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Known for world-class research, RPA also engages communities, businesses, elected officials, and the media each day to advance our ideas. Read our latest testimonies, statements, media hits, and blog posts.
Jan 09 2024
RPA Statement on Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address
by Tom Wright
Dec 18 2023
New York City Forges Path to Net Zero Buildings, Sets Rules to Meet 2030 Performance Standards Beginning in New Year
by Dale Bryk
Dec 06 2023
RPA Statement on NYC’s “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality” Proposal
by Maulin Mehta
Dec 01 2023
Advocates Call on Governor Murphy and State Legislature to Invest in Transforming NJ Transit into a Modern, Fully-Functioning Transit System
by Zoe Baldwin & Christina Kata
Nov 30 2023
Statement on Traffic Mobility Review Board’s congestion pricing recommendations
Statement on Construction Starting on the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project
by Sophie Cappello
Nov 13 2023
Advocates celebrate breakthrough in campaign to overhaul flawed Army Corps flooding plan for NY-NJ Harbor
by Robert Freudenberg
Nov 11 2023
Statement on the Passing of Mort Downey, III
Nov 07 2023
Statement on Federal Funding for NEC Upgrades in the Region
Nov 03 2023
Statement on Construction Starting at Hudson Yards Concrete Casing, Section 3
by Brian Fritsch
Nov 01 2023
Statement on Cancellation of Offshore Wind Projects In New Jersey
Oct 31 2023
New Regional Plan Association Report Finds Increased Economic Interdependence Between New York City and Suburbs Despite Rise in Remote Work Patterns
Oct 25 2023
Statement from RPA on New York State investment in renewable energy
Oct 12 2023
RPA Statement on Mayor Adams’s Launch of New Greenway Corridors
Sep 21 2023
Statement on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity
Sep 12 2023
Joint Statement on Issuance of Local Law 97 Proposed Rule
Aug 03 2023
Statement on the passage of permanent outdoor dining legislation
Jul 14 2023
Regional Plan Association Releases Comprehensive Policy Recommendations and Toolkits for Future of Public Space Management
Jul 06 2023
Build Gateway Now Coalition Response to Hudson Tunnel Project Advancing to Engineering Phase
Jun 26 2023
Statement on the FONSI from US DOT on Congestion Pricing
New RPA Report Offers Recommendations for Community-Focused Approach to Offshore Wind Transmission Development As New York and New Jersey Connect Eight Projects to the Electrical Grid through Coastal Neighborhoods by 2030
Regional Plan Association mourns the passing of Richard Ravitch
by Tom Wright & Ray McGuire
Jun 06 2023
A Statement on Work Live Ride and Senate Bill 998
by Pete Harrison
May 23 2023
Statement on New Jersey Senate Passage of S3605
by Zoe Baldwin
May 19 2023
Statement on NYC City Council Open Dining Legislation
May 17 2023
Build Gateway Now Coalition Releases Interactive Map of All 11 Gateway Program Projects
by Sophie Cappello & Brian Fritsch
May 12 2023
RPA Statement on the Release of the Congestion Pricing Final Environmental Assessment
May 05 2023
RPA Statement on the Release of the Letter for Legal Sufficiency on Congestion Pricing’s Environmental Assessment
Apr 28 2023
Statement from Regional Plan Association on the New York State Budget Agreement for FY 2024
Apr 18 2023
Statement on Removal of NYS Housing Compact from State Budget Negotiations
Mar 23 2023
A Letter from the New York Neighbors Coalition in Response to One-House Proposals
by Kate Slevin
Municipal Art Society and Regional Plan Association Launch Interactive Webtool and Release Report on Citywide Environmental Review Process
Mar 21 2023
New Regional Plan Association Report Proposes Solutions to Speed the Delivery of Modern Street Infrastructure and Save NYC Over $1 Billion Per Year
Mar 15 2023
A Letter to Congressmen Gottheimer and Lawler in Opposition of the Anti-Congestion Tax Act
by Tiffany-Ann Taylor
Mar 09 2023
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative Launches Innovative User Study of Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
by Meaghan McElroy
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