Collyn Chan is an urban planner, researcher, photographer, struggling millennial working on implementing material and meaningful changes for the communities she lives in. Currently, Collyn is a Senior Project Manager at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, developing waterfront and industrial sites for the burgeoning offshore wind industry. Collyn has worn many hats as an urban planner, from renewable energy, to climate relocation, to last mile transportation planning. The common thread is her theory of change - catalyzing climate infrastructure projects to invest in more connected and just communities. Collyn hold a BSc. In Global Resource Systems from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in City Planning from MIT.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

2:14 - Is Collyn Canadian?

3:50 - Urban planning and working at the NYCEDC (New York City Economic Development Corporation

6:00 - Collyn reflects on her journey and why she wanted to go to grad school

11:15 - The Offshore Wind Initiative at NYC and on fighting climate change

14:00 - What's Collyn's "WHY"?

17:00 - Offshore wind energy discussion

19:00 - Question about working in climate as a full-time job - is it hard to be optimistic?

23:00 - What wakes you up in the morning, other than coffee?

24:17 - Cool projects and how policy shapes development

28:35 - 5 year goals and what is Collyn personally aiming for?

32:45 - Truck and freeways discussion and how the Marine Highway as a second to last mile solution

38:05 - is 15 minute grocery delivery is destroying the city?

41:50 - Congestion pricing discussion

44:30 - Parting thoughts