Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Development

New Urbanists: No Economic Recovery Without Smart Growth

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 6, 2011 | No Comments

What happened to the United States over the past several years is most commonly described as a recession. By the technical definition of the word we’re two years into a recovery. But it sure doesn’t seem that way. Meanwhile, a growing chorus of intellectual leaders says the country is experiencing something different than a normal […]

Village Residents Fight to Keep Fourth Parking Garage Off Single Block

By Noah Kazis | Sep 21, 2011 | 12 Comments

Last year, due to protracted financial difficulties, St. Vincent’s in Greenwich Village closed its doors after 150 years, one-and-a-half centuries that saw the hospital play a major role treating victims of the AIDS crisis and the 9/11 attacks. Though many in the neighborhood hoped to see a full-service hospital remain in the Village, a plan eventually […]

At St. George, EDC Wants Suburban-Style Parking for Its “Vibrant Downtown”

By Noah Kazis | Aug 12, 2011 | 8 Comments

St. George Staten Island could become the region’s next great downtown. That’s the plan over at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which is about to redevelop two waterfront sites immediately adjacent to the ferry terminal. Yet even though EDC touts the unparalleled transit access at the sites, which are currently surface parking lots, […]

Vacca Watch: Transpo Chair a Big Booster of Parking Minimums

By Noah Kazis | Aug 1, 2011 | 3 Comments

The Bronx is booming. Over the last decade, no borough added more new residents or posted faster wage growth. The Bronx’s incredible resurgence even attracted national attention last week from USA Today, which turned to City Council Member James Vacca to explain the wave of residential development in the borough. Vacca used the opportunity to […]

Department of City Planning Continues to Restrict Development Near Transit

By Noah Kazis | Jul 6, 2011 | 3 Comments

The Department of City Planning’s commitment to rezoning the city along more transit-oriented lines is a critical component of its sustainability agenda. Allowing more people to live and work next to transit means more people will ride transit and fewer will drive. Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden, upzonings have indeed […]

DCP Official: Parking Minimums Buy Support for Upzonings

By Noah Kazis | May 11, 2011 | 4 Comments

We reported yesterday that Department of City Planning Sustainability Director Howard Slatkin recently announced that his agency “believe[s] there are opportunities to lower parking requirements” in a ring of neighborhoods around the Manhattan core. This would be an important step forward in overhauling decades-old policies that lead to more traffic and less affordable housing. Importantly, […]

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