BQE: Why Can’t We: Case Studies of Highway Removal Projects in US and South Korea

The IPA’s second Public Panel of our Fall Fellowship, “BQE: Why Can’t We”, examines case studies of highways that have been or will be removed, deck-over, or transformed into community friendly boulevards. Speakers include Susannah Drake FAIA FASLA on BQGreen; Phillip Baldwin, on the Cheonggyecheon River daylighting & highway removal; and Erik Frisch, Deputy Commissioner in Rochester on their successful Inner Loop East/North highway removal project. The conversation will be moderated by Katie Swenson, Senior Principal at MASS and Marc Norman, Chair & Associate Dean, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate.

The Panel starts at 6:30 PM  in person at the Block House or on Zoom.  If you plan on coming in person, please send an email requesting more information to info@the-ipa.org.