Capital District Regional Planning Commission

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For Immediate Release Contact
February 21, 2003 Chungchin Chen • 518-453-0850

CDRPC Releases Capital District Indicators Report

Event: Public release of a major Regional working document, Capital District Regional Indicators Report 2003: Benchmarking Progress in New York's Capital Region. The Report release coincides with the celebration of the Regional Planning Commission's 36th Anniversary.
Date & Time: Monday, June 2, 2003, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (Buffet breakfast included).
Place: Albany Marriot Hotel, 189 Wolf Road, Colonie.
Format: A free copy of the Report will be given to each of the 100+ invited public officials and business leaders and the media. A brief presentation of the report will be made by CDRPC staff.
Report Contents: The 60-page report consists of 24 indicators grouped into 7 general categories: Health, Environment, Education, Economy, Community Life, Safety, and Transportation. Each indicator has been carefully evaluated and displayed in the form of color charts. Peer regions selected for comparison include three Upstate New York regions — Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse — and five metropolitan areas containing state capitals: Harrisburg, Hartford, Little Rock, Oklahoma City, and Raleigh-Durham.
The press and other news media are invited.

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