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Task Forces Overview
In late 2007, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance convened six Task Forces for the first time -- Aquatecture, Green Harbor, Education, Mass Water Transit, Waterfront Play and the Working Waterfront. Their mission: to define needs, synthesize various agendas, prioritize land-use proposals and develop a comprehensive vision for the New York/New Jersey waterfront.
Of the nearly 400 Alliance Partners, more than 200 sent representatives -- scientists, engineers, urban planners, community advocates, government workers, boat captains and other stakeholders associated with our local waterways -- to participate in the MWA Task Forces.
Over many months, the Task Forces met and exchanged ideas. By the end of 2008, after countless hours of discussion, the six groups emerged with the Waterfront Action Agenda, a hard-won consensus on an equitable program for revitalizing the metropolitan waterfront. In its first year, the Waterfront Action Agenda already has had a significant impact on economic decisions, environmental priorities, transportation plans, public access, and infrastructure development pertaining to the local waterfront.
The Task Forces are reconvening in the fall of 2009 to begin mulling over some big questions as they get ready for another round of task force meetings this fall.
Task force members are being asked, for example, to come up with good ideas for funding for waterfront programs, what new waterfront-related federal, state or local legislation should be proposed, and what changes or additions should be made to the recommendations published last fall in the MWA White Papers.
The Task Forces will meet in 2010 to work on practical proposals for waterfront policy through New York City's Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. The Task Forces will help to define the needs of all waterway stakeholders, prioritize land-use proposals and transportation plans, and advocate for public access.
If you would like more information on the MWA Task Forces, please contact Cortney Worrall, MWA's Director of Programs at 212-935-9831 ext. 290.
For a comprehensive list of the results of the last task force meetings,click here.
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