STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HPPUNTERS OINT LAZA 47-40 21ST STREET LONG ISLAND CITY,NY11101 DOUGLAS A. CURREY, P.E. THOMAS J. MADISON,JR. REGIONAL DIRECTOR COMMISSIONER PHILLIP ENG, P.E. DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Transportation Goal GOAL: For all modes of transportation, improve mobility, safety and access and reduce congestion within the study area. x Improve traffic operations in the corridor, reducing delays and increasing efficiency and reliability. x Reduce the frequency and severity of traffic accidents in the corridor by eliminating non-standard elements on the bridge and associated highway sections and ramps. x Minimize diversion of highway auto and truck traffic to local streets, both during construction and long-term. x Substantially conform to established design criteria to ensure safe operation and a smooth flow of traffic. x Be consistent with regional transportation plans in the I-278 corridor and any related highway, transit or freight plans potentially affected by decisions in the project corridor. x Provide cost-effective solutions to problems in the corridor related to both capital construction costs and operation and maintenance expenses. x Eliminate infrastructure deficiencies. x Provide a secure transportation infrastructure. x Improve opportunities for pedestrian/bicycle travel in the corridor. x Increase the effectiveness of mass transit in the corridor. x Address the needs of emergency response personnel and vehicles. x Enhance opportunities for the efficient movement of freight. Public Participation Goal GOAL: Provide an open, inclusive, transparent and responsive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process that includes a proactive, comprehensive and ongoing public participation program. x Create a process that embraces the principles of context sensitive design, fosters innovation and considers all ideas. x Create a process that meets or exceeds federal and state requirements. x Ensure that important but tangential issues that cannot be addressed by the EIS process are directed to the appropriate entity for action. x Create a process in which data are accessible and in which any models used are understandable and the assumptions are clearly defined. (This could include conducting modeling workshops.) x Provide a variety of forums to solicit broad public participation from a wide range of perspectives. x Ensure that opportunities for public input are widely communicated. x Facilitate cross-communication between agencies, groups and individuals. x Develop written and graphic project materials that can be understood by the broadest possible audience. PHONE : (718) 482-4683 F AX : (718) 482-6319 E- MAIL : [email protected] WEBSITE: www.dot.state.ny.us/reg/r11/kosciuszko/kosciuszkohome.html Social, Economic & Environmental Goals GOAL: Protect and/or enhance the environment, including natural resources and open space. x Protect and enhance existing open space and parkland. x Look for opportunities to create parks and open space in order to mitigate project consequences. x Minimize adverse noise impacts and meet federal and state air quality standards. x Protect existing wetlands and waterways. x Avoid impacts to federal and state rare, threatened, and endangered species and other animal life. x Protect public recreational facilities and minimize adverse impacts on their operation during construction. x Protect against adverse visual and light impacts. GOAL: Protect and/or enhance the integrity of residential neighborhoods. x Protect residences and minimize adverse impacts on residential properties during construction. x Improve pedestrian safety. x Ensure that project impacts do not disproportionately affect one neighborhood over another. x Preserve the integrity of neighborhoods. x Protect and preserve community character. GOAL: Maintain the viability of institutional and business communities. x Protect commercial and industrial establishments and minimize adverse impacts on their operation during construction. x Protect institutional facilities (religious, educational, etc.) and minimize adverse impacts on their operation during construction. x Ensure safe pedestrian and vehicular access to institutions and businesses during construction. GOAL: Protect and/or enhance cultural, historic and archeological resources. x Protect and/or mitigate adverse impacts on cultural and historic resources that have been locally designated; identified as eligible for the State or Federal Register; or listed on the State or Federal Register. x Avoid disturbances to archeological resources. GOAL: Recognize the interrelationships between land use and transportation. x Consider the impact on land use created by any transportation improvement. x Be consistent with existing and committed transportation, community development, and land use plans and projects. PHONE: (718) 482-4683 FAX: (718) 482-6319 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.dot.state.ny.us/reg/r11/kosciuszko/kosciuszkohome.html KOSCIUSZKO BRIDGE PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP LIST NAME/TITLE/ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE ALTERNATE(S) Elected Officials Nydia Velazquez Evelyn Cruz United States Congresswoman Marty Markowitz Michael Rossmy Alvin Goodman Brooklyn Borough President Helen Marshall Mark Scott Thomas Campagna Queens Borough President Peter Lutz Martin Connor Naftali Ausch New York State Senator Martin Malave Dilan Anna Zak New York State Senator Serphin Maltese Rosemarie Iacovone New York State Senator George Onorato New York State Senator Joseph Lentol Theresa Cianciotta New York State Assembly Member Vito Lopez Alison Hirsh New York State Assembly Member Margaret Markey Welland Fuller New York State Assembly Member Catherine Nolan Diane Ballek New York State Assembly Member Eric Gioia Zoe Epstein New York City Council Member Melinda Katz Jay Bond Leora Skolnik New York City Council Member Diana Reyna New York City Council Member David Yassky Matt Ides New York City Council Member NAME/TITLE/ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE ALTERNATE(S) Agencies Douglas Currey Regional Director Robert Adams New York State Department of Transportation - Region 11 Iris Weinshall Muhammed Afzal Commissioner Mousa Nazif Moshe Strum New York City Department of Transportation Robert Arnold Division Administrator Tom Breslin Rick Backlund Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Brooklyn Community Board #1 Gerald Esposito Philip Caponegro Queens Community Board #2 Debra Markell Marilyn Elseroad Gary Giordano Queens Community Board #5 Vincent Arcuri John Schell Civic and Neighborhood Organizations Citizens of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together Rosemary Felle Ernest Swain (COMET) Concerned Citizens of Greenpoint Irene Klementowicz Madeline Donach Meeker Avenue/Apollo Street Block Mary Gottlieb Noemi Tiniski Association Steven Tiniski Noble Street Block Association Barbara Mihelic OUTRAGE Alison Cordero Joe Reemmer United Forties Civic Association Joseph Ruzalski Gus Amato Business Interests Jack Teich Acme Architectural Products Marc Teich Mike Teich Steve Martin East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Anthony Parra Development Corporation (EWVIDCO) Long Island City Business Development Gayle Baron Calvin Johnson Corporation Maspeth Chamber of Commerce Anthony Nunziato MaryAnna Zero Sagres Partners, LLC Philip Galasso Dan Torchio ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE ALTERNATE(S) Other – Environmental, Transportation, Etc. Automobile Association of America (AAA) Christopher McBride Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks & Michael Hofmann Laura Hofmann Planning (GWAPP) Greenpoint Property Owners Christine Holowacz Newtown Creek Monitoring Committee Christine Holowacz Dorothy Swick St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church Christine Holowacz Tri-State Transportation Campaign Teresa Toro Resident Annette LaMatto Last Updated – January 2007 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION KOSCIUSZKO BRIDGE PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC) OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES PURPOSE/FUNCTIONS The Kosciuszko Bridge Project’s Stakeholders Advisory Committee (SAC) is composed of community partners from the public and private sectors, including elected officials, community board representatives, local business interests, community-based organizations, residents and key agencies. Its purpose is to assist the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) with the Alternatives Analysis/Environmental Impact Statement process for the Kosciuszko Bridge Project by providing guidance and input on transportation, environmental, economic, community cohesion and other pertinent issues; and outreach to groups and individuals throughout the area. The Kosciuszko Bridge Project is a multi-year effort designed to develop and evaluate possible solutions for the rehabilitation or replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge, which spans Newtown Creek between Brooklyn and Queens. The SAC will be an essential component of the Project’s Public Involvement Program and will play a central role in advising NYSDOT. It is being specifically established to: • represent a variety of interests throughout project planning and implementation; • assist with refinement of the Study’s problem statement and project goals and objectives; • assist in developing a process by which strategies/alternatives to address the problems will be evaluated, including clear and understandable screening criteria; • achieve consensus among SAC members on the information/analyses needed to support screening decisions; • review project data and findings; • review and provide input on preliminary