Howard Milstein presents John Zuccotti Lifetime Achievement Award to Joe Biden at Regional Plan Association's Annual Assembly
April 24th, 2017John Zuccotti was remembered as a “central figure in the revitalization of New York” as well as a “close personal friend, advisor, confidante, mentor and partner” when Howard Milstein presented the John Zuccotti Lifetime Achievement Award to former Vice President Joe Biden at the Regional Plan Association’s Annual Assembly. In tribute to John Zuccotti, Howard said, “John built his life and career on the strength of several unique qualities: a vast network of relationships, the penetrating insights of his intellect, the power of his personality, the generosity and kindness of his manner, and above all, his rock-solid integrity.” Howard described Vice President Biden as a global leader and champion of investing and modernizing our infrastructure: “His unwavering support for the Gateway Project, the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport and the development of a high speed rail network in the Northeast Corridor are just a few examples.” In his remarks, Biden said the U.S. infrastructure is a “national disgrace,” as is New York State’s. “Unless we build new tunnels and repair the old ones, we’re courting disaster.”
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Regional Plan Association is an independent, not-for-profit civic organization that develops and promotes ideas to improve the economic health, environmental resiliency and quality of life of the New York metropolitan area. We conduct research on transportation, land use, housing, good governance and the environment. We advise cities, communities and public agencies. And we advocate for change that will contribute to the prosperity of all residents of the region. Since the 1920s, RPA has produced three landmark plans for the region and is working on a fourth plan due out in 2017. For more information, please visit www.rpa.org.
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