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January 10, 2008
It came from the Blogosphere...
Brownstoner, Closing of the Carlton Avenue Bridge
The Carlton Avenue Bridge, part of the Atlantic Yards footprint, is scheduled to close in less than a week for up to two years of reconstruction. Traffic is going to be rerouted to Sixth and Vanderbilt avenues. Atlantic Yards Report sees the closing as the start of a "three-year reconstruction clock," since the Sixth Avenue Bridge's one-year rehab is supposed to follow work on the Carlton Avenue Bridge. If that timetable is followed, therefore, it means the earliest the Nets arena would open is January 2011.
frogma, Lunchtime Links
These days, it sometimes seems like our local governments are far too eager to hand over land to private, corporate endeavours - we've got 3 of these in play in Brooklyn alone right now, Bruce Ratner's land grab at Atlantic Yards, the Brooklyn Bridge Park where there's concern that the park is going to just turn into a private backyard for the condominiums, and Coney Island.
The Real Estate Observer, Move-In Day for Brooklyn's Tallest Tower! Condo Owners Get One Hanson Place Keys Jan. 16
Even with the construction of neighboring Atlantic Yards, the [Williamsburgh Bank] tower, at a cool 512 feet, will retain its title as the borough’s tallest structure, as the city pushed Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner to hold its signature Miss Brooklyn tower to 511 feet.
The Campaign for Community-Based Planning, Neighborhood Sustainability Standards: Where is the Community Process?
[Tom Angotti] writes that, while some LEED ND pilot programs, such as Melrose Park in the Bronx, represent sustainable, community-based planning, other pilot projects, such as Atlantic Yards, Willets Point, and Columbia’s expansion in Manhattanville, are, ”large-scale developments that displace local people and businesses.
OnNYTurf, Bklink: Sign on Pacific Street
It's a reblog of a reblog on the Carlton Ave closing.
Posted by lumi at January 10, 2008 9:04 PM