First hour: How can the Port of Rochester become a year-round destination?
Second hour: Discussing U.S.- South Asian foreign policy with Bharath Gopalaswamy
The City of Rochester has issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop a 2.8 acre site at the Port of Rochester. The RFP comes more than two years after a controversial plan to build a hotel and condominiums at the site faced major pushback from some residents. That plan fell through because the developer, Edgewater Resources, missed a deadline to provide the city with a detailed financial plan. Last year, nearly 100 community members gathered at a charrette to brainstorm their priorities and goals for the area. The vision plan that resulted from that process is now included in the new RFP. This hour, our guests discuss what they think will help make the Port a year round destination. In studio:
- Molly Clifford, member of Rochester City Council
- David Riley, planner and research associate at the Center for Governmental Research
- Maria Furgiuele, executive director of the Community Design Center Rochester
Then in our second hour, we sit down with Bharath Gopalaswamy, director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council. He’s in town as a guest of the Rochester chapter of the World Affairs Council. We’ll talk with Gopalaswamy about President Trump’s South Asia strategy, arms control, disarmament, international security, and more.
