Tatarstan President meets with Head of New York Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
8 December 2013, Sunday
On December 8 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with President of New York Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Enrique Peñalosa, who came to Kazan by personal invitation of Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin. On December 9-10 one of leading experts in urban planning will deliver lectures for government and municipal employees, businessmen and students.
In 1998-2001, as a Mayor of Bogota, Enrique Peñalosa turned the city into an international example to follow. He currently holds the posts of Board Chairman of New York Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, a member of Guardian Board of Southern California Institute of Architecture, member of Consulting Committee of urban programme of London school of Economics, and research scientist of Pennsylvania Institute for urban research.
At today’s meeting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Enrique Peñalosa for the visit to Kazan and expressed hope that lectures of such a world-famous person would contribute to development of Kazan as a modern and comfortable city for living.
In 1998-2001, as a Mayor of Bogota, Enrique Peñalosa turned the city into an international example to follow. He currently holds the posts of Board Chairman of New York Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, a member of Guardian Board of Southern California Institute of Architecture, member of Consulting Committee of urban programme of London school of Economics, and research scientist of Pennsylvania Institute for urban research.
At today’s meeting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Enrique Peñalosa for the visit to Kazan and expressed hope that lectures of such a world-famous person would contribute to development of Kazan as a modern and comfortable city for living.
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