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April 7, 2006
Shape Shifting Atlantic Yards: Scoping Document Done, But Critics See Major Flaws
Park Slope Courier mostly reprints FCR's press release on the final scoping document, but includes some non-FCR quotes near the end:
“Ratner is pretending he’s scaled his proposal down, but it is at least 600,000 square feet bigger today than when it was unveiled in December 2003, and the building heights are a total of 228 feet higher,” said Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) spokesman Daniel Goldstein.“It’s still an urban planning disaster and an offense to the community, and the final scoping document has too many flaws which will lead to grossly flawed and absent findings in the environmental review process,” he added.
NoLandGrab: In an ironic blend of photo and caption, the Courier includes this photo of only the Vanderbilt Railyards and indicates that the entire Atlantic Yards project would be built on them. Anyone with a sharp eye will note that the picture was taken from one of the buildings in the project's footprint.
Posted by amy at April 7, 2006 7:53 PM