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August 10, 2006
In Need of Some Restraint
Brooklyn Views has some "Sympathy for the Devil" in his latest post, in which he concludes the project is "in need of some restraint."
We’ve previously discussed the enormous scale of this project. Rather than an outgrowth of a rational planning process, it seems to us now that the project has developed as a collection of wish lists, assembled for maximum political support and financial gain: Affordable housing? We can do that. An arena? Not a problem, we’ll recoup our costs in other parts of the project. Market-rate housing? Check. Retail, office space, parking? We’ll do all that too - big time - and more! The best project EVER! By providing something for everyone, the project has ballooned into an enormous delirious wish list of desires; there is no push-back.
Posted by lumi at August 10, 2006 8:39 AM