URBAN AGE MEXICO CITY CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 2006
Amanda Burden Chair, City Planning Commission, New York City
New York City
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Presentation to Urban Age Mexico City 24 February 2006
Amanda M. Burden Commissioner and Chair Department of City Planning City of New York The Urban Age Context: New York City The Urban Age Context: New York City The Urban Age Context: New York City The Urban Age Context: New York City
Regional Business Districts
125th Street
Hudson Yards Downtown Flushing
Lower Manhattan Long Island City
Jamaica Downtown Brooklyn The Urban Age Context: New York City
HudsonHudson YardsYards MasterMaster PlanPlan The Urban Age Context: New York City
HudsonHudson YardsYards MasterMaster PlanPlan The Urban Age Context: New York City
DowntownDowntown BrooklynBrooklyn The Urban Age Context: New York City
Permits Issued for New Residential Units 2002-2005
New York City Residential Units in New Buildings Issued Building Permits 2002 through 2005 By Census Tract
Units Per Census Tract Greater 250 (71) 101 to 250 (197) 51 to 100 (240) 26 to 50 (279) 1 to 25 (772) No Data The Urban Age Context: New York City
Hudson River Park The Urban Age Context: New York City The Urban Age Context: New York City
Fresh Kills Park Staten Island The Urban Age Context: New York City
n a t t a h n a M The Urban Age Context: New York City
CambriaCambria HeightsHeights QueensQueens The Urban Age Context: New York City
DykerDyker Heights Heights BrooklynBrooklyn The Urban Age Context: New York City
CityCity IslandIsland BayBay RidgeRidge TheThe BronxBronx BrooklynBrooklyn The Urban Age Context: New York City
City’s population at record and expected to continue growing
Total Population by Nativity New York City, 1980–2000 (in millions)
1980
1990
2000 0123456789.
Native-Born Foreign-Born The Urban Age Context: New York City
New York City Population Change (1970-2030) Census Counts Adjusted for Net Undercount (1970-2000)
Estimated Population (2004), Growth Projections (2010 & 2030 2030)9 (projection)
8.6
8.2 2010 (projection) 2004
Millions (estimate) 7.8
7.4
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1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 The Urban Age Context: New York City
Little Italy
Flushing, Queens
Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade The Urban Age Context: New York City
City’s population at record and expected to continue growing
NYC Population, 2000 NYCNYC Population Population, 1990 1990 NYC Population 2000
Foreign-born Foreign-born 28% 36%
Native-Born Native-Born 72% 64% The Urban Age Context: New York City The Urban Age Context: New York City
Greenpoint/Williamsburg Brooklyn The Urban Age Context: New York City The Urban Age Context: New York City
Greenpoint/Williamsburg Brooklyn The Urban Age Context: New York City
Greenpoint/Williamsburg Brooklyn The Urban Age Context: New York City
Manhattan Ave. Newtown Barge Street End Playground
Former WNYC Transmitter Site Greenpoint/Williamsburg American Playground Brooklyn
State Park
McCarren Park
Grand Ferry Park Waterfront Access Plan: Elements
Shore public walkway Standard width: 40’ Supplemental access areas Widened shore public walkway: up to approx. 100’ Plazas Parks
Neighborhood connections Public streets Upland connection Flexible location Visual corridors The Urban Age Context: New York City
GreenpointGreenpoint // WilliamsburgWilliamsburg ProposedProposed WaterfrontWaterfront ParkPark The Urban Age Context: New York City
GreenpointGreenpoint // WilliamsburgWilliamsburg RezoningRezoning The Urban Age Context: New York City
Greenpoint/ Williamsburg ExistingExisting andand ProposedProposed WaterWater TransportationTransportation The Urban Age Context: New York City
The Challenges of Growth • Mass transit system straining – many subway lines at capacity or will be with projected population growth
• Passenger overcrowding above loading guidelines in red • Other lines approaching maximum loading guidelines shown in yellow
Vacant land The Urban Age Context: New York City
The Challenges of Growth • Chronically congested highway system
Chronic Roadway Congestion
PM Peak Hour
Exceeds capacity in PM peak
Vacant land The Urban Age Context: New York City
The Challenges of Growth • Varied modes of transportation infrastructure are not under the control of the City
Vacant land George Washington Bridge The Urban Age Context: New York City
HudsonHudson YardsYards MasterMaster PlanPlan The Urban Age Context: New York City
HudsonHudson YardsYards MasterMaster PlanPlan The Urban Age Context: New York City
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HudsonHudson YardsYards NumberNumber 77 SubwaySubway ExtensionExtension The Urban Age Context: New York City
HudsonHudson YardsYards MasterMaster PlanPlan The Urban Age Context: New York City
Joel Sternfeld West Chelsea/ High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
West Chelsea/ High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
GRANTING SITE
RECEIVING RECEIVING SITE SITE High Line x 100‘ 100' 11th Ave. HIGH LINE 10th Ave. TRANSFER CORRIDOR
Zoning Proposal High Line Transfer Corridor The Urban Age Context: New York City
West Chelsea/ High Line
The High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
The High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
West Chelsea Residential Growth The Urban Age Context: New York City
The High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
The High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
High Line Access
The High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
Field Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro The High Line The Urban Age Context: New York City
The High Line Field Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro The Urban Age Context: New York City
The High Line Field Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro The Urban Age Context: New York City
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY NYC
New York City and NewYork-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Region The Urban Age Context: New York City
Sidewalk Cafés