On the morning of Friday, April 4th, conference attendees will gather at the Academy of Urban Planning, the main conference location.  After assembling for a brief introduction and light breakfast, young planners and adult allies will break into small groups to participate in mobile workshops.  Participants will travel all over New York City to hear directly from youth and adults about their projects onsite. All tours include lunch, free of charge to conference attendees.

After registration you will be contacted to select your choices for a mobile workshop.


Here’s a list of available workshops (click titles for more detailed information):

  • Environmental Justice in the Bronx River Rivershed – Hear from young people at Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, Rocking the Boat and The Point CDC about youth activism in the Bronx…includes a canoe tour! (Download the special consent form)
  • NYCycle Tour – Beginning in Long Island City, visit some of Manhattan’s most bicycle-friendly planning initiatives by bike, led by Recycle-a-Bicycle (maximum 15 participants, download the special consent form)
  • Up From Flames – Learn about the fires and riots in Bushwick’s history, as well as the issues facing today’s Bushwick community.  Participants will hear from creators of the “Time Flies” mural, testimonies from longtime Bushwick residents and historians, and Make the Road’s Youth Power project.  This tour will also visit Pratt to hear about their involvement in community planning initiatives.
  • This is Brooklyn – Participate in an interactive tour of the Brookyn Bridge in the morning led by Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, then visit the Urban Memory Project’s Lost in Transition: South Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Coney Island exhibit at the Brooklyn History Society. Students will talk about how they used photography to capture the rapidly changing face of their home borough.
  • Community Voices – Lear about an innovative community-based Youth Court model at Red Hook Community Justice Center, then tour community murals created by youth involved in Groundswell’s Community Mural program, an organization that brings together communities to use art as a tool for social change (maximum of 15 participants).
  • Lower Manhattan  – The workshop begins with a brief tour of the NYU Campus, and a visit to the historic Puck building, home to Wagner's Urban Planning graduate program. After lunch the group will visit the Skyscraper Museum to discover some of the history behind New York's amazing skyline and real estate, followed by Battery Park, a visit to Ground Zero.