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At a panel discussion at the Museum of the City of New York last night, planners and community advocates criticized the lack of coordination going into the planning for the West Side.
The sheer mass of public and private development planned for the West Side (between 14th and 42nd Street, West of 8th Avenue) is staggering.  
Besides the Rail Yards themselves, current planning initiatives [...]

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HYCAC, an official community coalition made up of members of Community Board 4, local electeds and community organizations, has written a letter to MTA CEO Lee Sander with its reaction to the five proposals.
The letter also brings up community concerns about the planning process at large, including the lack of infrastructure and affordable housing planning, the megablock [...]

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Museum of the City of New York and the Regional Plan Association are co-sponsoring a panel discussion between some of the key players in the Far West Side’s redevelopment. From the MCNY Web site:
James Stewart Polshek, FAIA, will moderate the evening’s discussion with participants Anna Hayes Levin, Chair of Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Land Use Committee of Community Board 4; Lynne [...]

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