QUESTION
What quality of life concerns does the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) have regarding helicopter operations at the Downtown Manhattan heliport?
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The EDC tried to address feedback from council members and communities by introducing new requirements in the request for proposals (RFP) for operating the Downtown Manhattan heliport.
- The RFP introduces a requirement for greenhouse gas reporting by the heliport operator
- It includes workforce participation goals and a requirement to establish a workforce training program
- The RFP considers the heliport as part of the city's sustainable transportation network
Amanda FarÃas
0:40:18
I'd like to talk a little bit about the Hilliport RFP.
0:40:21
The RFP EDC issued for the operation of the Downtown Manhattan heliport Aspitter submit proposals to address quality of life concerns arising from helicopter operations.
0:40:31
What concerns does EDC have regarding quality of life issues.
0:40:36
Okay.
Mikelle Adgate
0:40:39
Yeah.
0:40:39
I think council member, as we as we mentioned earlier, we really tried to be responsive to the feedback that we heard from yourself and your colleagues and our communities.
0:40:51
And so some of the things that that you see here, you know, the introduction of greenhouse gas reporting Mhmm.
0:40:58
That hadn't been done before.
0:41:00
Some of it also to our economic development goals.
0:41:03
So, you know, the MWA participation rate and standing up a workforce training program obviously, this connection to micro distribution and thinking about our city asset more holistically, as Jennifer said, from a sustainable transportation perspective, is a part the feedback that we have heard as well.
0:41:26
And so we really tried to be thoughtful and strategic and thinking about, you know, the the DMH in particular since that is is the open one, but our assets more generally so that we're we're taking that feedback into consideration.