100 likes | 185 Vues
Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance is committed to transforming the New York and New Jersey Harbor into a clean, accessible, and vibrant area for all. Through policy platforms, citizen input, and innovative projects like the 1st Eco-Dock in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, MWA is leading efforts to revitalize the waterfront. Join us in creating a waterfront that offers great parks, jobs, and transportation options. Learn more at www.waterfrontalliance.org.
E N D
Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance www.waterfrontalliance.org
MWA’s Mission MWA is determined to transform the New York and New Jersey Harbor and Waterways to make them clean and accessible, a vibrant place to play, learn and work, with great parks, great jobs, and great transportation for all.
Who are we? • An alliance of over 400 organizations in the metropolitan region • Committed to revitalizing the NY-NJ waterfront • A BROADcoalition—from the paddlers of the Sebago Canoe Club on Jamaica Bay to the international shippers of the New York Shipping Association
Waterfront Policy:The Waterfront Action Agenda • Policy Platform for NY- NJ Waterfront • Agenda • White Papers
A Blue Movement A Policy Platform Waterfront Legislation WAVES!! Tinker to Evers to ChanceThe Potent Combination for a New Waterfront
MWA and WAVES “PlaNYC for the waterfront” • Citizen Input • 6 Task Force meetings • Borough workshops and Blue Network meeting • MWA’s Waterfront ConferenceNovember 30, 2010
Ways to Provide Input • MWA’s Task Force meetings • Meeting minutes to Dept. City Planning • Public workshops • Submit written comments • Submit joint comments with others
Agenda • Presentation from the City of New York • Discussion about CWP Goals and Action Agenda Step for Recreation • Next Steps • Implementation • Financing • Harbor Caucus • Upcoming meetings