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March 28, 2006
The Transportation Argument
We’re told that it makes sense to locate a major development at the proposed site, because it’s already a transportation hub. A nice sound bite, but it’s not the full story.
Brooklyn Views outlines the real-life traffic and transportation conditions that contribute to the reputation of the intersection at Atlantic, Flatbush and 4th as "one of the most congested in the borough, at virtually all hours of the day and night." In addition, BV cites many common-sense and innovative ideas that should be studied and considered.
On the other hand, if New York City and Forest City Ratner got serious about solving the existing problems, they might have to face the possibility that:
In a real study of possible sites, locating a surge of 19,000 additional people at one of the most congested intersections of a main artery in Brooklyn would not likely be selected as the best fit for this program.
Posted by lumi at March 28, 2006 8:02 AM