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In the year ahead, Historic Stuyvesant will be part of the Section 106 historic review process. This will be our chance to detail our vision for the bridge’s restoration to NYS Dept of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and The New York State Historic Preservation Office.

Your donation will directly support the efforts of our team of professional advisers. These passionate experts have been helping us advocate for a better bridge plan, and we need to raise money for their continued support through the Section 106 process.

3% Cover the Fee

OUR CONSULTANT TEAM

  • Peter provides visionary transportation and planning advisory services to public, private and not-for-profit clients as owner of Peter Melewski, LLC. He is a Fellow with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a licensed professional engineer. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University, and an M.S. in Urban and Environmental Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 

    Peter has over 40 years of experience in the public sector and private sectors.  In the public sector, Peter served as Superintendent of Maintenance and Director of Design for the NYS Thruway Authority (NYSTA). He was also the Executive Project Manager for the I-287/Tappan Zee Bridge Environmental Process which assessed various rehabilitation/replacement alternatives for the 3 mile long bridge spanning the Hudson River.

    In the private sector, He served as Project Manager for the conversion of the historic 1.25-mile-long Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge into the Walkway over the Hudson State Historical Park.  Peter was the consultant Project Manager for the Cultural Resource Survey of Historic Steel Truss Bridges via a grant issued by the Preservation League of NYS to Scenic Hudson, Inc. to identify, research, and preserve twelve early 20th Century historic steel truss bridges.

    Peter was lead author for the 2022 American Society of Civil Engineer’s New York State Infrastructure Report Card, as well as chair of the bridge committee. 

  • Lindsay is a licensed Civil Engineer and professional planner for Verity Engineering, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in traffic engineering, active transportation, and complete streets.

    Lindsay received a bachelors of science in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from SUNY Albany.

    Lindsay has consulted on and authored many complete streets studies and design projects in the Capital District and throughout New York State. These include the Congress Street Bridge Study, Burdett Avenue in Troy, the Castleton-on-Hudson Complete Streets Study, the Empire State Trail, and the ongoing NYSDOT Active Transportation Statewide Strategic Plan. 

  • The Law Office of Andrea Ferster focuses on litigation and advocacy to enforce federal environmental and historic preservation laws, tax exempt organizations, enforcement of local zoning and land use ordinances, and trail and greenway planning.

    Andrea Ferster has lectured frequently on historic preservation law and serves as General Counsel to the Rails to Trails Conservancy. She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in 1979 and her J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1984. Andrea Ferster is a member of the District of Columbia and New York Bars, and the bars of numerous federal courts.

Your donation will allow us to make a robust case for bridge restoration. We have the right team assembled. Every dollar is helpful and appreciated!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Historic Stuyvesant is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.

  • Yes. You will receive a receipt of your donation for your tax records.

  • Yes, of course. Please email us to make arrangements.