NYC School of Data 2026

How can $1 billion reshape New York City’s future? At a time when affordability dominates public debate, how that money is spent matters. Instead of funding short-term fixes, what if $1 billion were invested in long-term solutions: expanding subway access and unlocking housing growth across the city?

Join us for a presentation of “A Better Billion: Expanding Transit and Housing for a More Affordable New York,” a new planning and vision report from the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management’s Transportation and Land Use Group. The report outlines a data-driven strategy to plan for subway expansion while leveraging the City of Yes zoning amendments to support housing production near transit expansion.

Franklin Tang, lead author of the report, will walk through the core methodologies, cost assumptions, housing capacity estimates and mapping techniques behind the proposal. He will also discuss how the team translated technical analysis into a compelling visual and narrative product designed to inform public debate.