Chris Walters
Senior Land Use Policy Associate
Senior Land Use Policy Associate
Christopher.W@anhd.org
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212-747-1117, ext. 25
Chris Walters (he/him) is ANHD's Land Use Policy Coordinator. He works with ANHD members and allies to further land use and planning policies and actions that advance equity in NYC, both at the neighborhood and citywide level. Chris received his Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from Hunter College. A resident of Greenpoint, he likes to spend his free time active in the neighborhood or going on “subway adventures” with his two young sons.
Chris Walters' News and Content
Blog
February 7, 2018
Today the City Council held their public hearing on the Jerome Avenue rezoning, and despite the weather, community members came out in force to make their voices heard. The Bronx Coalition for a Community Vision held a press conference on the steps of City Hall to start the day, and coalition members and local residents gave testimony in the Council Chamber until late into the afternoon.
Blog
January 23, 2018
It’s been hard to ignore the state of New York City’s subway of late, both in the news and in our daily (painful) existence.
Blog
January 18, 2018
On Wednesday morning the City Planning Commission (CPC) voted to approve the proposed rezoning of Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. As the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD) has highlighted throughout this process, this rezoning continues to move forward despite consistent and clear demands from the community that the City reconsider and adjust.
Blog
November 29, 2017
The proposed rezoning of Jerome Avenue takes a step forward with the City Planning Commission hearing taking place today. This hearing comes as community residents continue to express serious concerns that their voices have not been truly heard in the rezoning process or their feedback meaningfully incorporated by the City.
Blog
August 25, 2017
On Wednesday afternoon, at a packed venue, the City Planning Commission (CPC) held their public hearing on the proposed East Harlem rezoning. The CPC hearing comes after both Community Board 11 and Gale Brewer, the Manhattan Borough President, voted no on the proposed rezoning, and the bulk of the testimony heard from the East Harlem community on Wednesday strongly encouraged the CPC to do the same.