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July 9, 2007
It came from the Blogosphere...
Brooklynian.com, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO :: RE: BHers’ thoughts on Atlantic Yards
Strong views from someone who is not in Atlantic Yards's backyard:
IF YOU OPPOSE THIS PROJECT YOU’RE IN FAVOR OF SPRAWL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CARELESSNESS. THE OPPOSITE OF SPRAWL IS HIGH DENSITY. THE PLACE FOR HIGH DENSITY IS CENTER CITY AT THE CROSSROADS OF ALL THE MAJOR RAIL LINES AND TWO LARGEST STREETS. DEAL WITH IT. AND WTF DO YOU CARE ABOUT TRAFFIC ANYWAYS? PEOPLE DUMB ENOUGH TO DRIVE THERE CAN SIT ALL DAY, WHO CARES.
NoLandGrab: Missing from the public debate over the project, especially in several mainstream media outlets and anong Atlantic Yards ideologues, is that the project's proposed density is unprecedented, even historic. To defend such an ambitious level of density in ALL CAPS, or with an inadequate Environmental Impact Statement, is not facing facts at the least, deceptive at worst.
Just because "sprawl" is the current boogeyman of planning doesn't mean that "density" is the panacea. You don't need a degree in urban planning or a crystal ball to understand that unplanned density will have nearly as many attendant problems as unplanned sprawl.
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, GREG BEYER UNDER FIRE
Louise Crawford taks a shot at a Times reporter for forgetting her favorite Brooklyn hmmm-doesn't-this-project-look-really-different-if-one-examines-it-closely bloggers and then fires back at the Atlantic Yards blogosphere:
We are a growing blogdom and we don't need to fight over who gets space in a New York Times article.
Moving On, Clinton Hill again
A couple considering a house on Classon lists this plus: "block with real potential - Fulton is next block and set to really gentrify as the Atlantic Yards take shape."
NoLandGrab: One of the ongoing debates, which will probably never be settled as a matter of fact, is whether Atlantic Yards is causing gentrification, or is benefitting from gentrification in-progress, and whether the affordable housing units in the project cannpossibly have a neutralizing affect on gentrification, as developer Bruce Ratner and his affordable housing partner Bertha Lewis claim.
Posted by lumi at July 9, 2007 7:55 AM