RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH, Inc. (RMA)
Invites you to its meeting, May 14, 2025, at 11 am at Christ Church, Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT.
The program will also be shown on Zoomat https://bit.ly/30IBj21 and on local cable channels 24 (Verizon) and 79 (Optimum)
Peter Harrison
“Shaping the Megaregion: RPA’s Regional Approach to Housing, Transportation and Energy”
Pete Harrison, the Connecticut Director of the Regional Plan Association, will talkabout the future of housing, transportation, and clean energy in Connecticut and how Connecticut fits into the “Megaregion.” He will describe the role of the RPA and current and proposed projects that may impact the Greenwich/Stamford area.
Pete became RPA’s director of Connecticut programs in 2024. Prior to that he was director of its DesegregateCT program, leading a statewide program to enact equitable and sustainable land use policies in Connecticut. He crafted the 80-member coalition’s policy briefs, communications strategy, and local organizing campaigns and helped pass the first statewide zoning reform bill in over 30 years.
Prior to joining DesegregateCT, Pete worked on the intersection of housing, climate, and land use policy as a research scholar at Columbia University. He co-authored a portion of the textbook Green Reconstruction: A Curricular Toolkit for the Built Environment laying out a framework for graduate-level planning, architecture, and preservation programs to center equity and sustainability in their practices. Before that he was the senior national housing advisor for the progressive think tank, Data for Progress, where he co-authored briefs and articles on federal housing and land use policy including the Homes for All report.
Pete has extensive political campaign experience, advising the presidential campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro. He is a former congressional candidate, and has been a volunteer for multiple candidates including Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and New York State Senator Julia Salazar. He spent over a decade as a local housing organizer in and around New York City. Pete grew up in Avon, CT and holds a BA in history from the College of the Holy Cross and an MUP from Columbia University. He also teaches at the City University of New York.
Our next speaker, on May 21, will be Lawrence Schulman, music critic and author, “FREE at Last: Lawrence Schulman and the Great Artists and Composers of 20th Century Classic American Popular Music.”
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by our presentation at 11:00 am. For additional information see https://greenwichrma.org.
