Between Expedience and Deliberation

Organized by the Newman Real Estate Institute, the symposium to address the consequences of September 11 to New York City and the metropolitan region was led by an unprecedented collaboration of the urban faculties of the metropolitan region’s two public universities: the City University of New York’s Urban Consortium and Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research. Guest speakers from New York City industry, government and civic institutions also joined with CUNY and Rutgers faculty in the extensive series of presentations, which was co-sponsored by Crain’s New York Business.

April 2002: A SPECIAL ISSUE

Between Expedience and Deliberation:

Decision-Making for Post-9/11 New York

A Symposium organized under the aegis of The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute. Prepared by the City University of New York Urban Consortium and The Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research. Co-sponsored by Crain’s New York Business. Friday, February 8, 2002 8:00AM--6:00PM. The William and Anita Newman Conference Center Baruch College/The City University of New York.

FROM THE EDITORS

CHARGE

A Third Transformation:
A Regional Future James Hughes
The Role of the University in the Rebuilding Process Matthew Goldstein

PORTRAIT

Ground Zero Sean Ahearn

OVERVIEW

Favoring Deliberation Henry Wollman

THREE FRAMEWORKS FOR CONSIDERING NEW YORK’S FUTURE

Rebuilding:
The Moral Dimensions of Civic Action The Very Reverend James Parks Morton
Rebuilding:
The Idea of the City:
The Present Crisis in Perspective Fred Siegel
Rebuilding:
Planning for a Wounded City Stanley Moses

PART ONE: THE ECONOMY

FRAMING PAPER:
Understanding the Economic Impacts of 9/11 Elizabeth Roistacher
REMARK:
Lessons from the 1970s New York City Fiscal Crisis Eugene Keilin
REMARK:
Shaping a New City Budget Alan Hevesi
REMARK:
Aspiration/Reality: Commercial Real Estate in Lower Manhattan
Steven Spinola
ESSAY:
Federal Funds: How Much/Directed Where? Ronnie Lowenstein
ESSAY:
Counting the Cost: How to Measure the Net Impact of a Major Urban Disaster
John Tepper Marlin & Pierre Rousmaniere

PART TWO: SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY

FRAMING PAPER:
Security in Lower Manhattan Post-9/11:
A Critical and Pragmatic Perspective Charles Jennings
REMARK:
Terrorism: Defining the Threat/Customizing the Response
Maria (Maki) Haberfeld
ESSAY:
Perceptions of Security for Public New York Setha Low

PART THREE: INFRASTRUCTURE

FRAMING PAPER:
Guidelines for Infrastructure Investments Robert Paaswell
REMARK:
Transportation Infrastructure and New York’s Regional Future
Jerrold Nadler
REMARK:
Priorities for New York’s Infrastructure Needs After 9/11
Albert Appleton
REMARK:
Transportation in Lower Manhattan:
Beyond Restoration Lee Sander
ESSAY:
Infrastructure: Solving Street/Surface Congestion Anne Morris

KEYNOTE REMARK

City/State Relationships in the Decision-Making Process:
The Role of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Paul Crotty

PART FOUR: BUILDING

ESSAY:
Utopian and Pragmatic:
Principles for Rebuilding George Ranalli
ESSAY:
The Middle Ground:
Between Site and City Lance Jay Brown
ESSAY:
The Center Cannot Hold:
A Decentralized Rebuilding Program Michael Sorkin
NOTE:
Alternative Urban Design Options for the World Trade Center Site:
Interim Summary New York/New Visions
ESSAY:
Remember Life with Life:The New World Trade Center as Living Memorial
James Young
ESSAY:
A Potential for Vision Paul Goldberger

PART FIVE: CITY/REGION FUTURES

FRAMING PAPER:
The Regional Economic Consequences of 9/11:
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Robert Burchell and Catherine Galley
REMARK:
The New York Impact of 9/11:
Priorities and Focus Michael Schill
REMARK:
The Connecticut Impacts of 9/11:
A Summary Robert Yaro

PART SIX: GOVERNANCE/POLITICAL PROCESS

FRAMING PAPER:
Who Decides and How? Government Decision-Making After 9/11
John Mollenkopf
REMARK:
The City as a Whole:
Balancing Downtown and Citywide Interests Kathryn Wylde
REMARK:
Community Involvement in Downtown’s Future Carl Weisbrod
REMARK:
Community Roles in Downtown’s Future Madelyn Wils

POSTSCRIPT

REMARK:
Including the Families of Victims in the Decision-Making Process
Monika Iken

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