Public Hearing on WTC Future

17 May 2002

A public hearing on the causes of the collapse of the WTC towers scheduled for April, then postponed to await the FEMA/ASCE collapse-investigation report release on May 1, has not been rescheduled. As Paul Goldberger writes in this week's New Yorker (not online), the major power players of New York are pushing rapid redevelopment of downtown and have no patience for investigation of the disaster. Which is likely to show the power players advancing protection of property values over human safety, as deftly skirted in the FEMA/ASCE report.

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THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NY & NJ

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

THE FUTURE, OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE,
ADJACENT AREAS AND
RELATED TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority), are working together to revitalize Lower Manhattan. The Port Authority and the LMDC issued a Request for Proposals for a three-phase study to develop options for the World Trade Center site, adjacent areas and related transportation infrastructure. The LMDC and Port Authority will hold a joint public hearing to solicit input on possible options, including those that are suggested in the LMDC Principles and Preliminary Blueprint for the Future of Lower Manhattan.

The public hearing, which will be open to the general public and will provide an opportunity to comment, is scheduled for:

Thursday, May 23, 2002, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University
Spruce Street (between Gold Street and Park Row), New York, NY 10038

The Port Authority and LMDC also invite written public comment.

The deadline for submissions regarding the Principles and Preliminary Blueprint is May 27. The deadline for submissions of ideas to be considered for Phase I of the RFP is June 26. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to RenewNYC@empire.state.ny.us or by mail to:

LMDC/Port Authority Comments
c/o Empire State Development Corporation
P.O. Box 4438, Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10017

To obtain a copy of the draft Principles and Preliminary Blueprint in English, Spanish or Chinese, please visit the LMDC website, www.RenewNYC.com, or call 212-962-3756 for a list of locations in Lower Manhattan where it is available. To obtain a copy of the RFP, please visit the Port Authority website, www.panynj.gov or the LMDC website.

New York Governor George E. Pataki * New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey * New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg

Charles A. Gargano, Chairman, Empire State Development * Daniel L. Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor, New York City

John C. Whitehead, Chairman, LMDC * Jack G. Sinagra, Chairman, Port Authority

Louis R. Tomson, President, LMDC * Joseph J. Seymour, Executive Director, Port Authority

Cryptome/Cartome's administrators submitted a proposal in response to the RFP:

http://cryptome.org/wtc-proposal.htm