Revisit: The Experience of Place - Mitchell Silver & New York City's Parks

The notion of what our city's parks can and should be has been undergoing a dramatic makeover in recent years, and New York City is leading by example. NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J.Silver has over 30 years experience in planning and is internationally recognized for his contributions to contemporary planning issues. In this episode Mitchell discusses the comprehensive planning, place making and implementation strategies he has put forth to both modernize existing NYC parks as well as reclaim & transform post-industrial sites into new playgrounds, beaches and wilderness areas. [Originally published February 24 2020, EP16] https://www.nycgovparks.org/ https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/planning/parks-without-borders Also available on your favorite podcast apps Website: noordenproductions.com/nature-revisited-podcast Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at noordenproductions.com/contact