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July 19, 2006
1,000 Pages of Atlantic Yards Study to Sift Through
Gothamist contributor Jen Chung posted a synopsis on the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with lots of links to the mainstream media and the blogosphere.
The Empire State Development Corporation released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Atlantic Yards project - and the ESDC board gave the plan preliminary approval to move ahead. The public comment period starts now, and if you read the 1000-page document, you'll see it admits:
“The overarching goal of the proposed project is to transform a blighted area into a vibrant mixed-use community, incorporating principles of environmental sustainability. However, these social and economic benefits cannot be achieved without some adverse environmental impacts. There would be significant adverse impacts as a result of the operations of the proposed project."
Think traffic problems, the need to build more public resources and services, and many opens parts of downtown Brooklyn cast with shadows.
Posted by lumi at July 19, 2006 8:22 PM