My Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park tour, as part of Jane's Walk weekend of free tours, will be May 6 (Friday) at 6 pm

Jane's Walk, the annual weekend of free tours (#janeswalknyc) inspired by the urbanist and author Jane Jacobs, has returned for in-person tours on the first weekend in May, so I am again offering a tour of Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park & Barclays Center, at 6 pm on Friday, May 6. 

It should last 90 minutes to two hours.

Unlike in previous years, you can't just show up--an RSVP to the organizer, the Municipal Art Society, is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date. (By the way, if any groups/classes ever want to hire me for a separate tour, I'm available.)

From the blurb:

Hugely controversial when proposed (in 2003) and approved, the megaproject Atlantic Yards (in 2014 renamed Pacific Park Brooklyn), still deserves attention.
See what’s been built (the Barclays Center, home to the Brooklyn Nets; plus 6 of 15 towers), what’s coming (2 more towers), and what’s left (decking the railyard for 6 towers? a two-tower project?) at this crucial crossroads.
Learn Atlantic Yards’ tangled history, uncertain timetable, changing designs (and ownership), and ongoing questions. Topics include public accountability, affordable housing, arena design/operations, and the changing neighborhood/Brooklyn context.
We will walk around much of the perimeter of the 22-acre site, plus some adjacent blocks.

Many other tours, in-person and virtual, will be offered around the city over that weekend. For a long intro to the project, please see my FAQ, but the two infographics below should be helpful.

Also note that construction of B5, and the first phase of the two-block platform over the Vanderbilt Yard, seems to be imminent, and may have been announced, or even started, before the day of the tour.

Current Progress/Approved Plans

Owners/Developers and Designers