tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post6395420490947079203..comments2024-03-28T05:19:17.215-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: UNITY 2007: a new, Jacobsian plan for the Vanderbilt YardNorman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-8401327151308958882007-09-26T08:33:00.000-04:002007-09-26T08:33:00.000-04:00One thing I especially like about the plan is the ...One thing I especially like about the plan is the larger park at the slightly more dense Eastern end of this site plan (nearest to the Clinton Washington Stop C-Train stop on the A-Train line.) The Park’s orientation along side the Ward Bakery building will show off the Ward building brilliantly. The park will be instantly resplendent with a wall of white terra cotta arches. It reminds me of the Boathouse beside the pond in Prospect Park. In my mind I am thinking of this new park as the “Ward Bakery Park.”MDDWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693635186364315879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-6731167561741988002007-09-25T11:29:00.000-04:002007-09-25T11:29:00.000-04:00While I have some issues with the some of this pla...While I have some issues with the some of this plan, I am impressed by the transit portion. As to the expense, I believe that that the feds have appropriated 2 Billion dollars for a connector from JFK to the Wall Street area, which will require a new transit tunnel to Manhattan. Whether the Arena is ever built, transit will continue to be a problem and Brooklyn is being short changed by a short sighted state and city, that will be spend billions(the lower Manhattan transit hub 4 billion plus, the connector to the west side convention center 2 billion plus{all NY City taxpayer money BTW)and a second avenue subway 4 billion plus that connects to Queens but not Brooklyn) in Manhattan and pennies in Brooklyn<BR/><BR/>Sid Meyerthe woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665556178718196059noreply@blogger.com