{"id":164448,"date":"2020-04-22T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?page_id=164448"},"modified":"2022-05-30T22:12:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T02:12:36","slug":"after-covid-19-rebuilding-resilient-cities","status":"publish","type":"conversation","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/conversations\/cities-and-health\/after-covid-19-rebuilding-resilient-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"After COVID-19: (Re)Building Resilient Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thursday, April 30, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#CoronavirusSeries #HealthyCities<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sph\/files\/2020\/04\/043020-COVID-Rebuilding-SMT-8.5x11.pdf\">Download the Social Media Toolkit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This panel will explore the role of cities in creating the conditions for health, particularly in a time of pandemic. It will address how cities can be rebuilt with a focus on resilience and on promoting healthy populations.<\/p>\n<p>Cohosted with the Boston University Initiative on Cities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>EVENT HIGHLIGHTS<\/h4>\n<p><a name=\"highlight1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\">Getting From Now to After-Now<\/h6>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" src=\"\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/interface\/embed\/embed.html?v=25i6TW0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"highlight2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\">Safe Public Spaces, New Roles for Homes<\/h6>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" src=\"\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/interface\/embed\/embed.html??v=oUMP60\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"highlight3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\">Designing for The Next One<\/h6>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" src=\"\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/interface\/embed\/embed.html?v=QL4iw0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"highlight4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\">Stronger Cities Need Involved Leaders<\/h6>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" src=\"\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/interface\/embed\/embed.html?v=Td0Fm0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Agenda<\/h3>\n<h5>4 p.m. \u2013 4:05 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>OPENING REMARKS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/sandro-galea\/\">Sandro Galea<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandrogalea\">@sandrogalea<\/a>), Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>4:05 p.m. \u2013 4:15 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>SETTING THE STAGE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Jennifer Keesmaat\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jen_keesmaat\">@jen_keesmaat<\/a>), CEO, The Keesmaat Group, and Former Chief Planner, Toronto<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Read More<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2020\/04\/Jennifer-Keesmaat_100x125.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-164472\" width=\"100\" height=\"125\" \/>Jennifer Keesmaat is an urban planner passionate about creating places where people flourish. Named one of the \u201cmost powerful people in Canada\u201d by Macleans, one of the \u201cmost influential\u201d by Toronto Life, and one of the top Women of Influence in Canada, she spent five years as Toronto\u2019s Chief City Planner, where she was celebrated for her forward thinking and collaborative approach to city-building.<\/p>\n<p>A Distinguished Visitor in Residence Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Keesmaat continues to share her vision for cities of the future, and her belief in the importance of public sector leadership through a variety of publications including The Guardian, Macleans, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and on her podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invisiblecitypodcast.com\/\">Invisible City<\/a>. Keesmaat is on the Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute, Toronto, and is appointed to the International Panel of Experts, Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past fifteen years, as a founding partner of the Office for Urbanism and subsequently Dialog, Keesmaat worked in municipalities across Canada and around the world on urban design guidelines, official plan reviews and strategies for creating dense, walkable cities. Her planning practice is characterized by an emphasis on collaborations across sectors, and broad engagement with municipal staff, councils, developers, business leaders, NGO\u2019s, and residents associations. Keesmaat has been recognized for her expertise in transit planning, heritage preservation, strategy development, communications, sustainable economic development and the creation of walkable, complete communities.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Keesmaat ran for Mayor in the City of Toronto on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferkeesmaat.com\/politics\">a progressive, visionary platform<\/a> that included addressing the housing crisis by building at scale on city-owned land and implementing a Rent-to-Own program; neighbourhood-based crime prevention through the development of Community Wellbeing Plans for each neighbourhood in the city; redesigning city streets to prioritize vulnerable users such as children, seniors, pedestrian and cyclists; the development of five Cultural Hubs to instigate renewal outside of the core; and the tearing down of the Gardiner Expressway to build a new walkable, transit-oriented waterfront neighbourhood community.<\/p>\n<p>Keesmaat has a Combined Honours degree in Philosophy and English from the University of Western Ontario, and a Masters in Environmental Studies, Politics and Planning, from York University. As a Registered Professional Planner, her work has been repeatedly recognized by professional associations, including as the recipient of the 2016 President\u2019s Award of Excellence, from the Canadian Institute of Planners; the 2016 Bryden Alumni Award, York University, the 2017 City Builders Award from EDIT\/the Design Exchange; the International Placemaking Award, City of Lyon, France 2017; and most recently, the 2019 The Edmund N. Bacon Award from the Center for Architecture and Design, Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Her award-winning and widely acclaimed podcast can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invisiblecitypodcast.com\/\">invisiblecitypodcast.com<\/a>. In it, she talks about a broad range of future city and technological topics, including access to food security in The Cauliflower Crisis, how to plan for autonomous vehicles in The Future of the City, The Future of the Car; and the opportunity of raising kids in dense, urban environments in 5 Kids, One Condo.\u00a0Jennifer also brings light to the biggest challenges facing cities in her Within Reach podcast, in partnership with Newstalk 1010.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>4:15 p.m. \u2013 4:25 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Katie Swenson\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kwswenson\">@kwswenson<\/a>), Senior Principal, MASS Design Group<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Read More<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2020\/04\/Katie-Swenson_100x125.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-164471\" width=\"100\" height=\"125\" \/>Katie joined MASS in 2020 as a Senior Principal. Before joining MASS full time, she served as a board member for three years, providing insight on how design practice promotes economic and social equity, environmental sustainability, and healthy communities. Previously the vice president of Design &amp; Sustainability at Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., she is an expert in affordable housing, community development, and leadership cultivation.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the second class of Enterprise Rose Fellowship, Swenson was tapped to grow and lead the program in 2007, after completing her fellowship with the Piedmont Housing in Charlottesville. Under her leadership, Swenson has recruited and mentored 85 fellows who are the next generation of leaders in architecture and community development.<\/p>\n<p>Following her Rose fellowship, Swenson founded the Charlottesville Community Design Center in Charlottesville and, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, led it to establish an international design competition. Based on the innovations that emerged from the competition and work, she co-authored \u201cGrowing Urban Habitats: Seeking a New Housing Development Model\u201d with William Morrish and Susanne Schindler.<\/p>\n<p>Katie has taught at the Boston Architectural College and Parsons School of Design at The New School, and lectured extensively on sustainable community development and affordable housing. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in comparative literature from the University of California-Berkeley and a master\u2019s degree in architecture from the University of Virginia. She was a 2018-2019 Loeb Fellow at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of the forthcoming publication, \u201cDesign With Love,\u201d stories from 20 years of the Enterprise Rose Fellowship, with photography by Harry Connolly. The book will be published in August 2020 by Schiffer Publishing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>4:25 p.m. \u2013 4:35 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>DESIGN FOR HEALTH AND RESILIENCE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Joan Saba\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JSLSaba\">@JSLSaba<\/a>), Partner, NBBJ<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Read More<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2020\/04\/Joan-Saba_100x125.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-164473\" width=\"100\" height=\"125\" \/>Specializing in healthcare architecture and planning, Joan Saba brings more than 25 years of expertise and strategic vision to all types of healthcare projects, with a focus on academic medical centers, pediatric and teaching hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Joan\u2019s expertise in translating current and future programmatic and operational needs into effective healing environments is applied to projects of diverse scales. She has developed long-term client relationships with a range of prestigious healthcare organizations and has advised on some of the nation\u2019s most pressing healthcare design issues. Joan is a trusted advisor to boards and senior management teams in developing and implementing strategies and capital planning tailored to specific organizational needs.<\/p>\n<p>She has recently led the healthcare planning and design efforts on the Kimmel Pavilion at New York University\u2019s Langone Medical Center and a new medical center at the American University of Beirut. Her recent work on the Massachusetts General Hospital Lunder Building has won numerous design and industry awards, including a National Healthcare Design Award from the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health.<\/p>\n<p>Recognized as an industry expert and dynamic educator, Joan is frequently asked to lecture and teach on trends and innovations in the planning and design of academic healthcare and pediatric environments. She was recently interviewed by\u00a0Forbes China\u00a0and\u00a0Chinese Business News Weekly\u00a0on recommendations to improve healthcare in China. Recent speaking engagements include presentations at Stanford Medicine X,\u00a0The Economist\u00a0Health Care Forum, the Academy of Architecture for Health, Harvard University Graduate School of Design&#8217;s Executive Education Program, and the Symposium of Healthcare Design. In 2012, Joan was named as one of\u00a0Healthcare Design\u00a0magazine\u2019s HCD 10. She was also a recipient of the AIA \/ Academy of Architecture for Health\u2019s Presidential Citation Award and was included in\u00a0Healthcare Design\u2019s list of \u201cTwenty Who Are Making a Difference.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>4:35 p.m. \u2013 4:45 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>THE FUTURE OF BUILDING RESILIENT CITIES<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Katharine Lusk\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KathLusk\">@KathLusk<\/a>), Executive Director, Boston University Initiative on Cities<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Read More<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2020\/04\/Katharine-Lusk_100x125.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-164470\" width=\"100\" height=\"125\" \/>Katharine Lusk\u00a0is the founding Executive Director of the Initiative on Cities at Boston University where she spearheads new university-wide programs and research, including the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/what-we-do\/policies-in-practice\/inventory\/initiative-on-cities-releases-first-national-survey-of-mayoral-priorities\/\">Menino Survey of Mayors<\/a>, student government fellowships, original urban scholarship and multi-stakeholder conferences. She also serves as Senior Personnel\u00a0to the NSF-funded\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/research\/scope\/\">Smart City Cloud Platform<\/a>\u00a0project directed by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/\">Hariri Institute<\/a>\u00a0and on the Advisory Board of the BU Urban Affairs and City Planning program.<\/p>\n<p>Katharine\u00a0was a\u00a0policy advisor to former Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, where she led his work to make Boston the first city in the country to achieve pay equity for women. In addition to creating the Mayor\u2019s Women\u2019s Workforce Council, she authored, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofboston.gov\/images_documents\/Boston_Closing%20the%20Wage%20Gap_Interventions%20Report_tcm3-41353.pdf\">Boston: Closing the Wage Gap<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0identifying evidence-based interventions employers can take to close the gender wage gap. An enthusiastic civic entrepreneur, Katharine launched a new capital fund for child care providers, a platform for women small business owners, Women on Main, and the nation\u2019s first mobile City Hall, City Hall to Go.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, she served as an advisor to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick\u2019s\u00a0Successful Women, Successful Families Task Force. Prior to entering public service, Katharine\u00a0worked as a\u00a0brand strategist and researcher for Fortune 500 companies. She was most recently the VP\/Director of Branding with McCann Erickson, the global advertising agency.<\/p>\n<p>She received a\u00a0Masters in Public Policy from the\u00a0Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she was the recipient of the Barbara Jordan Award for Women\u2019s Leadership and the Manuel Carballo Award for her graduate thesis modeling state-run paid family leave for Massachusetts. She earned her BA from Williams College.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>4:45 p.m. \u2013 5 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>MODERATED DISCUSSION AND Q&amp;A<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, April 30, 2020 #CoronavirusSeries #HealthyCities Download the Social Media Toolkit This panel will explore the role of cities in creating the conditions for health, particularly in a time of pandemic. It will address how cities can be rebuilt with a focus on resilience and on promoting healthy populations. 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