Who, ultimately, shaped the plans for the new site and the memorial?
Political considerations play a major part in shaping the plan.
"I refuse to use need as the single criterion to shape the plan," said Irving S. Hamer Jr., the board member from Manhattan.
By leaving out the details of Mr. Bush's Social Security plan, his aides say, Mr. Bush will allow Congress to help shape the plan and have pride of authorship.
And in the spirit of building community, the company is using social media to help shape the plan and generate support.
Assistant Chief Joanne Jaffe, who helped shape the plan, said one of the department's most overlooked resources has been the information it already has.
And the window to possibly influence the outcome is short, meaning there is little time to develop coalitions to shape the plan before it is completed.
Ron Burke, a director with the Union of Concerned Scientists, which helped shape the plan, said it was "more robust and quantitative than those in any other city".
Asked about Mr. Rutzick's role in shaping the plan, Mr. Brooks said, "Well, he's very familiar with the issues and from what I understand he has a lot of influence".
Representing a consortium of utility companies, including the Southern Company, he helped shape the plan, especially a directive calling for a review of Clinton-era environmental lawsuits against Southern and other utilities.
