urban models and discuss their agendas.
This roundtable is part of the Cities Forum, which brings together national and international experts working in cities around the world to share best practice on some of the biggest challenges facing cities, and to help NLA shape our wider cities programming. NLA’s international programme brings together cities, stakeholders, speakers and audiences to foster cross-city dialogues. Through these collaborative discussions, the London’s built environment industry can learn from national and international cities, share experiences, and develop expertise to identify solutions, skills, and inspiration to create a better city.
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Programme
18:00 Introduction from the Chair
Prof Greg Clark, Senior Advisor, NLA
18:02 City Presentations
Tom Wright, President, Regional Plan Association of New York and New Jersey
Mary Rowe, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute
Shazia Hussain, CEO, London Legacy Development Corporation
David Lunts, CEO, Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation
18:40 Audience Q&A
19:00 Roundtable discussion
Speakers above, plus:
Forth Bagley, Principal, KPF
Angie Jim Osman, Partner, Allies and Morrison
19:27 Closing comments from the Chair
19:30 End
