Upcoming Meetings on Columbia's Manhattanville Development

NB - The Following Letter from Columbia University has been widely distributed as well as e-mailed. The only information on the CB9M Calendar-on-line is the date of the event and CU contacts. JRM


Upcoming Meetings on Columbia's Manhattanville Development
Proposal

To: COLUMBIACOMMUNITY@CUVMC.AIS.COLUMBIA.EDU

Members of the Columbia Community,

We want to inform you that Columbia will participate in a public
meeting to discuss the scope of Columbia's Manhattanville
development proposal on Tuesday, November 15, from 4:00 p.m. to
approximately 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at I.S. 195 at
625 West 133rd Street. It is the first of many public hearings on
Columbia's proposal to be held by the Department of City Planning.

In addition, Columbia has accepted an invitation from Community
Board 9 to conduct a series of information sessions, beginning on
October 6th. For more information, visit the community calendar on
Community Board 9's website, [View event details!]

Events: Details
Columbia's EIS Scoping City Planning Hearing 11/15/05, 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Columbia's EIS Scoping City Planning Hearing on Tuesday, November 15, from 4:00 p.m. to approximately 8:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at I.S. 195 at625 West 133rd Street. Contact the Office of Government and Community Affairs for more information, 212-854-2871 or campusplan@columbia.edu. Added by Reysmontj.
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/manhattan/com9/ .

A little more than two years ago, Columbia unveiled its plans to
develop a new campus in Manhattanville as a long-term solution to
our critical space shortage. Our proposal calls for an open campus
integrated into the neighborhood: leaving all existing streets
open, widening them to improve views of the river and access to the
new waterfront park, adding new green space, facilitating pedestrian
traffic, and adding new retail, community service, and dining
options at ground level.

Discussions with faculty, students, and staff, as well as community
members, continue to shape Columbia's proposal. Outreach efforts
have included presentations and town meetings, more than a dozen
advisory committee meetings, and open houses on the Morningside and
University Medical Center campuses.

As the public process unfolds, you are encouraged to learn more
about the University's proposal. Please feel free to contact the
Office of Government and Community Affairs for more information,
campusplan@columbia.edu or 212-854-2871.

Thank you.