Jonathan Hawkins on the Past, Present, and Future of Transportation

NYC-based planner and Garment District Alliance leader Jonathan Hawkins reflects on the European experience and the pivotal moment we're at to educate.

I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting many new people via Zoom or email since NYC shut down in late March. One of these people is a very smart and savvy planner named Jonathan Hawkins, who I interviewed a few weeks ago about his experiences at public agencies and now at a Business Improvement District, the Garment District Alliance.

Jonathan and I talked teaching and learning from places that have set their city-building on the right course in the last few years. Below, our conversation.