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November 25, 2019
BQE RECONSTRUCTION UNIFIED VISION STATEMENT
To the Members of the Mayor’s Expert Panel on the BQE Reconstruction,
Over the last six months, local communities adjacent to the proposed project area have continued to meet to discuss the future of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) and how its imminent reconstruction can best reflect our expectations and concerns.
We write on behalf of twelve neighborhood organizations and residential buildings to make clear that we share a unified vision, one we hope will be adopted by the Expert Panel and New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). Below please find our Unified Vision Statement which has been updated since the initial version was submitted in June 2019 and has the support of all the signatories listed.
The end result of the BQE reconstruction process must be a transformative, sustainable solution that will permanently change the relationship of the expressway to our adjacent neighborhoods. That solution must protect our neighborhoods and parks, emphasize our neighborhoods’ historic character, and enhance pedestrian connectivity and green space.
What we desire:
What we expect during the process:
Signatory Organizations
Martha Bakos Dietz
President
Brooklyn Heights Association
[email protected]
Amy Breedlove
President
Cobble Hill Association
[email protected]
Hilary Jager
A Better Way
[email protected]
Toba Potosky President
Cadman Towers
[email protected]
Bill Stein
Fulton Ferry Landing Association
[email protected]
Linda DeRosa
President
Willowtown Association
[email protected]
Louise Matthews
President
360 Furman Street
[email protected]
Howard Kolins President
Boerum Hill Association
[email protected]
Melissa Prober
Co-Chair
DUMBO Action Committee
[email protected]
Patrick Killackey
North Heights Neighbors
[email protected]
Doreen Gallo
President
DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance
[email protected]
Aldona Viaciunas President
Vinegar Hill Neighborhood Association
[email protected]
cc:
Honorable Mayor Bill de Blasio
Honorable Corey Johnson, City Council Speaker
Honorable Jumaane Williams, NYC Public Advocate
Honorable Scott Stringer, NYC Comptroller
Honorable Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
Honorable Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Representative
Honorable Brian Kavanagh, NYS Senator
Honorable Jo Anne Simon, NYS Assembly Member
Honorable Brad Lander, NYC Council Member
Honorable Stephen Levin, NYC Council Member
Polly Trottenberg, NYC Commissioner, Department of Transportation
Mike Racioppo, Brooklyn Community Board 6 District Manager
Rob Perris, Brooklyn Community Board 2 District Manager