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N:PLUS Presentations in PowerPoint The following files require the use of PowerPoint Viewer or Adobe Reader To download the viewer, please use this link if you are a PC user and for Mac use this link. To start this presentation use the click to advance the slides. The following list is in develoment. It is intended to provide quick access to the PowerPoint presentations by CCAC during the major phases of the study. For a brief introduction to each of these presentations see the summary descriptions below. (this series is in development) To comment please use the Contact Us link. Initial Findings and Questions (date) Findings with Preliminary Recommendations (date) Executive Summary and Next Steps (date)
Summary Descriptions The N:PLUS Develoment Framework We recommend reading the following brief explanation of the develoment framework slides before viewing. To view "Framework for Development" now click here. The Development Framework slides use a set of "indicators" to illustrate possible real estate development activity. It begins with the street grid of CD12. The next slide indicates residential areas (yellow) where community-based organizations would focus on options for preservation using land use management tools. These tools are contextual zoning, support for community proposed historic districts (CPD), and support for additonal historic exploration areas (HEA). Based on community demand these areas are also recommended for an intensive focus on tenant education and related services. The N:PLUS report recommends participation of residents in examining all of the options for these areas in a coalition framework. With "working groups" on CD12's historic resources, local advocacy, outreach to the district's mixed use and commercial districts becomes viable. The next slide in the presentation illustrates the strong mass transit resource in CD12. This aids in identifying subway stations that should be redeveloped primarily for residential users, and those that should be viewed for significant mass transit based mixed-use and commercial/community facility development. Commercial zones designated C8 are identified in the next slide. These are areas that do not allow housing, but given continuing pressure for housing, these sites appear under-developed and most likely subject to requests for variences. The next slide illustrates the small amount of land (almost all privately owned or controlled) that is vacant, and the very small number of vacant buildings (South Washington Heights) the majority of which are in a development pipleline. The next slide illustrates another set of sites subject to develoment and change. They are composed of one- and two-story commercial structures that are also more likely than other sites to be sought out by developers. These sites do not use all of the square footage allowed for development in the current R7-2 zoning. The next image has been named "development cooridors". These areas are recommended for major development, sufficient to produce resources for the preservation areas, and large enough to provide major housing (market rate and affordable) and community facility and commercial space in a mixed use transit based urban design. A series of projects "in-play" are identified and discussed briefly in the N:PLUS report as a means to defining preservation vs. major new development policy. In summary, the N:PLUS report calls for the adoption of the Framework for Development as a policy guideline for evaluating development proposal. It provides for balance between the continuous demand for growth of a world city, while establishing areas where the maintence of the architectural and social character is sustained by adding additional review processes and technical assistance services for residents and businesses. Executive Summary Presentations covering the main components of N:PLUS are summarized in the Adobe Portable Document file. It can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here |
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