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Environmental Impacts of the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project

Friday, May 2, 2008
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Pace University
Pleasantville, NY (Please use Entrance 3 to Kessel Student Center)

Get up to date on what environmental impacts are being evaluated in the review of alternative projects being considered for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge and Westchester’s main east-west corridor.

Speakers:

Michael Anderson, P.E.– Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project Director, New York State Department of Transportation
Robert Goldstein, Esq. – Riverkeeper
Gerry Bogacz, AICP –Assistant Director/Planning, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
Maureen Morgan– Federated Conservationists of Westchester County

Moderator:
Marsha Gordon– President/CEO, Business Council of Westchester and Co-Chair,Westchester/Rockland Tappan Zee Task Force

A question-and-answer period will be included. Following the presentation participants are invited to continue the conversation until 11 am. Carpooling is encouraged. Coffee/beverages will be served. Save paper – bring your own coffee mug! Conversations on Conservation (CoC) provides a forum for dialogue about current environmental issues.

Reservations are requested; please call (914) 864-7047 by Wednesday, April 30 to confirm your attendance and for directions.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TAPPAN ZEE PLANS TO BE
 DISCUSSED IN THE CONSERVATION CAFÉ

Get up-to-date on what environmental impacts are being evaluated in the review of the alternative projects being considered for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge and Westchester’s main east-west corridor, during the Conservation Café: “Environmental Impacts of the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project, Friday, May 2, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Kessel Student Center of Pace University in Pleasantville.

From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., a panel of experts and stakeholders will discuss the various proposed projects and the associated environmental impacts of each.

Speakers are Michael Anderson, P.E., Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project Director for the New York State Department of Transportation; Robert Goldstein, Esq. of the environmental group Riverkeeper; and Gerry Bogacz, Planning Director for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council.

Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester and Co-Chair of the Westchester/Rockland Tappan Zee Task Force, will moderate. Introduction and welcoming remarks will be made by Fred Koontz, Ph.D., Executive Director of Teatown Lake Reservation.

A question-and-answer period will be included. Following the presentation there will be roundtable discussion on the topic. Participants are invited to continue the conversation until 11 a.m.

Coffee and beverages will be served. Participants are encouraged to help save the environment by bringing their own coffee mug.

The Conservation Café and Conversations on Conservation (CoC) provide a forum for dialogue about current environmental issues. Private citizens, members of concerned organizations, municipal planners and others hear the latest information and have an opportunity to network.

The program is sponsored by Westchester County’s Parks and Planning departments, Pace University, Friends of Westchester County Parks, Teatown Lake Reservation, the Greenburgh Nature Center and Federated Conservationists of Westchester County.

Reservations are requested; please call the County Parks Department at (914) 864-7047 by Wednesday, April 30 to confirm your attendance and for directions.

 Pace University is located on Bedford Road (Route 117) in Pleasantville. The campus is easily accessible via the Saw Mill River Parkway, Taconic State Parkway and Route 9A. Use Pace’s Entrance 3. Detailed directions to the campus are available at www.pace.edu.

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