At a time when we're all six feet apart, how do we think about public space?
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This session is presented in partnership with the LBJ Urban Lab and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Mullan has led the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, a nonprofit that works to create and maintain urban parks around Austin’s Waller Creek, since 2015. Previously, he served as executive vice president of the Friends of the High Line, a nonprofit that maintains the High Line public park in New York City, and oversaw the park’s design and construction. Mullan also worked as a designer at Polshek Partnership Architects.
White is the president and CEO of the Houston Parks Board, a nonprofit leading Houston's Bayou Greenways project, which is building 150 miles of trails along the city's nine major bayous and creeks. Previously, she served as director of the Chicago region for the Trust for Public Land and was the managing director of the Chicago Housing Authority. White also served as the chief of staff for the Chicago Transit Board.
Silver has served as the New York City parks commissioner since 2014. Previously, he served as the chief planning and development officer for Raleigh, North Carolina, and policy and planning director for New York City’s department of planning. Silver has been recognized as one of the top 100 City Innovators in the world by UBM Future Cities and was named one of the top international thought leaders of the built environment by the Urban Times.
