This walk will explore the neighborhood that sits at the edge of the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights, and, at appropriate sites, discussions will examine different elements of Jane Jacobs’ ideas which have transformed our thinking about cities. Walkers will explore these ideas in the context of this neighborhood’s history and how it developed.

Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Date: Sunday May 6, 2012

Event Start/End: 991 Amsterdam Ave. (between 108th and 109th St.)

Host: Jim Mackin, of the Columbus-Amsterdam Business Improvement District (BID)

Registration: No need to sign up, just show up at the posted meeting location.

Accessibility: Partially Accessible – curbs, uneven terrain, busy sidewalks.

Downtown Norwich… Then and Now will involve a discussion of the forces of development that lead to the initial settlement, transformations over time, including urban renewal, the challenges of historic preservation and being “future ready”. The walk will be led by Dale Plummer (City Historian) and Jason Vincent (a planning consultant working with the city). Participants will be encouraged to share stories and observations about Norwich.

Time: 10:00am-11:00am

Date: Sunday May 6, 2012

Event Start/End: The event will begin and end at Howard Brown Park on chelsea harbor Drive in Downtown Norwich (Chelsea).

Hosts: Dale Plummer (city historian), Jason Vincent (planning consultant, Planimetrics, Inc.)

Registration: No need to sign up, just show up at the posted meeting location.

Accessibility: The walk involves some steep inclines and it can be challenging.

Jane’s Walkers will learn the context of Brooklyn’s most controversial development project with Norman Oder, the journalist behind the Atlantic Yards Report blog and founder of New York Like a Native tours. The walk will begin near Atlantic Terminal, in front of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank, Brooklyn’s iconic tower. Walkers will then dip into the revitalized Fort Greene community before traversing the area around the Barclays Center arena and the rest of the unbuilt Atlantic Yards footprint in Prospect Heights.

Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Event Start: The Williamsburgh Savings Bank/One Hanson Place (near the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Ave.)

Event End: Corner of Dean Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, Prospect Heights

Host Organization: Norman Oder, author, Atlantic Yards Report blog, and founder of New York Like a Native tours.

Registration: No need to sign up, just show up at the posted meeting location.

Accessibility: Fully Accessible