Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Development

Can Sprawl Be Beneficial?

By Aaron Donovan | Oct 4, 2006 | 20 Comments

Panelists on suburban sprawl: Eugenie Birch, James Russell, Robert Bruegmann and Alexander Garvin. Folks who went to yesterday’s Municipal Art Society forum "Can Sprawl Be Beneficial" heard what must be the best possible defense for suburban sprawl from one of its recently arrived boosters: "I’m not saying that sprawl is good," said author Robert Bruegmann. "All I’m saying is that […]

Breaking: Bloomberg to Announce Big Sustainability Plan Today

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 21, 2006 | 6 Comments

In California With Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger We knew that a major policy announcement on long-term planning and environmental sustainability was imminent when we heard last week that Mayor Bloomberg had asked City Council to push back their sustainability hearing from September 18th to the 26th. A New York City Mayor likes nothing less than City Council trumping him on […]

Community Forum on Atlantic Yards

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 12, 2006 | No Comments

Tuesday, September 12, Time?NYC College of Technology, 285 Jay Steet, Brooklyn.Community Forum on Atlantic Yards Project. For more info, see www.empire.state.ny.us. Note: this is only a community forum. There is no requirement by the ESDC to record or respond to any public comments presented at this event. The official public hearing is August 23. http://www.empire.state.ny.us/press/press_display.asp?id=740

Dead Ball

By Alec | Aug 29, 2006 | 4 Comments

Whatever you think of the idea of a highrise cluster in Downtown Brooklyn, you have to worry that the sponsors of the Atlantic Yards project suggest that creating jobs and housing justifies the kind of planning that discourages street life. Among the lowlights of the marathon August 23 "public hearing" on the draft Environmental Impact […]

The Suburbanization of NYC’s Waterfront

By Ethan Kent | Aug 28, 2006 | 12 Comments

Recently, a bunch of us took a bike excursion along the East River waterfront from Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn to the new Water Taxi Beach in Hunters Point, Queens. Traffic was light most of the way and street life relatively heavy. Though currently dominated by old industrial buildings, the thriving neighborhoods adjacent to the waterfront seem […]

“Atlantic Yards” Public Hearing

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 23, 2006 | 1 Comment

Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.New York City Technical College (Klitgord Auditorium)285 Jay Street, Brooklyn The New York State Urban Development Corporation, d/b/a Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) in conjunction with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the City of New York, and affiliates of the Forest City Ratner Companies, including Atlantic Yards […]

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