SYRACUSE -- More than three dozen local community organizations are joining forces to discuss the future of Interstate 81.
The I-81 Community Liaison Committee (CLC) is comprised of 37 local organizations to provide input on community ideas, needs and concerns regarding the future of the Interstate.
Portions of the highway are nearing the end of their lifespan, and there has been widespread discussion about potentially tearing down the elevated sections of the highway in downtown Syracuse.
"The future of I-81 represents one the most important infrastructure and economic development projects in our region", said James D'Agostino, Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council Director. "The citizens of the Syracuse region have an opportunity to reevaluate the needs and desires of those who use I-81 and live or work in the area, and to help formulate a plan that will best serve our city and region in the years to come."
The newly-formed committee will serve as a conduit to exchange information about what to do with 81. The group is expected to meet about three times a year over the next year and will:
*Disseminate information about The I-81 Challenge to their constituents
*Provide input on community concerns
*Ensure diverse points of view are represented
*Give feedback on materials and methods for public involvement
The group will not make any decisions about what ultimately happens to 81.
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Community Liaison Committee Members:
American Institute of Architects Central New York Chapter (AIA)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Citizens Campaign for the Environment
CNY Chapter NY Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Concerned Citizens of Maple Drive and Genesee Street
DeWitt Community Club
East Genesee Regents Association
ESF Green Campus Initiative
F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse
Greater Strathmore Neighborhood Association- GSNA
Greater Syracuse Hospitality & Tourism Association
Greater Syracuse Tenants Network
GreeningUSA
Housing Visions Unlimited, Inc.
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA)
Jubilee Homes of Syracuse, Inc.
Le Moyne College
Museum of Science & Technology (MOST)
New York Motor Truck Association
New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA)
Onondaga Central Schools
Onondaga Citizens League
Outer Comstock Neighborhood Association
Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY)
SCORE
Sierra Club, Iroquois Group
Southeast University Neighborhood Association (SEUNA)
Southside Community Coalition, Inc.
Syracuse Alliance for a New Economy (SANE)
Syracuse Housing Authority
Syracuse University
SyracuseCoE Center for Sustainable Community Solutions
Temple Concord
Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today, Area 7 (TNT 7)
University Neighborhood Preservation Association, Inc. (UNPA)
Urban Design Center of Syracuse
Westcott East Neighborhood Association
