New York Rail Yard Plans Fail To Amaze

Plans to redevelop New York City's West Side rail yards are underwhelming, according to this review.

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November 25, 2007, 9:00 AM PST

'The West Side railyards are the kind of urban development project that makes builders dance in the streets. A footprint bigger than Rockefeller Center's and the potential for more commercial and residential space than ground zero: what more could an urban visionary want?"

"So the five proposals recently unveiled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to develop the 26-acre Manhattan railyards are not just a disappointment for their lack of imagination, they are also a grim referendum on the state of large-scale planning in New York City."

FULL STORY: In Plans for Railyards, a Mix of Towers and Parks

Saturday, November 24, 2007 in The New York Times

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