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Amanda Jay Mortimer Burden (née Mortimer; born January 18, 1944) is an American businesswoman who is a principal at Bloomberg Associates, an international consulting service founded by Michael Bloomberg as a philanthropic venture to help city governments improve the quality of life of their citizens.
Amanda Burden served as the New York City Planning Commissioner from 2002 to 2013 and is a Principal at Bloomberg Associates.
As New York’s chief city planner under the Bloomberg administration, Amanda Burden led revitalization of some of the city's most familiar features — from the High Line to the Brooklyn waterfront.
Amanda Burden helped plan some of the city’s newest public spaces, drawing on her experience as, surprisingly, an animal behaviorist. She shares the unexpected challenges of planning parks people love -- and why it's important.
May 27, 2012 · To her fans, Amanda M. Burden, the director of the New York City Planning Department, is a visionary.
Apr 25, 2014 · Amanda Burden, former animal behaviorist turned New York’s chief city planner, has discovered what makes cities desirable: great public spaces. During her time with the Bloomberg administration,...
Mar 18, 2014 · When we think of cities, we think of buildings and skyscrapers and stray cats. For Amanda Burden, who spent 12 years as New York City’s director of urban planning, they’re primarily about people. They’re about where people go and where they meet — that’s the core of how cities work.
