RPA Senior Fellow Albert Appleton summed up the choice between rebuilding the Elevated Expressway and construction of a tunnel as possible. The Region can spend in the order of one billion dollars and endure up to a decade of disruption to recreate a disliked status quo. Or it can spend more money up front, to have lower total lifecycle costs, to improve traffic flows and revitalize five miles of some of the City's choicest waterfront. The Gowanus is the choice that will determine whether the City is truly ready to think big again. For members only.
Space is limited.
The General Services Administration is offering a free walking tour of Governors Island to RPA members and friends on Wednesday, October 22. The tour is from 1pm-3pm. There is no charge, but advance registration is required. The tours depart from the Battery Maritime Building Coast Guard waiting room, located along the waterfront immediately north of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal at the foot of Whitehall and South streets in Manhattan. New York City's Urban Forest New York City's trees have been suffering from years of neglect.