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To: SmoothSail who wrote (76)	2/28/2002 10:19:44 PM
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Memorial of Lights at WTC Site By Stephanie Saul and Dan Janison STAFF WRITERS February 28, 2002 Twin beacons will shine from Battery Park City in a temporary memorial to those lost at the World Trade Center, with a ceremonial lighting set for March 11, the six-month anniversary of the attacks. Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday endorsed the memorial of lights - two 50-foot-square groupings pointing skyward that will form ghost-like images of the felled towers, according to artists' renderings. "It would appear that it will be built," Bloomberg said yesterday, indicating he had all but given final approval to the light memorial, which will shine for 32 days from a vacant lot near the World Trade Center site. A permanent memorial at Ground Zero is planned for later. Appearing yesterday at One World Financial Center with Gov. George Pataki, the mayor also announced the planned construction of a temporary roadway in front of the World Trade Center site and a new pedestrian bridge over West Street, just north of Rector Street. The roadway will restore normal traffic leading to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel - set to partially reopen in May - and the bridge will relieve problems caused by the destruction of one pedestrian walkway and damage to another. The 240-foot pedestrian bridge is expected to take eight weeks to build at a cost of $3.3 million. The roadway, which could last three to five years, will cost $5 million and is scheduled to open in April. A bike path will subsequently be built alongside the road, officials said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to pay the cost of both structures. Earlier yesterday, Bloomberg met with leaders of six groups representing the families of Sept. 11 victims - a meeting he described as "serious" - where he agreed to schedule regular city meetings for them. "We talked mostly about the recovery effort," Bloomberg said, adding that the families were concerned that the recovery "continues to be a process with respect for the deceased." The light memorial was conceived in the aftermath of Sept. 11 by a team of architects, artists and lighting designers - John Bennett, Gustavo Bonevardi, Julian LaVerdiere, Paul Myoda, Richard Gould and Paul Marantz - with support from the Municipal Art Society and Creative Time, both nonprofit cultural institutions. But neither group would release details about the plan yesterday, saying they were waiting for final city approval. "We are tremendously encouraged by the mayor's remarks today," said Dan Klores, a publicist for the Municipal Art Society. The memorial has been called "Towers of Light," but Bloomberg said yesterday that some people have objected to that name. The mayor said the lights will be turned off by 11 p.m. so as not to disturb the sleep of nearby residents. "Also, when there's fog and very low clouds, it will be turned off, because the fusion of lights will keep everybody awake," Bloomberg said. Copyright © 2002, Newsday, Inc. newsday.com ******* A computerized picture of this memorial was shown on the news tonight. It looks like a great idea as a temporary memorial, and IMO especially significant that it will begin on the 6 month anniversary of 9/11.