Public Communications System™ to Support World Trade Center Memorial Selection Process

November 20, 2003 - Neighborhood America's Public Communications System™ continues to reach national stature with its support of the process for selection of an appropriate memorial for the World Trade Center. The final 8 designs were disclosed to the public on November 19, 2003.

The Municipal Art Society, NY1 and the New York Daily News immediately initiated a national public involvement outreach to provide public transparency for the selection process. The Imagine NY system is the only major system collecting and organizing complete feedback since the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) has elected not to accept public comment on the memorial designs.

The Municipal Art Society and the Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York opted not to conduct a formal public comment period. Instead, only 3 days were allotted for public meetings. The Public Communications System™, however, is consistently available and accessible for the submission of public comment.

The system has provided online collection capability, support of offline hearing processes and electronic support for the number 1 cable network in New York as well as the newspaper having the largest daily circulation in New York City.

The Municipal Art Society originally deployed The Public Communications System™ in July of 2002 to facilitate public outreach and manage the more than 19,000 ideas and visions submitted by individuals from around the world.

To view the Public Communications System™ working in this planning project, please visit http://www.imagineny.org. To learn more about Neighborhood America, please visit the company's Web site http://www.neighborhoodamerica.com.