The Habitat III Urban Walks, held by the Habitat III Secretariat with various esteemed partners, are a series of organized walks that showcase how the New Urban Agenda can be translated into real change at the city level. They present an opportunity to initiate discussion on urban planning and the challenges of sustainable urban development by welcoming participants to experience and witness successful planning tools and urban interventions.

In celebration of urban activist Jane Jacobs, the Habitat III Secretariat and the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization are holding a Jane’s Walk to explore how Roosevelt Island, once dubbed “the island  that nobody knows”, has taken on energy and innovation in the last decade with public spaces, educaitonal institutions, and successful residential communities.