Episode 10: Interview with NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver
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In today's episode, I will be interviewing Mitchell Silver the current NYC Parks Commissioner and the past first black American Planning Association (APA) president. We discuss his 35 year career as a planner working in multiple cities and experience with APA. He also imparts a lot of wisdom and encouragement for planners and challenges many current practices and ways of thinking.  To connect with Mitchell, you can follow him at @mitchell_silver on Instagram and Twitter and reach out to him on LinkedIn as well.  Check out gigitheplanner.com for urban planning products, career coaching, access to an exclusive planner's community and more. 
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