CENTER FOR RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT
AT THE MANHATTAN INSTITUTE
INVITES YOU TO A PANEL DISCUSSION AND BREAKFAST

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007
8:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Program

Harvard Club
35 West 44th Street
New York City

ON:
Rethinking Environmental Review

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS:
Richard Ravitch
Principal, Ravitch, Rice & Company LLC

PRESENTATION OF REPORT:
Hope Cohen
Deputy Director, Center for Rethinking Development

PANELISTS:
Kent Barwick
President, Municipal Art Society
Jerilyn Perine
Executive Director, Citizens Housing and Planning Council
Robert D. Yaro
President, Regional Plan Association

MODERATOR:
Julia Vitullo-Martin
Director, Center for Rethinking Development

The straightforward idea that public officials should understand the consequences of their decisions inspired the creation of environmental review. Over the years, however, the process lost its connection to good planning. It has become an expensive and time-consuming annoyance to large projects and a potentially project-ending burden to small ones.

Please join us as MI’s Center for Rethinking Development releases a practical proposal to reform New York City’s especially burdensome implementation of environmental review. The proposal could be adopted by New York City right now—without changing New York State law or engaging in any other difficult process.What better time to make environmental review meaningful, just when the city is focused on planning its sustainable future?

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