MEMORIAL MISSION STATEMENT AND PROGRAM ITEMS IGNORED
There are many items that appear in the Memorial Mission Statement that appear to have been ignored. It would be very interesting to see how the current design could have been selected with this obvious ommissions.
Memorial Mission Statement
Recognize the endurance of those who survived, the courage of those who risked their lives to save others, and the compassionof all those who supported us in our darkest hours.
Issue
The current Memorial makes no mention of survivors, first responders or recovery workers. (Please note that the museum was not part of the memorial design its contents should not have been included in the selection of the Memorial design)
Mission Statement
May the lives remembered, the deeds recognized, and the spirit reawakened be eternal beacons
Issue
No beacons only two abysses or voids reaching 30 to 70 feet underground
Mission Statement
Acknowledge all those who aided in rescue recovery and healing
Issue
Again not part of the current Memorial design
Mission Statement
An area for quiet visitation and contemplation
Issue
Pounding waterfalls into 176 foot voids on one side with the PATH train on the other side of the wall does not make for quiet visitation and contemplation
Mission Statement
Include appropriate transitions or approaches to or within the Memorial
Issue
The selected design had 4 ramps. The current plan has been cut back to 2. One in One out not nearly enough to handle the projected 25,000 visitors a day let alone the handicapped and the elderly.
Mission Statement
Surviving original elements
Issue
The selected plan does not incluse any artifacts from the WTC ( sphere, facades etc) To make matters worse this location which was to reflect the “Cradle of Democracy” does not even include an American flag
With all of these ommissions it really puts into question how this design was selected or why the process is being allowed to move forward