Manhattan Borough President’s Community Planning Fellowship

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Katie Lorah

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s office is now taking applications for its 2008-2009 Community Planning Fellowship. The program, open to second-year graduate students in planning, intends to engage planning students in public service and to provide practical educational experience. Part of the Fellowship involves attending a planning seminar, which meets at least four times per semester. FHL’s [...]

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Amanda Burden Awarded Top Planning Honor

Posted on April 29, 2008 by matthewatthehighline

Amanda Burden, Chair of the New York City Planning Commission, has long been a supporter of the High Line– she sheparded through the 2005 West Chelsea Rezoning which allowed its preservation. And excellence and hard work was recognized recently.
On Monday evening at the 2008 National Planning Conference in Las Vegas, Amanda was inducted into the American [...]

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Awards Sweep for High Line Champion Amanda Burden

Posted on February 21, 2008 by joshatthehighline

 
It’s award season for Amanda Burden, Chair of the New York City Planning Commission  — and one of the High Line’s earliest, most passionate champions.  Earlier in February, we saw her glide up to the podium to accept a New York City Cititzens Committee award, presented by Charlie Rose (right photo, and check out [...]

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