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February 23, 2011
Can New York Build a Smarter City?
GlobeSt.com
by Ryan Clark
The NYU Schack Institute’s day-long event, “Building the Smart City: Removing Barriers, Fostering Innovation” checked in for the afternoon with less theory and more application of green building practices. Themes for the afternoon focused on “livability” and public-private partnerships.
...Melissa Burch, SVP of commercial and residential development at Forest City Ratner Cos., discussed some of issues facing the Nets Arena development at Atlantic Yards and how the project team was working with smaller initiatives to green the project. While FCRC was not concerned with running afoul of regulatory agencies—she and Cross noted that for both of their projects, much of negotiating was done upfront, limiting post-hoc regulation—FCRC, she felt, had an ability to experiment with a larger pipeline of developments, allowing and incubator for solutions. This prevented mass implementation of unsure practices.
NoLandGrab: We have no idea what she's talking about — it's like this story got run back and forth through a translation site — but we couldn't resist the opportunity to post a photo of NYU professor, and former Forest City Ratner Atlantic Yards point-man, Jim Stuckey.
Photo: GlobeSt.com
Posted by eric at February 23, 2011 10:35 PM