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SUBWAY ELEVATORS GREENLIT IN MANHATTAN DESPITE CONCERN
The City Planning Commission granted a special permit that will allow the developer of an 80-story condominium tower at 45 Broad Street in the Financial District to include a pair of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant subway elevators as part of its project, CityLand, a publication of the New York Law School, reports. Madison 45 Broad Development LLC worked with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City Transit on the plan, which will entail new elevators for the Broad and Wall street subway stations, one on the northbound platform in a 4-ft.-wide curb bumpout at the northeast corner of Exchange Place and Broad Street and another on the southbound, terminal platform in a 12-ft.-wide curb bumpout on the southwest corner. The commission said the elevators will "significantly" improve accessibility into downtown Manhattan and countered concerns the units could encourage terrorist attacks with a report from a private security group.
TRANSLINK TACKLING “BIG THREE” ESCALATORS IN VANCOUVER
The latest vertical-transportation upgrade announced by TransLink in Vancouver, Canada, involved the "Big Three" escalators at Granville Station, Global News reports. Metro Vancouver's longest escalators, at 35 m and 167 steps each, they move more than 10,000 passengers a year and are original to when the Expo Line first opened in 1986. The CAN14.5-million (US$11.3-million) project is set to start on May 26 and will entail crews working in tight, underground space using existing trusses. Three smaller escalators at Granville will also be replaced, and work is expected to take approximately two years. TransLink has recommended alternate routes and has released a short video that describes the work in detail. Granville is part of a larger program that will see 37 escalators replaced at Expo Line and West Coast Express stations.
NAEC'S NEXGEN GROUP PLANS EDUCATIONAL SUMMIT
NexGen, the young professionals group of the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC), will hold its 2018 NexGen Educational Summit on August 23-26 at the Westin Paloma in Tucson, Arizona. The program will include an 8-hr. training session with the scheduled topic "Recognizing and Developing Your Managerial Style" featuring Larry Hart, president of Summit Performance Associates, who has 28 years’ experience in leadership training and development for senior executives. There will also be a half-day program, "Project Management 101," followed by a team-building activity. For more information, contact Shawn Cowden at Shawn@naec.org or (770) 760-9660. To register, fill out the online form here.
NEII PROMOTES BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, LEGISLATION
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) is marking the International Code Council's 38th Building Safety Month in May. This year, the organization became a sponsor of Building Safety Month’s mission to educate the public on what their jurisdictions, associations and governments are doing to keep them safe. It also created a "Safety Code Superheroes" comic-style infographic. Additionally, NEII’s Government Affairs team has taken a proactive approach working with jurisdictions around the U.S. In April, it helped develop and implement both statewide licensing requirements and mandatory inspections in Louisiana, neither of which existed in the state. It also promoted an Ohio bill to implement licensing requirements for elevator and escalator mechanics and helped stop a Nebraska bill that would strip licensing requirements for elevator mechanics.
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