CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street — 3rd Floor Ithaca, New York 14850-5690 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT JOANN CORNISH, ACTING DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT PHYLLISA A. DeSARNO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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NYSERDA 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203 Attention: Mr. Joseph Tario, P. E., Project Manager, Research & Development Re: Sustainable Transportation Systems PRT Feasibility Study for Ithaca, New York Dear Mr. Tario: It is our understanding that C&S Engineers, Inc in association with Connect Ithaca is submitting a proposal to conduct a feasibility study for a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system in the city and town of Ithaca, NY. We are familiar with the initial work done by Connect Ithaca to develop concepts for the PRT system and are very excited about the positive effects such a system could have on our community. We believe the PRT would help encourage other modes of transportation and decrease our residents’ and commuters’ reliance on the automobile. The City of Ithaca will cooperate with the study team by making existing information available to them . Please consider this letter as evidence our full support of this worthwhile study. Sincerely, JoAnn Cornish Acting Director of Planning and Development City of Ithaca
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