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January 13, 2006
Parking
Another thoughtful post on parking from Brooklyn Views:
Anonymous responded to a previous post: “Parking for 4000 cars is the same as about 19 miles of roadway”. We're not sure if this was in support or in opposition to providing venue parking, which we oppose, but let’s consider this a bit more.
BV calculates 4000 cars to equal 15 miles of end-to-end cars stretching back to NJ, from whence 30% of the current fan base must travel in order for the project to realize a net fiscal gain for NY City.
Then there's the matter of whether or not the pre-game rush overlaps with the regular rush hour; Forest City Ratner says no way, but Sam Schwartz, FCR's newly retained transportation guru, says yea.
BV's endpoint?
Economically “successful” projects are not necessarily successful quality of life models, witness Metrotech and the Atlantic Center mall. This is something difficult for developers to be responsive to: quality of life is not just an economic measure.
Posted by lumi at January 13, 2006 9:20 AM