As Deputy Executive Director for Strategic Planning at the
New York City Department of City Planning, Howard Slatkin
oversees the Department’s divisions responsible for citywide
and long-term planning and policy analysis. This team supplies
data and analysis to government and the public to inform
planning activities and decision making, leads citywide zoning
and land use initiatives, and coordinates citywide policy
development with local planning initiatives and the activities of
other agencies.
In over two decades with the Department, Howard has led
citywide and local initiatives to advance housing supply and
affordability, economic development, and access to
opportunity, and to promote adaptive reuse and brownfield
remediation. These projects include the adoption of Zoning for
Quality and Affordability, a set of citywide changes to spur the
creation of affordable housing and higher-quality buildings,
and the adoption of a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing
program. Howard has also led Department efforts to promote
sustainability and climate resilience, including Zone Green, a
set of zoning amendments to promote green buildings, which
won the American Planning Association’s 2012 national award
for Excellence in Environmental Planning. He was the recipient
of the 2015 Public Service Award from the New York City
Citizens Housing and Planning Council.
Howard received his Master’s degree in Urban Planning from
Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in History from
Brown University.