BQE: Past, Present, and Future

Come out to Governors Island on Thursday, October 20th from 6:30-8:30PM for the first of three public panels held at the Block House, part of the IPA's 2022 Fall Fellowship program. This series brings together designers, community leaders and urban planners to facilitate discussions about the potential transformation of the BQE corridor.

Adam Paul Susaneck (Founder, Segregation by Design) an architect, will present SBD’s animations mapping the destructive path of the BQE through urban fabric.

April Schneider PE, AICPP, ENV SP (Smart(ER) Mobility Practice Lead – NE, Stantec) a civil engineer, urban planner, and 2020 IPA Fellow, will present her team’s work on strategies to reduce freight traffic on the BQE, now and in the not-too-distant future.

The discussion will be moderated by Margaret Newman FAIA (Practice Leader for Urban Places and Smart Mobility at Stantec).

Also available live on Zoom.