Capital Cities of the World
The participants talked about the infrastructure plans of Paris, Ottawa and Washington, DC as well as the history of their public works. Jef… read more
The participants talked about the infrastructure plans of Paris, Ottawa and Washington, DC as well as the history of their public works. Jeffrey Stine is the curator of the museum’s exhibit on “Planning America’s Capital for the Twenty-first Century.” The first group of speakers discussed the history and development of the public works of the three cities. The second group of speakers talked about new infrastructure plans for Washington, DC. Finally, Larry King and Reginald Griffith took questions from the audience. close
People in this video
- George Balog Director Baltimore City (MD) Department of Public Works
- Paul Barrett President Public Works Historical Society
- Gabriel Dupuy Professor University of Paris->Urban Planning
- Claire Felbinger Professor Cleveland State University->Urban Studies
- Reginald Griffith Executive Director National Capital Planning Commission
- Larry King Director District of Columbia->Public Works
- James Martin President (Former) American Public Works Association
- Lawrence Moy Commissioner Philadelphia, PA->Streets Department
- Edith B. Page Manager Bachtel Corporation->Transportation
- Mark Seasons Senior Planner Ottawa, Ontario, Canada->National Capital Commission
- Richard Wright Director Department of Commerce->National Institute of Standards and Technology
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