Completed Lectures + Workshops | Mike Lydon

2020

Panelist, Bates College Environmental Career Spotlight Series, Lewiston, ME, January 22
Moderator/Panelist, APA New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, January 23rd
Keynote, City Building Exchange, New Orleans, LA, November 11-13th

2019

Keynote, Mobility Now: Transportation Innovation in SE + SW D.C., Washington D.C., February 7th
Lecture, Tactical Urbanism 2020, powerHouse Books, Brooklyn, NY, February 20th
Lecture, Tactical Urbanism 2020, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, February 27th
Keynote, Niagara Falls, NY, May 9th
Master Class Lecture, International Downtown Association Placemaking and Place Branding Summit, Huntsville, AL, May 15th
Keynote, Huntsville / Madison County Convention City & Visitors Bureau
Keynote, Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change Russian Translation Book Launch, Strelka Institute, Moscow, Russia, May 20th
Keynote and Panelist, Urban Future Global Conference, Oslo, Norway, May 22-24th
The Art of Asphalt, Congress for the New Urbanism, Louisville, KY, June 13th
Webinar, National Physical Activity Society, July 15th
Keynote, Future Hudson, Hudson, NY, August 17th
Keynote, Seaside Symposium, Seaside, FL, September 15th
Moderator, Placemaking Week, Chattanooga, TN, October 2nd
Panelist, Placemaking Week, Chattanooga, TN, October 3rd
Keynote, Atlanta Regional Commission Transportation Demand Summit, Atlanta, GA, October 9th
Keynote, Arkansas AIA Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR, October 18th
Speaker, Center for Planning Excellence Smart Growth Conference, Baton Rouge, November 12th
Presenter, SECCOG Complete Streets Workshop, Norwich, CT, November 19th
Workshop, Ward 7 + 8 Tactical Urbanism Implementation Project, Washington DC, November 20th
Panelist, Orange / Sullivan County Placemaking Conference, Newburgh, NY, November 22nd
Panelist, Northeastern Multimodal and Transit Summit, New Haven, CT, November 25th
Keynote, A Better City: Plazas, Parklets, and Pop-Ups, Boston, MA, December 9th
Keynote/Lecture/Master Class/Symposium/Salon: Tactical Urbanism, Tokyo, Japan, December 8th – 12th

2018

Panelist, City of Hong Kong, February 6th, 2018
Webinar, NACTO Global Designing Cities Initiative, February 7th, 2018
Lecture, New School of Architecture and Design, February 23rd, 2018
Panelist, Transaction, Atlantic City, NJ, April 17th, 2018
Keynote, Gloversville Placemaking Conference, Gloversville, NY, April 18th, 2018
Lecture, Gloversville Placemaking Conference, Gloversville, NY, April 18th, 2018
Webinar, Association for Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, May 16th, 2018
Keynote, Capitol Region Council of Governments, Open Planning Studio, May 16th, 2018
Keynote, Capitol Region Council of Governments, Open Planning Studio, May 17th, 2018
Webinar, Island Press / USGBC Course, Recorded May 30th, 2018
Keynote, Mississippi AIA Conference, Memphis, TN, July 20th, 2018
Keynote, Columbia Design League, Columbia, SC, September 6th, 2018
Keynote, Oslo Urban Arena, Oslo, Norway, September 19th, 2018
Panelist, Oslo Urban Arena, Oslo, Norway, September 19th, 2018
Lecture, Gehl, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 21st, 2018
Keynote, Alberta Professional Planner’s Institute Annual Conference, Kananaskis, Alberta, October 2, 2018
Keynote, Civitas Salon, New York City, NY, October 22nd, 2018
Keynote, Nashville Civic Design Center Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, November 8th, 2018
Lecture, Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems, New York City, NY, November 12, 2018
Keynote, Transport Hartford Multi-Modal Transit Summit, Hartford, CT, November 19th, 2018

2017

Lecture, New School Parsons School of Design, New York City, February 6th, 2017
Workshop, Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design, Austin, Texas, February 8th, 2017
Workshop, Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design, Akron, Ohio, February 14th, 2017
Keynote, ULI Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, February 21st, 2017
Keynote, Seaside Prize, Seaside, Florida, February 25th, 2017
Lectures, Tec de Monterey, Monterey, Mexico, March 9th/10th, 2017
Keynote, Utah Bike Summit, Ogden, Utah, March 14th, 2017
Keynote, Tacoma on the Go!, Tacoma, WA, March 31st, 2017
Keynote, The University of Oklahoma Placemaking Conference, April 3rd, 2017
Session, Congress for the New Urbanism, Seattle, Washington, May 3rd, 2017
Panelist, American Planning Association Conference, New York City, May 7th, 2017
Workshop, New York State Conference of Mayors, Saratoga, New York, May 8th, 2017
Session, CNU New York Hudson Valley Summit, Poughkeepsie, New York, June 3rd, 2017
Keynote, Connecticut Bike Walk Summit, Hartford, Connecticut, June 10, 2017
Workshop, 100 Resilient Cities Summit, New York, NY, July 25th, 2017
Workshop/Tour, 100 Resilient Cities Summit, Living Lab, Brooklyn, July 26th, 2017
Keynote, YIMBYCON, Helsinki, August 18th, 2017
Keynote, Colloquium series in the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, September 7th, 2017
Keynote, Helsinki Design Week, Helsinki, Finland, September 14, 2017
Workshop, ULI + BCBS of Minnesota, September 9th, 2017
Workshop, Rochester Minnesota + Blue Cross Blue Shield, September 10th, 2017
Session, Placemaking Week, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 13th, 2017
Session, ASLA 2017 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October 23rd, 2017
Keynote, ICTC Main Streets Conference, Melbourne, Australia, October 27th, 2017
Workshop, Auckland Design Office, Auckland, New Zealand, October 31st, 2017

2016

Panelist, Park West Vision Zero Forum, New York City, January 28th, 2016
Panelist, International Symposium: Ciclovias and Open Streets Across the Americas – Active Living Research Conference, Clearwater, Florida, January 31st, 2016
Lecture, University of Minnesota College of Public Interest Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 1st, 2016
Keynote, 2016 Winter Cycling Congress, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 2nd, 2016
Keynote, UN Urban Thinkers Campus, The City We Need: Open for Art, Alghero, Italy, February 18th – 20th, 2016
Panelist, Program Cubed: Shaping Our Intentions, Our Experiences, and Our Buildings, AIA NY, New York City, February 23rd, 2016
Panelist, Imagineering Streets for the Post-Carbon City, Vienna, Austria, February 29th, 2016
Keynote and Panelist, Urban Future Global Conference, Graz, Austria, March 2-3rd, 2016
Workshop Leader, Building Better Communities Initiative Action Institute 2.o, Great Falls, Montana, March 22-24, 2016
Keynote, Tactical Urbanism and the Smart City, ITE 2016 Smart City and Transportation Summit, New York City, March 30th, 2016
Keynote, Improve to Improve, University of Texas-Austin City Forum, Austin, TX, April 1, 2016
Keynote, Block, Street, Building, Placemakers Summit, Bentonville, AR, April 22, 2016
Panelist, Placemaking for a More Livable City: The Temporary Activation of Urban Space, New York City Design Week, May 5th, 2016
Panelist, Pop-Up Bike Lanes, ITE New England Annual Meeting, Portsmouth, NH, May 12th, 2016
Panelist, Tactical Urbanism as a Tool for Placemaking, King County Sustainable Roundtable, Seattle, WA, May 19th, 2016
Panelist, Parks Without Borders Summit, New York City Parks Department, May 24th, 2016
Speaker, New York Times Cities for Tomorrow, New York City, July, 2016
Leader and Panelist, The 4th International Open Streets Summit, Portland, OR, August 18 – 21, 2016
Panelist, Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place, Vancouver, Canada, September 14th, 2016
Keynote, North Carolina Bike Summit, Asheville, NC, September 17th, 2016
Keynote, Resource Management Law Association Conference, Nelson, New Zealand, September 24, 2016
Keynote, Huntsville, AL Creative Cities Summit, October 13th, 2016
Workshop, Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design, Washington DC, October, 2016
Keynote, Northern New Jersey Community Foundation / ArtsBergen, October 17th, 2016
Workshop, Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design, Fayetteville, AR, October, 2016
Keynote, Great Asian Streets Symposium, Singapore, Malaysia, December 12 – 13, 2016

2015

Lecture: University of Michigan Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning, February 18th, 2015
World Bicycle Forum, Keynote Address, Medellin, Colombia, February 26 – March 1st, 2015
Tactical Urbanism Book Release + Signing, Barnes and Noble, New York City, March 18th, 2015
Keynote Address, Focus North Texas 5, Dallas, Texas, March 26th, 2015
Keynote Address, Gulfcoast Green 2015, Houston, Texas, March 27th, 2015
Keynote Address, National Main Streets Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1st, 2015
Tactical Urbanism Book Party and Signing, Books and Books, Coral Gables, Florida, April 2nd, 2015
Tactical Urbanism: Past, Present, Future, San Francisco Planning Department, April 6th, 2015
Tactical Urbanism, SPUR San Jose, April 7th, 2015
Tactical Urbanism, Palo Alto Forward Event, April 7th, 2015
Tactical Urbanism, SPUR, San Francisco, California, April 8th, 2015
Market Street Urban Prototyping Festival Bike Tour + Presentation, San Francisco, April 9th, 2015
MemFIX, Memphis, TN, April 10th, 2015
The 5th Square Fundraiser, Philadelphia, PA, April 15th, 2015
Tactical Urbanism, A Book Talk with Mike Lydon, Coalition for Smarter Growth | CNU-DC | Greater Greater Washington, April 21st, 2015
Keynote and Workshop, Glass House Collective Urbanism Showcase and Workshop, Chattanooga, TN, April 22nd – 23rd, 2015
15th Annual Maine Downtown Conference Keynote, Brunswick, Maine, May 1st, 2015
Tactical Urbanism, Oculus AIA-NY, May 4th, 2015
Build Maine Keynote, Lewiston, Maine, May 21st, 2015
The Village Building Convergence Keynote + Workshop, Portland, Oregon, June 3rd, 2015
Green Tools Sustainable Cities Roundtable Keynote, Seattle, Washington, June 4th, 2015
Keynote, Historic Downtown Cleveland Luncheon Forum, Cleveland, Ohio, June 10, 2015
Tactical Urbanism Master Class, Sydney, Australia, June 18th, 2015
Tactical Urbanism Workshop, Waverly Council, Australia, June 19th, 2015
Auckland Conversations Keynote, Auckland, New Zealand, June 23rd, 2015
Future of Places Keynote, Stockholm, Sweden, June 29th, 2015
Keynote Address: Placemaking: Tactics and Strategies to Make Your District Extraordinary Now! New Jersey Main Streets, Highland Park, NJ July 22nd, 2015
Placemaking in The Gaslamp Workshop: San Diego Downtown Partnership, August 26th, 2015
Keynote Address, AIA Philadelphia Park(ing) Day Celebration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18th, 2015
The National Open Streets Summit, Atlanta, Georgia, September 25 – 27th, 2015
“Tactical Urbanism,” APBP Professional Development Seminar, St. Louis, Missouri, September 30th
The City in Words: The Year’s Best Books on Planning, APA California Conference, Oakland, CA, October 5th, 2015
APA Idaho Conference, Sandpoint, Idaho, October 7th, 2015
Lecture: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, October 14th, 2015
Lecture: University of Virginia School of Urban and Environmental Planning, October 19th, 2015
Keynote Address: The Capital Urbanism Lab, National Capital Commission, Ottawa, Ontario, October 29th, 2015
Open Streets PHL, A Panel Discussion, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, November 16th, 2015

2014

Bicycle Facility Design and Implementation Workshop, Iowa Bicycle Summit, January 24th, 2014, Des Moines, IA
Urban Interventions: A Tactical Urbanism How-To, February 8th, 2014, at the Bourse Co-Working Loft in Downtown New Haven, CT
Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Remaking Streets for Better Outcomes, New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, February 15th, 2014, Denver, CO
Keynote Address, Upwind Downwind Conference, Hamilton, ON, February 24th, 2014
Keynote Address, Density in Place: Design Works – 11th Annual Urban Design Conference, Raleigh, NC, March 7th, 2014
Keynote Address, ULI Northwest , Seattle, WA, March 19, 2014
Keynote Address, ULI Northwest Center for Sustainable Leadership, Seattle, WA, March 21, 2014.
Defining Success (Moderator) The Open Streets Summit, Los Angeles, CA, April 4th, 2014
Developing an Organizational Structure (Moderator), The Open Streets Summit, Los Angeles, CA, April 4th, 2014
Connecting Open Streets to Long-term Transformation, The Open Streets Summit, Los Angeles, CA, April 4th, 2014
Keynote Address, “Hack the Library,” Computers in Libraries Conference, Washington, DC, April 9th, 2014
Tactical Urbanism Workshop and Evening Lecture, Orlando, FL, April 15th, 2014
First International Forum on Urban Action, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, April 28-29, 2014
Tactical Urbanism Salon: San Diego, May 15th – 17th, 2014.
Using Tactical Urbanism to Preserve Your Downtown Now!, National Main Streets Conference, Detroit, MI, May 19th, 2014
Strong Towns Bootcamp, Buffalo, NY, June 3rd, 2014
Tactical Urbanism 202: CNU 22: The Resilient Community, Buffalo, NY, June 4th, 2014
Keynote Address, Learn Do share NYC, The New School, June 14th, 2014
“Open Streets: Here to Stay,” Pro Walk, Pro Bike, Pro Place, Pittsburgh, PA, September 10, 2014
“Encouraging Physical Activity: Creative Ways to Get Maine Moving Now.” Keynote Address, Active Communities Conference, Bangor, ME, September 25th, 2014
“Reimagaine Jay Street,” discussion panel, New York City College of Technology, October 7, 2014
Workshop with Victoria Heart Foundation, Melbourne, Australia, Ocotber 15, 2014
Workshop with VicHealth, Melbourne Australia, October 17, 2014
Keynote Address, Walk 21: Sydney, Australia, October 21, 2014
International Congress of Adaptive Urbanism, Christchurch, NZ, October 23/24
Public Spaces Bratislava Conference, Keynote Address, Bratislava, Slovakia, November 21-22, 2014

2013

“Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action, Long-term Change,” Charleston, SC, January 10, 2013.
“Cities and Citizens: How Tactical Urbanism is Changing The American City,” University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL January 23, 2013.
City Lab Lecture, University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Albuquerque, NM, February 4th, 2013
Incentivizing Sustainable Cities, Harvard Social Enterprise Conference, February 9 – 10, 2013, Cambridge, MA.
Main Street Symposium, March 9th, 2013 Niagara Falls, NY. Details here.
“Tactical Urbanism Workshop,” SCAD Atlanta Campus, March 13th, Atlanta, GA.
“Tactical Urbanism Workshop,” Greenprints 2013, March 14th, Atlanta, GA.
“Bikes and the Brooklyn Waterfront: Past. Present. Future.” March 22nd, CityTech (CUNY), 8:30am – 12:30 am, Brooklyn, NY
“Tactical Urbanism Lecture and Studio Review, Maryland Institute College of Art, March 29th, Baltimore, MD
Keynote Address, Long Island Complete Streets Summit, Molloy College Sustainability Institute, April 11th, East Farmingdale, NY
Keynote Address, Doors Open Hamilton, Hamilton Burlington Society of Architects, May 2nd, Hamilton, ON
“Transforming Pavement into Parks” APA 2013 Conference, April 16th, Chicago, IL
“Tactical Urbanism + Activism + Media + Planning,” Streestblog Network Training Workshop @ CNU 21, 11:30 – 12:45am, Salt Lake City, UT
“Tactical Urbanism 202,” CNU 21, 2pm – 5pm, May 29, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT. Learn more here .
“Tactical (New) Urbanism,” CNU 21, 3:45pm, May 31st, Salt Lake City, UT
“How Much Control? Subsidiarity and Radical Trust,” CNU 21, June 1, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
“Citizen Interventions and Changing the Urban Landscape,” CNU 21, June 1, 2013, Salt Lake City, UT
Lousiville Sustainable City Series Lecture. June 21, 2013, Louisville, KY
Tactical Urbanism Salon: Louisville, June 22nd, 2013, Louisville, KY More details coming soon…
Open Streets National Training, August 9-11, 2013,Minneapolis, MN
Global City Making Lecture on Tactical Urbanism, September 18, 2013, Sydney, Australia
Tactical Placemaking Workshop, September 24th, 2013, Melbourne, Australia
Tactical Placemaking Workshop, September 25th, 2013, Sydney, Australia
Adaptive Metropolis: The User Generated U rbanism, University of California, Berkeley, September 27th – 29th, 2013, Berkeley, CA
“Collaborative Communities,” SXSW Eco , October 8th, 2013, Austin, TX
AIA Arkansas State Convention, Arkansas State, October 10, 2013, Rogers, AR
Creating Vibrant Places: Putting Together All of the Pieces of Diverse Neighborhoods and Village Centers, SNEAPA Conference, October 17, 2013 Worcester, MA
Tactical Urbanism Salon Boston: This is a Test, District Hall, Boston, MA October 18,19, 2013
Tactical Urbanism Workshop, October 23rd, Tampa, FL, 2013
Tec de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, November 3-6, 2013

2012

“The Role of Research in Developing a Professional Urban Planning and Design Practice,” Currents in the Design and Construction of the Public Realm, University of Nebraska School of Architecture, January 19, 2012.
“Ethics and Urban Planning,” Long Island Ethical Humanist Society, Mineola, NY, January 22, 2012
“DIY Community,” A Community Matters Discussion by the Orton Family Foundation, February 9th
“Land Use Planning: Routine Inclusion of Bicycling and Walking in New Developments,” Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Webinar, February 15th, 2012
“Tactical Urbanism: Testing Livability Improvements Before Investing in Infrastructure,” Greenprints Conference, March 7 – 8, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA
Tactical Urbanism Salon and Workshop, Chicago, IL, March 15, 2012 More details soon…
Saving Cycling: The Role of Bicycle-Friendly Business Districts,” League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit, Grand Hyatt, Washington D.C., March 20-22, 2012
“Tactical Urbanism” Park Pride: 11th Annual Parks and Open Space Conference,” Atlanta Botanical Garden, GA, March 26, 2012
“48x48x48: How to Turn Your Downtown Around in 2 Days for Less Than $2,000,” 2012 National Main Streets Conference, April 1 – 4, 2012 Baltimore, MD
“Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action, Long-term Change,” Boston City Hall, 12:00pm – 1:00pm, April 9, 2012
“WikiCity: How Web-Enabled, Citizen-Driven Initiatives are Redesigning the Urban Interface” Harvard University, Piper Auditorium, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, April 9, 2012
“Tactical Urbanism” American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference, April 14 – 17, Los Angeles, CA.
CNU 20: The New World, West Palm Beach, May 9-12, 2012
“Smart Growth A – Z” May 9, 2012, 2-5pm
“Tactical Urbanism, Economics, and Community”, May 12, 2012, 10:45am – 12:00pm
Placemaking Workshop, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, May 17th, 2012.
“Designing Downtown NOW: Real Tactics, and Tools to Enhance Your Businesses and Districts,” New Jersey Downtown Revitalization & Management Institute,” July 25th, Atlantic City, NJ. More info here.
Keynote presentation, Living Walls Conference, August 17-18, 2012, Atlanta, GA.
Flux Death Match: Is Small Big Enough? (Planning & Intervening in Public Space), August 22nd, 8pm, Flux Factory, 39-31 29th Street, Long Island City, Queens, NY
Bikeway Networks Working Meeting, CNU Transportation Summit, September 9-10, 2012, Long Beach, CA.
“The Open Streets Project” Pro Walk/Pro Bike, September 10 – 13, 2012, Long Beach, CA.
“Tactical Urbanism,” National Building Museum’s Smart Growth Speaker Series, October 11, 2012, Washington, DC
“Tactical Urbanism,” Virginia Tech, October 17, 2012, Blacksburg, VA.
CityWorks X(po), October 18 – 20, 2012, Roanoke, VA.
Moving the Millenials, Transportation for America Round-table Discussion, October 22, 2012, Washington, DC
NACTO Designing Cities Conference, “Creativity in the Curb Lane,” NYU – Kimmel Center, October 24, 2012, New York City
NACTO Designing Cities Conference, “Open Streets,” NYU – Kimmel Center, October 25, 2012, New York City
Community Matters: “Open Streets” – 4pm, November 8th, 2012
“Sharing Urban Mobility Space,” Smart City Expo, November 15, 2012, Barcelona, Spain, Details found here.
“Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action, Long-Term Change,” ZZZ Inc., Novemeber 15, Barcelona, Spain
“Urbanismo Tactico,” Universidad Catolica de Chile, December 6, Santiago, Chile. Info here.
“Salon de Urbanismo Tactico,” XVIII Bienal Arquitectura, December 8-9, Santiago, Chile
“Tactical Urbanism Testing Ground” PlaceMaking @Work Webinar, December 20, 2012.