July 19, 2004
RPA slams Jets stadium
Guess all those phone calls didn't work after all: The Regional Plan Association has released its official position paper (PDF file here) on New York's proposed multi-billion-dollar Hudson Yards project, and it calls for axing the Jets stadium from the plan. The $1.4 billion stadium, writes the RPA, would be a "suboptimum use" of a key waterfront site that would "stifle its long-term potential by limiting waterfront access, adding congestion and looming over the adjacent streets and Hudson River Park." Instead, the RPA suggests the site be used for a mixed-use development centered on high-rise apartment buildings. Hey, now there's an idea.
Posted by Neil deMause
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