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November 29, 2006
Opposed, Gently
The Politicker noticed that Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn posted the letter from State Assemblymembers Jim Brennan, Joan Millman and Annette Robinson to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asking for a delay in approval of the project unless significant modifications to the project are made:
The letter was emailed out today by Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn and posted on the group's website, although the moderate tone seems to be at odds with DDDB's more absolutist opposition.
Is this a sign that the Atlantic Yards opposition is beginning to coalesce around an eventual compromise position? Or am I just reading too much into this?
NoLandGrab: Our reading of DDDB's posting was that the coalition of local groups would like people to know that a few politicians have finally gone on record to argue many of the same points that the coalition has tried to get across for a couple of years now.
Points highlighted by DDDB: * The project's "extreme density." * The override of land use laws, which permits the "extreme density" * The lack of full disclosure of the project's public cost * The lack of an effective and comprehensive transportation plan * The absence of housing for individuals earning less than $21,000 * The low percentage of "affordable" housing in Phase One
Posted by lumi at November 29, 2006 6:36 AM