tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post4871751025244031128..comments2024-03-28T05:19:17.215-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: Overdevelopment, zoning, and the public realm (and AY)Norman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-5419751617240353932014-04-10T17:35:20.284-04:002014-04-10T17:35:20.284-04:00"The first is height limits that were multipl..."The first is height limits that were multiples of street width. For example, originally Park Avenue was 1.5 times as high as it is wide, 210 feet to 140 feet" Um, no... The 1916 zoning laws limited STREET WALL height rather than overall bldg. height which was completely unrestricted provided the tower was set back a certain amount. Glad to know that the opposition to overdevelopment is as ill-informed, if not more so, than the developers who know nothing about the cities they're wrecking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com