CECPP on Facebook

Okay, it's official, CECPP has a group on Facebook, now. Click here to take a look. If you are a Facebook member, join our group!

Preservation Vision's Final Report

For the past year, an effort called Preservation Vision NYC has been engaging preservationists in a conversation about their aspirations for New York City of 2030 and the actions needed to make those hopes a reality.

In many ways, this effort was a direct response to Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030, which failed to include landmarking or preservation in the future of our city. Without a strong, coherent vision for the future, it was feared, preservationists would not be able to effectively counter or modify PlaNYC 2030 or respond to the development pressures of the future.

The Preservation Vision NYC final report was recently released and, it appears, the participants took a long, hard, critical look at the city's landmarking system and the way that preservationists advocate on behalf of our historic buildings and districts. Some of the findings include:

1. address environmental sustainability
2. undertake serious research
3. expand incentives
4. implement more land use regulations
5. strengthen the Landmarks Law
6. contribute to community livability
7. focus messaging & branding
8. expand alliances & diversity
9. identify new sources of funding
10. enhance education

Interested in the details behind these 10 points? You can read them in the final report, which can be downloaded here.

CECPP on MySpace

The Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation is preparing for the 2009 local elections (more on that later). As part of our preparations, we have launched a MySpace page. If you have a profile on MySpace, "friend" us at myspace.com/cecpp.

Next on tap: Facebook and Twitter!

Stay tuned!