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RPA ANHD NYCETC Inclusive Grwoth Initiative

Press Release

RPA & Partners Launch Inclusive Growth Initiative
NYCETC, ANHD, and RPA are developing a plan for equitable recovery with a focus on economic development, workforce training, and affordable housing guided by a 15-person steering committee representative of the diversity of New York City.
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Recent News

New York Business Journal

New York nonprofits launch ​‘inclusive growth’ business initiative

Bloomberg

NYC-Area Mass Transit Poised to Benefit Under Amtrak Fan Biden

NJ.com

Finally, a breakthrough on the Hudson Tunnel with Biden

Spectrum NY1

Biden Administration Could Green Light New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan

NJ.com

The Gateway Tunnel is on the ballot | Opinion

Newsday

LI housing costs 24% more than in 2000, but we’re earning 1.6% less, report says

Curbed

Where Could the City Squeeze New Housing Into Soho?

Spectrum NY1

New Report Lays Out Path for ​‘New York’s Next Comeback’

Crain's New York Business

Rethinking Penn Station is long overdue

Curbed

Can Balconies, Bigger Lobbies, and Package Rooms Help Save Public Housing?

City Limits

Opinion: Post-COVID NYC Needs Bike Lanes and Electric Microbility

Gotham Gazette

Statements Aren’t Enough; We Must Center Racial Equity in the City Planning Process Now

Real Estate Weekly

RPA releases plan to create 500,000 apartments from single family homes

Spectrum NY 1

Study: NYCHA Living Conditions Affects Residents’ Mental & Physical Health

The New York Times

New York as a Biking City? It Could Happen. And It Should.

Our Region

RPA operates in the interconnected 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region.

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Region at a Glance

3

States

31

Counties

782

Municipalities

23 million

Residents

13 thousand

Square Miles

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Our Areas of Expertise

  • Energy & Environment

    Energy & Environment

    RPA’s Energy & Environment program helps the region to rise to the challenge of climate change through proactive regional planning, smart policy development, and advocacy for sustainable land use practices.

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  • Housing & Neighborhood Planning

    Housing & Neighborhood Planning

    RPA’s Housing & Neighborhood Planning program explores how to make the region affordable for everyone and builds collaborative local plans focused on healthy, inclusive, and well-designed communities.

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  • Transportation

    Transportation

    RPA’s Transportation program helps shape and strengthen the network of railways, roads, airports and ports that binds the region together and connect us to the rest of the world.

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  • Governance

    Governance

    RPA works to fix the institutions that are failing us by assisting and reforming the governments and agencies responsible for investments and policies that cut across the region’s three states and 782 municipalities.

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Ongoing Campaigns

COVID-19 Recovery

We’re working to identify who’s vulnerable to COVID-19 impacts including homelessness and loss of income, how to navigate the rent crisis, rescue public transit systems, and ensure an equitable recovery for the region.

Congestion Pricing and Fixing the Subways

Congestion pricing offers an opportunity to unclog traffic, fund and improve public transit, reduce air pollution, and achieve better public health outcomes, and RPA is working to make sure we get this policy right.

Restore the Promise of Public Housing

RPA is proposing strategies to increase funding and improve management for NYCHA, and we’re building the political and civic will necessary to implement them.

Transition to a Decarbonized Region

RPA advocates for policies and investments that can help our region hit ambitious climate targets without triggering other crises of equity, affordability or economic decline.

Reducing Segregation & Inequality Across the Region

Our region is one of the most segregated parts of the United States and has some of the highest levels of income inequality. RPA analyzes the scope of these structural inequities and works with partners to address them.

The Nation’s Most Urgent Infrastructure Project

Build Gateway Now is a coalition of civic, labor and business leaders building support for the construction of a new rail tunnel to connect New York, New Jersey, and the entire Northeast Corridor.
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Event Highlight

Staying Open for Business

In developing solutions to the commercial rent crisis, who should be asked to contribute and how? How should government, banks or other private institutions help? What solutions could ensure that not just one party foots the bill? RPA has convened a panel to discuss these questions and more.

Speakers

Andrew Rigie
Executive Director, NYC Hospitality Alliance; Chair, NYC Nightlife Advisory Board
Councilwoman Carlina Rivera
NYC Councilmember, District 2
James Rubin
CEO, Merediam NA (Moderator)
Ben Carlos Thypin
CEO, Quantierra
Valerie White
Executive Director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) NYC
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Recent Reports

Oct 2020
in Housing & Neighborhood Planning
Long Island Housing Data Profiles A visual guide to better understand Long Island’s housing challenges and opportunities
Oct 2020
in Housing & Neighborhood Planning
New York’s Next Comeback
Aug 2020
in Housing & Neighborhood Planning
Scalable Design Solutions for NYCHA Creating better living conditions for residents while ensuring NYCHA’s future
Jul 2020
in Housing & Neighborhood Planning
Be my Neighbor Untapped Housing Solutions: ADUs and Conversions
Governors Island Climate Park

Testimony

Comments to Manhattan Community Board 1 on Governors Island Rezoning
RPA cautions against an overly-prescriptive set of rules for the rezoning. It may have the unintended consequence of discouraging the kind of research a climate change center would need to perform on the island.
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Zoned One Family Lefferts isolated Be My Neighbor Report2

RPA Lab

Five New York City Neighborhoods to Upzone for Affordable Housing
Now that New York City is rezoning for affordable housing in SoHo/NoHo, here are the five neighborhoods the city should target next.
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LGA Air Train

Testimony

Full Testimony to the Federal Aviation Administration on the LaGuardia AirTrain
RPA elaborates on why the AirTrain is the most viable option for a rail link to LaGuardia Airport.
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The Latest

Nov 2020
in News Release
Key NYC Nonprofits Launch The Inclusive Growth Initiative
Nov 2020
in Testimony
Comments to Manhattan Community Board 1 on Governors Island Rezoning
Nov 2020
in RPA Lab
RPA Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden
Nov 2020
in RPA Lab
Thank You Patty Clark!

New York has a strong history of coming back.”

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Christopher Jones

Senior Vice President & Chief Planner

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From the Timeline

Urban Design Manhattan

1969
“Urban Design Manhattan” recommended design principles for central business districts. Major elements of the report included opening subway stations to light and air, as the Citicorp Plaza did in Manhattan, and concentrating development above and adjacent to subway stations.
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Fourth regional plan cover
The Fourth Plan seeks to address issues including housing affordability, overburdened transportation infrastructure, and vulnerability to climate change — by addressing the underlying shortcomings in the region’s governance structures.
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From the Report Library

Urban Space for Pedestrians

1975
How do people walk in a city? That’s essentially the subject of this classic book, first published in 1975 and written by Boris Pushkarev with Jeffrey Zupan. It examines how people navigate a sidewalk or plaza, how much space they take up, and how much space they need.
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