Position Statements
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Letter to the Editor of the NY Times Concerning Nicolai Ouroussoff’s Article
In Nicolai Ouroussoff’s In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises (Critic’s Notebook September 25) he notes, “Ever since the notion that thoughtful planning could improve the lot of humankind died out, sometime in the 1970s, both the megarich and the educated middle classes have increasingly found solace by walling themselves off inside a variety of […]
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Position Statement on Recent Actions by HUD Concerning Westchester County
Our Chapter is concerned about effects to Westchester County (the “County”) from the actions recently taken by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD or “the Agency”) with regard to the use of Community Development Block Grants. In a letter sent to Deputy County Executive Plunkett in April of this year, HUD indicated […]
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Position Statement on the Move NY Fair Tolling Plan Proposal
Of particular interest to the Chapter is the proposal for the Move NY Fair Plan to institute fares for entering Manhattan’s central business district and to substantially change the method for tolling the City’s major bridges. The Move NY Fair Plan was first proposed by Sam Schwartz, P.E., a former Commissioner at NYC Department of […]
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Statements made to the Landmarks Preservation Commission on the landmark calendaring process
excerpt: Good Morning. My name is James Rausse and I am the President of the NY Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association. With me this morning is Michael Levine who is the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs. The Metro Chapter is a professional, educational, and advocacy organization representing over 1,400 planners and policy makers […]
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Policy Paper on Vanderbilt Corridor Rezoning
In 2013, the Chapter issued a position statement raising concerns about the rezoning proposal for a larger area known as Midtown East, which included the Vanderbilt Corridor. At the time, we questioned the scale and scope of the proposal, ultimately concluding that it was too large, did not seem to fulfil a pressing need and […]
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APA NY Metro Chapter Planning Priorities Letter to Mayor de Blasio
The Chapter prepared a position statement on planning priorities for the city that was sent to Mayor William de Blasio. We would like to thank all our members who responded to our survey and submitted comments, and specifically the sub-committee who helped organize this letter: Michael Levine, AICP – Vice President Intergovernmental Affairs Hilary Papineau, […]
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APA NY Metro Testimony Before the New York State Assembly on Risk Mitigation after Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, and Tropical Storm Lee
Watch the video (testimony starts at 2:27:30).
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East Midtown Zoning Amendments
The concept of a global economy has long been a reality as the financial power centers of London, New York and Dubai, among others, are ever more interconnected and the world’s largest corporations are truly multi-national. For many large U.S.-based companies, the domestic market is only a fraction of their total sales. Against this backdrop, […]
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Getting Back to Business: Addressing the Needs of Rockaway Businesses Affected by Superstorm Sandy
The American Planning Association – New York Metro Chapter issued a report to Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC), culminating from a seven-month effort to address business recovery and resiliency on the Rockaway peninsula post-Superstorm Sandy. The Chapter brought together dozens of planning experts to volunteer their services to develop medium and long-term strategies for […]
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NY4P Parks Platform 2013 Endorsement and White Paper
EXCERPT: From an open space perspective, the Bloomberg Administration will perhaps be most remembered for its “legacy parks” – pristine new jewels such as Brooklyn Bridge Park, the High Line, and Governors Island that have been hailed for their dramatic designs and hybrid public-private funding strategies. In addition, thanks to the vision and capital dollars […]
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