NEW YORK CITY-On the cusp of a mayoral race—arguably one of themost watched and significant city elections in some time—theAmerican Institute of Architects New York Chapterhas issued a 30-point "Platform for the Future of the City” for alllocal politicians running for office this year.
“For our city to maintain its global competitiveness inattracting and retaining talent and business opportunities, electedleaders must envision the shape of the 21st-century metropolis,”says Jill Lerner, 2013 AIANY chapter president, inan announcement of the platform. “Quality design of buildings andthe public spaces between them increase property values and propelsthe desire to be here.”
The document addresses issues in four areas—our buildings, ourneighborhoods, our city and our world. The platformidentifies the 30 most pressing challenges facing New York's builtenvironment, ranging from streamlining city government approvalsand creating affordable housing for an ever growing population tomaintaining global competiveness and promoting designinternationally as we grow business at home, the announcementstates.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
