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March 27, 2007
PLANYC2030: what might sustainability mean?
Atlantic Yards Report
As we await the results of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC2030 dog-n-pony show community outreach, Norman Oder scrutinizes the goals as stated in the media campaign plan for NYC's future.
The battles over land use, including Atlantic Yards, have clearly pointed to the need for planning by the government and various stakeholders, beyond a process driven by real estate developers.
Now, it seems, the city government has recognized that, and more.
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As we await an announcement of implementation details in April, numerous questions have been raised, among them what goals have been downplayed, whose interests are being served, and how much democratic process will be involved.The ten goals are grouped under the following color-coded rubrics, with further details in the graphics: OPENYC (housing, transit capacity, parks); MAINTAINYC (infrastructure for water, transit, energy); and GREENYC (carbon emissions, clean air, brownfields cleanup, waterway restoration).
Posted by lumi at March 27, 2007 6:52 AM