***Important meeting coming up on the Gowanus Rezoning Proposal***
Instead of providing the community with a forum in which they could ask questions and get answers communally, DCP had basically printed out its online presentation on poster boards and taped them to the wall of the gym. As one local resident tweeted, 'the city attempted to turn it into a science fair style open house', which backfired big time. It was obvious from the start that the whole thing had been designed to control rather than to engage stakeholders.
To placate angry residents, Winston Von Engel and Jonathan Keller of City Planning promised to come to the next Community Board 6 Landmark/Land Use Committee meeting for a proper presentation. That meeting has now been scheduled.
Informational Presentation of the Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal
From The Department Of City Planning
February 28, 2019
6:30 pm
PS 133
610 Baltic Street between 4th and 5th Avenue
Let us hope that City Planning comes better prepared to provide specific answers on this upzoning, which will impact not only Gowanus, but Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Park Slope.
We encourage everyone to attend.
Related reading:
Developers Get Their Way, the Community Not So Much: Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Proves That Community Planning Sessions Were All A Sham
Badly Done, City Planning! Badly Done!: City Faces Angry Residents At Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Meeting Last Night
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2 comments:
Speaking from experience, I hope that CB 6 will encourage questions from the public and not quell public participation by saying that only community board members can ask questions. Given the impact this will have on our neighborhood, the community board should be actively encouraging public participation and City Planning along with any electeds in attendance should be prepared to answer in the spot questions the public community has.
This rezoning has missed the boat.
Both the financing to build and the demand for such housing is noticeably dissipating. Adding even more FAR like they have done, isn't going to bring any of that energy back to Gowanus.
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