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July 30, 2009
It Came from the Blogosphere... (P.M. edition)
Curbed, 'Real' Barclays Center Design Not Yet Ready
The Empire State Development Corp. is holding its public hearings into the revised Atlantic Yard plan, pretty much for the sole purpose of getting heckled by project opponents outraged that the ESDC will approve the plan despite seeing no new renderings of the Frank Gehry-less design.
Streetsblog, Ratner’s Sidewalk Seizure: Marginalizing Pedestrians for Three Months
After yesterday's post showing the sidewalk appropriation going on at Pacific Street and Sixth Avenue as part of Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards project, DOT sent an email explaining why this is happening:
We approved a plan at this location to permit two-way traffic using a portion of the sidewalk during sewer installation for approximately 12 weeks. This kind of arrangement is not unique and has been used on projects such as the Second Avenue Subway and on major projects on 34th Street in Queens or Richmond Terrace on Staten Island. We inspected the location this morning and instructed the contractor to replace the wooden barrier with one made of concrete and to extend it in both directions while maintaining at least a five-foot-wide pedestrian walkway, and to install additional signs as was part of the original, approved plan. We will continue to monitor the area.
Ecology of Absence, From Done Deal to Dead Deal?
A blog advocating for preservation in St. Louis sees parallels between Atlantic Yards and that city's NorthSide project.
However, one thing about Atlantic Yards that we have not seen with NorthSide is a political swing in favor of opposition.
...I suppose the perils of large-scale development have never been as clear as now. Atlantic Yards may have killed itself through sheer folly of its ambitious scope and clumsy execution. The development team behind NorthSide should take heed.
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, Gilly Youner: Pictures from the Atlantic Yards Hearing
Runnin' Scared, Markowitz Tries to Dodge Challenger, For Whom Room 8 "Sheds No Tears"
Now Myrick, who hasn't got any money and supports progressive land-use policies, especially regarding Coney Island and Atlantic Yards, has to defend against the challenge. It hardly seems fair.
But Gatemouth at Room Eight, while sympathetic to Markowitz' opponents in general, looked into it and decided he would "shed no further tears" for Myrick...
Posted by eric at July 30, 2009 6:01 PM