DAN DICKSON, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DESIGN AT THE BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY (NYC)
Today on What’s Wrong With: The Podcast, we have the honor to speak with Dan Dickson!
Dan Dickson is an urban planner and architect who is interested in how to solve intractable problems rooted in the built environment. He has spent much of his career working in architecture firms on planning and design work ranging in scale from the building to the region, exploring equity issues relating to transportation access, criminal justice, education, and housing affordability. Dan has also worked for NYC’s Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), where he facilitated the funding, construction and maintenance of affordable housing in support of the City’s Housing New York plan.
Currently, Dan’s role as Director of Planning and Design at the Battery Park City Authority has allowed him to participate in leveraging public funds to create a more sustainable and resilient New York City with an emphasis on the public realm.