Civic Community Calls for Planning - Not Politics - At Ground Zero

November 1, 2005: Today the Civic Alliance joined the American Planning Association NY Chapter, New York New Visions and the Labor Community Advocacy Network in issuing a statement on the current disarray in the Lower Manhattan planning process. The statement calls on the City of New York to take a greater role in the planning process, and calls on the Port Authority to revisit the WTC program and lease agreement with Larry Silverstein. In light of the string of recent setbacks that have plagued the rebuilding of Ground Zero, the time is right for an honest reassessment of the development program, the financing, and the ownership/ lease arrangements that are misguiding the development process.

Download Civic Alliance Statement