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Posted by Dan on Sun Aug 2 13:47:12 2009, in response to Re: LIC residents still angry at LIRR, posted by BMTLines on Sun Aug 2 11:17:41 2009. Unfortunately if NYC did not change its zoning regulations than all you would have in that area is abandoned factories and warehouses - so NYC had no choice but to allow residential development.I agree with you, but a better way to rezone would to have had a buffer of retail zoning up against the LIRR yard areas Supermarkets and other large stores wouldn't care about idling diesels or vibrations. An added benefit would be to give new residents shopping locations within walking distance or short-drive distance. On S.I. I've dealt with rezoning (really downzoning) issues with our local civic group. You must be very specific and politely forceful with the city in terms of community demands from the start. Sounds like the folks in Queens let the city dictate to them what the rezoning would look like. One future proposal I've read about would allow for higher density zoning near subway stations. So far it's just a proposal but that's the kind of zoning issue that civic groups need to be proactive about, pro or con. It wouldn't work near the SIR stations but may work very well in parts of Brooklyn and Queens. |
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