THE TOWN
HALL on FEBRUARY 1ST, 2010 was
conducted through Cantonese, Mandarin, Fukienese , Spanish and English Charrettes
and provided valuable
feedback for the Chinatown Working Group's
Preliminary 197a Action Plan.
The entire CWG is currently engaged
in preparing its proposed Action Plans and Study Areas, as we
develop a comprehensive 197a Plan to submit to the NYC Department of
City Planning, hopefully sometime this summer. Community Boards
#1, 2 & 3, who WOULD BE co-sponsors of the plan WITH THE CWG, are
conducting public hearings regarding the CWG'S PROPOSED PLAN.
MISSION
The Chinatown Working Group (CWG) is
a community-based planning initiative on the future of Chinatown in
New York City.
Our goal is to support the community’s residents, workers, businesses and
visitors. Chinatown Working Group members include Chinatown’s stakeholders –
representatives of community groups, Community Boards #1, 2 & 3 and
interested parties.
Our focus is on issues of shared
concern throughout Chinatown including but not limited to
affordability, preservation, revitalization and the social and
economic well being of families, seniors and youths.
The Chinatown Working Group's objective is to articulate
common goals for Chinatown’s future with consideration for its
impact on adjacent New York City communities, and to formulate and work with
New York City
agencies to implement a precise, comprehensive, meaningful, timely
and broadly supported community-based plan.
OBJECTIVES
The Chinatown Working Group's plan is to create an inventory of existing
conditions and identify realistic implementation
of strategies that address, among many issues: truly
affordable housing, multi-cultural and historic
preservation, economic revitalization and
sustainability, commercial stability, residential and
business displacement, small/light manufacturing use,
open space, public infrastructure, transportation,
congestion, tenant rights, the environment including air
quality, education, the arts, human rights, immigrant
needs, social conflicts and crime, the well being of
families, seniors and youths, and zoning. Although
zoning is a powerful planning tool that can be used to
mitigate the potential negative impacts of development
in a neighborhood, it is not the only strategy that
should be applied in Chinatown. A broader
community-based planning strategy that goes beyond
zoning may be pursued.
STRATEGY
The Chinatown Working Group's community-based plan for Chinatown will engage
in a democratic, comprehensive and transparent process in building
consensus among diverse groups. CWG will conduct extensive public
outreach to involve as many of Chinatown’s stakeholders as
possible. CWG meetings will be held regularly and open to
everyone. CWG hopes to have the full cooperation and support of the
City for this community-based initiative including access to staff
from various agencies, such as City Planning, HPD, Small Business
Services, Department of Transportation and Economic Development
Corporation.
The Chinatown Working Group (CWG) is a
democratic and transparent initiative. Meetings are open to
everyone.
The full Working Group
regularly meets the first Monday of each month, 4-6pm @
American Legion Post 1291, 191-193 Canal St, 2nd Fl., New York,
NY. Check listings in the right column for updates.
The Working Group
Steering Committee regularly meets the second Wednesday of
each month, 4-5:30p, @ Community Board #1, 49-51 Chambers St,
Rm. 709, New York, NY. Check listings in the
right column for updates.
Check for all
meetings, as they are scheduled, in column to the right.
JULY CALENDARS
Thursday, July 1st
CWG Planner Matrix Committee Meeting, 1-2:30pm
Community Board 1
49-51 Chambers Street
Room 709
Thursday, July
1st
4-5:30pm, CAPZ
Community Board 1
49-51 Chambers Street
Room 709.
Thursday, July 8, 6:30pm.
NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl. Room 507-(I.D.
Required)
, Community Board 2 Land Use Committee.
(CAPZ/Economics Working Teams presenting current zoning
proposals)
Monday,
July 12, 6:30pm, ,
University Settlement, Speyer Hall, 184 Eldridge Street,
Community Board 3 Land Use Committee.
(CAPZ/Economics Working Teams representing current zoning
proposals)
Thursday, July
15th, 1-2:30 pm,
CWG Planner Matrix Committee Meeting, Community Board 1
49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
Thursday, July 15th, 4-5:30 pm,
CAPZ Meeting, Community Board 1, 49-51 Chambers Street,
Room 709
Monday,
July 19, 6-8pm
Full CWG, American Legion Post 1291, 191-193 Canal
Street, 2nd Floor
Thursday, July
22, 4-5:30 @ Community
Board #1, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709. - The Culture
Affordability, Preservation & Zoning (CAPZ) and
Economics Working Teams will be reviewing contrasting
zoning proposals from the Preservation and Economics
Teams among other agenda items.
Friday,
July 23, 2-3pm, Conference Call -
The newly formed CWG Finance &
Fundraising Committee is conducting a conference call to
discuss current CWG finances and future fundraising
strategies. If you haven't already volunteered to
participate on this Committee and are interested in
doing so, please contact CWG Administrator, Elisa
Espiritu (elisa@chinatownworkinggroup.org). Elisa will
send participants via a direct email the conference
call-in information
Monday, August
2, 6-8pm Full CWG Meeting,
American Legion Post 1291, 191-193 Canal Street, Floor
2.
