[Update: We are also excited to announce that NYCDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan will appear as a special guest.]

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s 2011 Annual Benefit is November 3 at Top of the Garden (251 W. 30th Street, 16th floor) in New York City. This year, we will honor three champions for safer streets who were instrumental in the successful push for a statewide complete streets law in New York:

Charles Fuschillo, Jr. is the Chairman of the New York State Senate’s Committee on Transportation. Fuschillo introduced state complete streets legislation in the Senate and was one of its strongest elected supporters, fighting for the bill from the day it was introduced until the day it was signed into law by Governor Cuomo. This year, Fuschillo also supported additional funding for Long Island Bus.

Sandi Vega is a self-employed mother of five from Wantagh, NY. Last year, Sandi’s daughter Brittany was killed while crossing one of Long Island’s deadliest roads, Sunrise Highway, on her way to school. In response, Sandi became a citizen champion for a state complete streets law, repeatedly meeting with local and state elected officials and gathering thousands of signatures in support of the law.

AARP New York is the state office of the nationwide membership organization that helps people age 50 and over have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP NY has been a strong proponent of livable communities and complete streets that help older residents “age in place.”

TSTC’s Annual Benefit is one of the region’s premier transportation networking events, and always a great time. Learn more and purchase tickets/ads on our website. Paper invitations will be mailed soon. We hope you can join us!