Planning for All New Yorkers: An Atlas of Community-Based Plans
April 25, 2008 |
The Municipal Art Society Planning Center, with assistance from the Community-Based Planning Task Force, has developed an interactive, online tool that compiles community-based plans in New York City. Planning for All New Yorkers: An Atlas of Community-Based Plans in New York City contains 87 individual plans, created since 1989, the year that the City responded to pressure from communities to simplify and strengthen provisions in the City Charter for 197-a planning (197-a plans are officially-recognized, community-initiated local plans).
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Livable Neighborhoods for a Livable City
To download Livable Neighborhoods for a Livable City report click here. Note, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to download or print this report. If you do not, go to www.adobe.com to download it for free.Planning for all New Yorkers: Briefing Book of Community-Based Plans
For the first time ever, community-based plans from across the city have been consolidated into one comprehensive format document. Today, this living repository has grown to include over 70 summaries of community-based plans, complete with maps, graphics and contact information for community organizations. It is a viable resource for community planners, elected officials and city agencies. Continue reading...
Making it in New York: The Manufacturing Land Use and Zoning Initiative
The Manufacturing Land Use and Zoning Initiative was launched in 1999 by the Municipal Art Society in partnership with Pratt Institute for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED) to identify issues and aopportunities facing manufacturing districts and mixed-use communities in New York City. In this 2001 report, you can read more about New York City's manufacturing sector, a mix of small and mid-sized production businesses and niche firms integrally related to new York's economic drivers, including finance, creative, cultural and healthcare industries. New York City's land-use policies shoudl promote diversification of the economy. The report provides recommendations on how the city can retain and revitalize the city's manufacturing base and gives examples detailing where and when it is appropriate to do so.
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