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Preservation

Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund
The Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund (LMEPF), a consortium of five prominent historic preservation organizations, was formed in response to the events of September 11th. The LMEPF provided grants and technical support for the restoration of historic properties in Lower Manhattan affected by the World Trade Center disaster.

National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Survivors' Stairway was named to the National Trust for Historic Preservation List of 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The National Trust provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.

New York Landmarks Conservancy
The Landmarks Conservancy, as a member of the Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund (LMEPF), has worked successfully with Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) and other preservation and civic groups to have the World Trade Center Site determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Planning Organizations

American Planning Association
The APA is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning.

Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York
The Civic Alliance is a broad-based coalition formed after 9/11 to provide an “umbrella” for civic planning and advocacy efforts in support of the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan.

New York New Visions
NYNV is a coalition of architecture, planning, and design organizations that came together immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center to address the rebuilding of lower Manhattan.