March 21, 2010 · www.gothamgazette.com |
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- Ellen Balleisen on Raising the Bar
- David King on Lock Down?
- Farah Akbar on Tourist Spot?
- Glenn Pasanen on Framing the Figures
This Month's Article ...

Corn from Corona? Canarsie cantaloupe? Tottenville tomatoes? City grown produce, along with public markets and better bodegas, could help New Yorkers eat better -- with a boost from City Hall.
Recent Land Use Articles from the Gotham Gazette:
Food Deserts Could Bloom if City Hall Helps
| Kingsbridge Armory and the Dance Around ULURP
| As Trade Center Plans Falter, City Could Have a Sense of Deja Vu
Links in the News ...
- Local Councilmember Opposes Domino Development (Brooklyn Papers)
- Developers Back Away from 125th St. (NY Observer)
- Bar Association Criticizes Benefits Agreements (Wall Street Journal)
- Port Authority, Silverstein Report Progress in Trade Center Site Talks (Crain's)
- Local Councilmembers Sour on Domino (NY Post)
- Atlantic Yards Groundbreaking (NY Times)
Researching Land Use ...
A new survey from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer found about 4 in 10 locations on Manhattan's busiest thoroughfares do not display their addresses visibly. The report found out of 1,837 locations, 39.7 percent were unmarked. (March 16, 2010)
The Charter and Land Use
With Mayor Michael Bloomberg having named a commission to look at possible changes in the City Charter, the Pratt Center for Community Development has issued a report on land use issues it thinks the commission should consider. These include what the center sees as a lack of planning by the City Planning Commission, a shortfall in community based planning, and the proliferation of so-called side agreements, such as Community Benefits Agreements (March 9, 2010)
Hazardous Buildings
A review of buildings in Manhattan by the office of Borough President Scott Stringer found a quarter of a million open Department of Buildings and Environmental Control Board violations in the borough. The report, Falling Apart at the Seams, found 33 percent of those violations were classified as “hazardous,” meaning they warranted “immediate corrective action.” Unresolved hazardous environmental control board violations persist at almost 40 percent of Manhattan’s public schools and 60 percent of public hospital buildings. A spokesperson for the mayor has said the problem is being addressed. (January 25, 2010)
Kingsbridge Armory and Living Wages
Without mandated living wages at the Kingsbridge Armory, the development would be an economic loss for the city and state, argues this new report by the Drum Major Institute. (December 10, 2009)
Keeping Eminent Domain in Check
In a report focusing on the redevelopment plan for Willets Point, the Urban Justice Center outlines a series of recommendations that would prevent the city from abusing its eminent domain powers. (September 24, 2009)
A guide for those who oppose the Brooklyn Arena plan. This site consists of a web log of news relating to the project, a calendar of arena-related events, and instructions on how to oppose the plan. The site focuses on the opposition of local residents, giving a photo tour of the neighborhood and posting letters from Brooklynites.
Van Alen Institute
A beautiful site on projects in public architecture. Great maps, detailing all of the competitions and their results.
Starts and Fits
This blog, written by urban planner Aaron Donovan, is focused on land use and transportation. It's a little bit chaotic in both design and form (one post relates a conversation overhead on the subway, and several, for some inexplicable reason, even talk about things happening outside of New York City). Along with this silliness, however, is serious discussion about planning and traffic issues.
Brooklyn Views
Since November 2005, Brooklyn architect Jonathan Cohn has been blogging about the Brooklyn Nets project. Cohn is critical of the plans, but he writes about why it's a bad piece of urban planning. Posts are fairly long, fairly sober, and some have charts!
NYC Department of City Planning
The definitive site for NYC zoning. Check out the new zoning resolution text. Also recommended: the land use facts.
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