A plan to transform a gritty area under the Queensboro Bridge ramps into a vibrant public space is starting to take shape–with an architect considering designs that would include a basketball court, a dog run and a large seating area.
The plan, called the “Long Island City Ramps” project, would cost $5.5 million and involves revitalizing 50,000 square feet of underutilized space beneath the road ramps that lead to the Queensboro Bridge in Court Square.
The area that is set to be revamped includes a 17,000 square foot site along Dutch Kills Street which is currently being used by a DOT contractor for roadside parking.
The second area is a 33,000 square foot adjacent space that is being used by the NYPD School Safety division as a parking lot. Unlike the Dutch Kills Street space, much of this space is not covered by a ramp and will provide a large open area with plenty of sunlight.
The two ramps converge above Jackson Avenue.
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A plan to transform a gritty area under the Queensboro Bridge ramps into a vibrant public space is starting to take shape
"I can't stand the word "vibrant" when used to describe a geographical locale. It's the kind of jargon you hear from bourgeois white people to mean "an ethnic neighborhood most bourgeois white people would probably not like, but of which we approve." - Rod Dreher
Get out your vibrators. Tase me. Bro! I want to tingle.
Eating the exhaust is no picnic, but what other ideas would you have for this? At least on paper, the area could be tidy and clean - once they get a handle on the pigeons!
Hands off the pigeons- they were here first! It’s their natural habitat
They voted for it! Keep it up Dem supporters!
President Joe Biden is seeking to ease a national affordable housing shortage by pushing local governments to allow apartment buildings in neighborhoods that are currently restricted to single-family homes.
The $5 billion plan could inject the White House into a debate pitting older homeowners against younger workers seeking to gain a foothold in the most expensive U.S. cities, where many families spend a third or more of their income on housing.
The proposal, which would provide financial incentives to local governments that change zoning laws restricting many neighborhoods to single-family homes, is an example of the sort of broad social policy changes Democrats are including in Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-infrastructure-zoning/biden-seeks-to-ease-housing-shortage-with-5-billion-carrot-no-stick-approach-idUSKBN2BV1CX
The proposal, which would provide financial incentives to local governments that change zoning laws
So City Hall will get money to change our neighborhoods' zoning against our will, money our neighborhoods will never see?
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