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According to an article in The Sun yesterday, the City Council is developing an “infrastructure task force” to assess how large-scale private developments impact infrastructure like traffic and telecommunications around the city. Council Members Daniel Garodnick and Letitia James will head the group, which has been formed in the wake of recent infrastructure collapses like the downed bridge in Minneapolis and the steam pipe explosion near Grand Central. “There is no entity today that considers the impact on city infrastructure,” said Garodnick. “We want to take a long view and see that our infrastructure keeps pace with our development plan.” In the short-term, the task force’s juiciest role to play in Brooklyn is likely to be in analyzing the impact of the proposal for Atlantic Yards on the surrounding roadways and subways. Given James’ critical stance towards the plan in the past, there’s hope that the findings may be more than a rubber stamp for the politically-connected project.
Council’s Role in Private Development To Expand [NY Sun]
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