Veritas et Venustas: The Best Way To Develop Atlantic Yards & Hudson Yards

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Veritas et Venustas: The Best Way To Develop Atlantic Yards & Hudson Yards

Megaprojects don't produce good places, and they can't find financing. Instead "we should develop [redevelopment zones] the way New York was traditionally developed. That means platting the streets and blocks, and selling lots on those blocks.... It's time to get back to the time-proven methods that have built the best neighborhoods and communities, building at the scale of the block and the lot." (Via City Comforts.)

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