Corridor Resilience

This session explores how blue highways and greenways can operate as connected resilience corridors—managing water, mobility, and ecology as one integrated system. Panelists will examine how these networks help cities absorb and redirect extreme precipitation, reducing flood risk while enhancing public space and climate-ready infrastructure. Speakers Hunter Armstrong, Executive Director / Co-Chair, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative / NYC Greenways Coalition Chris Canary, Vice President, New York City Economic Development Corporation Lauren Kesner O'Brien, Policy and Partnerships Manager, Empire Clean Cities Paul Lipson, Co-Principal, Barretto Bay Strategies Ilana Mayid-Dennis, President, U.S. Coastal Service