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December 4, 2006
Transit-oriented development, except for construction workers
Atlantic Yards Report
The Atlantic Yards project is being billed as "transit-oriented development," but the project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is notably defensive about a big parking lot for construction workers.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement makes the case for building parking at a transit hub:
Research concluded that a substantial number of construction workers would likely travel via auto, irrespective of the abundance of transit options in the area and the costs associated with driving.
NoLandGrab: Forest City Ratner and the Empire State Development Corporation are swerving all over the road on this issue. We can barely keep this straight:
- The size of the project is justified because it is located over a mass transit hub.
- Parking is necessary for construction workers (Oh, like in Lower Manhattan, NOT!)
- Nets fans will largely take public transportation to games, though, according to Ratner's economic analysis, a third of the current fan base will travel from New Jersey (That's NJ Transit to Penn Station, then the 2/3 to Atlantic & Flatbush).
Basically, the argument is framed depending upon what conclusions Ratner needs to make to justify the project.
Posted by lumi at December 4, 2006 7:23 AM