Yo, I walk through GAP most days:
-We don't need a Starbucks there; BYO. In fact, we don't need any sellers to disturb the peace, or seldom used structures like a green market building. Brklyn has enough commercial space. We need peaceful green.
-We don't need the traffic pushed to the edge streets, which just puts it into the neighborhood.
-Ditto for traffic underground; it would be a smelly, dark & dank drive (& sit), & put more cars into the side streets.
-Ped tunnels would soon smell like...same with all those concrete wall thingies.
-Please! no multi-level concrete monstrosities or such!
So...
-Clean up the outer berms, make them useful, but keep them high to reduce noise to the neighborhood.
-Get rid of the parking lot behind the arch.
-MAYBE a ped bridge or two, but not huge ones like in Curano Cor. Or just better traffic light coordination.
-Spend the money on schools & other needs, not for a jewel for RATner's & Marty's hats.
Keep it real, not eye candy for the recent rich folks.
Yo, I walk through GAP most days:
-We don't need a Starbucks there; BYO. In fact, we don't need any sellers to disturb the peace, or seldom used structures like a green market building. Brklyn has enough commercial space. We need peaceful green.
-We don't need the traffic pushed to the edge streets, which just puts it into the neighborhood.
-Ditto for traffic underground; it would be a smelly, dark & dank drive (& sit), & put more cars into the side streets.
-Ped tunnels would soon smell like...same with all those concrete wall thingies.
-Please! no multi-level concrete monstrosities or such!
So...
-Clean up the outer berms, make them useful, but keep them high to reduce noise to the neighborhood.
-Get rid of the parking lot behind the arch.
-MAYBE a ped bridge or two, but not huge ones like in Curano Cor. Or just better traffic light coordination.
-Spend the money on schools & other needs, not for a jewel for RATner's & Marty's hats.
Keep it real, not eye candy for the recent rich folks.
Posted by: Little Bear at September 28, 2008 1:06 PM in response to Grand Army Plaza Designs Unveiled