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Feb 04 2021
Comments on Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Governors Island Rezoning
by Marcel Negret
Feb 03 2021
Testimony on New York City Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency Amendment
by Robert Freudenberg
Jan 27 2021
Testimony on Scoping of New York Citywide Special Permit for Hotel Construction
by Moses Gates
Jan 25 2021
Comments on New York City Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines and Resiliency Scoring
Jan 13 2021
Comments on New York City’s Proposed Racial Disparity Report
Dec 21 2020
Testimony at MTA Fare and Toll Hearing
by Brian Fritsch
Dec 16 2020
Testimony to MTA Board of Directors 12/16/20
Dec 15 2020
Testimony to NYS Assembly on Converting Vacant and Underutilized Real Estate for Affordable Housing Development
Dec 14 2020
Comments to NYC Mayor’s Office on City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)
Dec 08 2020
Testimony on NYCHA’s “Blueprint for Change” Proposal to Streamline Operations and Address Capital Needs
Dec 03 2020
Testimony on Scoping of Proposed SoHo/NoHo Rezoning
Nov 18 2020
Testimony to MTA Board of Directors 11/18/2020
Nov 10 2020
Comments to Manhattan Community Board 1 on Governors Island Rezoning
Oct 21 2020
Testimony to NJ Transit Board of Directors
by Nat Bottigheimer
Oct 19 2020
Full Testimony to the Federal Aviation Administration on the LaGuardia AirTrain
by Marcel Negret, Christopher Jones & Tom Wright
Sep 30 2020
Testimony to NJ Transit Customer Service & Communications Committee
Sep 22 2020
Letter to Connecticut Congressional Delegation in Support of Region’s Transit Agencies
by Tom Wright
Comments on LaGuardia AirTrain
by Tom Wright & Marcel Negret
Sep 01 2020
Open Letter to Mayor de Blasio from Surface Transportation Advisory Council
Aug 25 2020
Testimony to the New York State Legislature at Metropolitan Transportation Authority COVID Hearing
by Kate Slevin
Aug 07 2020
Letter to New York City Department of Transportation Asking for Immediate Action on the Brooklyn Bridge
Jul 28 2020
Letter to Congress in Support of the New York City Region’s Transit Agencies
Jul 20 2020
Comments at Penn Station Public Scoping Hearing
Jul 16 2020
Letter to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Supporting PATH Train Extension to Newark Airport
Jun 18 2020
Joint Statement on NJ Transit’s Capital Plan
May 28 2020
Public Comment at the Gateway Development Corporation Board Meeting
Apr 23 2020
Letter to Congress Requesting Additional Federal Funding for New York’s MTA
Apr 20 2020
Comments at 4/20/2020 MTA Board Meeting
Apr 02 2020
Letter to NJ Turnpike Authority on Tolls and Capital Plan
Feb 25 2020
Testimony at the New York City Council Oversight Hearing on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway
by Kate Slevin & Rachel Weinberger
Feb 07 2020
Regional Plan Association Testimony on New York City’s “Where We Live” Plan to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing
Feb 06 2020
Testimony at the NJ Senate Legislative Oversight Committee on the Port Authority of NY and NJ
Jan 28 2020
Regional Plan Association Testimony for the New York City Council on Introductions 1591, 1592 and 1593 (The “Renewable Rikers” Act)
Jan 16 2020
Fairfield County’s Center for Housing Opportunity Comments on WestCOG’s 2020-2030 Draft Regional Plan of Conservation and Development
Dec 12 2019
Testimony to the New Jersey State Senate Select Committee on New Jersey Transit Hearing
by Kate Slevin & Nat Bottigheimer
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