Libeskind Officially Retained To Rebuild WTC Site 3/20/03
The port authority and LMDC are "equally committed to ensuring that Libeskind's vision is realized," said Kevin Rampe, who became LMDC's president last month when Lou Thomson retired. Rampe had been LMDC's executive vice president and general counsel. "LMDC and the port authority are reaffirming the historic partnership we entered into last year," he said. "That partnership brought us to a single plan. It will now transform the plan into a reality."
Over the next several months LMDC will focus on four principal areas: WTC site planning and the creation of a memorial; coordinating creation of a "21st Century" transportation infrastructure; developing initiatives to revitalize lower Manhattan beyond the WTC; and allocating the remainder of the federal aid in support of the effort.