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NYBC: Move Fast on Infrastructure Needs

NEW YORK CITY-The New York Building Congress urges the city and state to identify projects that can benefit immediately from a federal stimulus package.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on December 08, 2008

NEW YORK CITY-Gov. David Paterson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg need to take the lead on maximizing the city’s share of the infrastructure stimulus package proposed by President-elect Barack Obama, says the New York Building Congress in a position paper released on Monday. NYBC urges Paterson, Bloomberg, state legislators and members of New York City’s Congressional delegation to focus on projects that could start construction immediately.

“No state or region stands to benefit more than New York, which relies on its vast infrastructure network to meet the needs of a growing population and the nation’s largest economic engine,” says NYBC president Richard T. Anderson in a release. “Pointing out need won’t be enough, however. The situation is dire and calls for something other than a typical ‘business-as-usual’ approach in New York, where critical infrastructure projects can be delayed for years and even decades by bureaucracy, political inertia and needless delay.” As an example, the position paper cites the Moynihan Station plan, still in limbo 16 years after it was first proposed.

In its position paper, NYBC calls on Paterson and Bloomberg to establish high-level task forces that will draw input from close advisors, state and city agency heads, the state and city comptrollers, the state legislature and City Council. According to NYBC, the task forces would quickly create a short-list of potential stimulus projects, examine the current status of each and identify all remaining regulatory approvals, procurement matters or other issues that must be addressed.

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