NYMTC Opens New Office on Nov. 18th

Subject: Information on NYMTC
Date: 10/29/2004 7:36:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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NYMTC Opens New Offices on Nov 18th
by Gerry Bogacz

The Grand Opening of NYMTC's new offices on the 22nd floor at 199 Water Street in Lower Manhattan will take place on November 18th. NYMTC's principals have been invited to participate in the Grand Opening ceremony, scheduled to begin at 11:30 am. During the ceremony, NYMTC's new conference center will be dedicated to the memories of Ignatius Adanga, Charles Lesperance and See Wong Shum, the staff members killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Additionally, NYMTC will announce its September 11th Memorial Program for Regional Transportation Planning, intended to be a living memorial to our three colleagues. The Memorial Program will set aside funding for publicly solicited transportation planning activities throughout the region, as well as assisting students in transportation planning and computer-related studies. NYMTC's offices will be open to the public from 11 am to 4 pm on November 18th. A meeting of the Program, Finance and Administration Committee will follow the ceremony at 1:15 pm.

Contact
Colleen Brathwaite
212.383.7241

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) provides a collaborative planning forum to address transportation-related issues from a regional perspective and plans and makes decisions on the use of federal transportation funds. The NYMTC region includes New York City, Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley. It encompasses an area of 2,440 square miles and a population of 11.3 million, approximately 65% of New York State's population. To respond to local needs, NYMTC is comprised of three Transportation Coordinating Committees (TCC): New York City TCC, Mid-Hudson South TCC and Nassau/Suffolk TCC. These committees recommend sub-regional transportation priorities and provide opportunities for the private sector, general public, local government and interested stakeholders to become involved in the planning process on a more local level.