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Related: About this forumIn New York’s hidden places, finding room to build
Dana Rubinstein
Mayor Bill de Blasio doesnt think you can get anywhere worth getting in the citys affordable housing crisis without building a much taller, denser metropolis.
He said as much in February, during a closed-door meeting with the citys biggest real estate lobby, the Real Estate Board of New York ("It's going to take a willingness to use height and density to the maximum feasible extent. ... I don't have a hang-up about it).
And de Blasio's deputy mayor for housing and economic development, Alicia Glen, said as much again on Wednesday, when she previewed the housing plan that de Blasio was supposed to unveil on Thursday, before he abruptly cleared his calendar to make way for a labor-agreement announcement.
"For so long, density has been a bad word amongst urban planners," said Glen. "But now we're realizing that density when done right is our great, great advantage. It's what drives what a good friend of mine often calls the 'infrastructure of opportunity.'"
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/real-estate/2014/05/8544690/new-yorks-hidden-places-finding-room-build
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)But the Not-in-my-neighborhood folk oppose it, and it will require re-engineering the way we move.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)Using the parking lot is a good idea, as long as they don't force the cars to park elsewhere.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Getting permission to build is thd issue.