http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/prarch.shtml Press Releases en Copyright 2009, NYC Department of City Planning http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/gif/interface/apple.jpg http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/prarch.shtml http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr111609.shtml November 16, 2009 —City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden announced the beginning of public review today for a citywide text amendment that would prevent parking pads from being constructed in front yards of single and two family districts throughout the city, as well as new curb cuts. The Residential Streetscape Preservation text amendment addresses the concerns of residents and elected officials that parking in front yards and inappropriate curb cuts are disrupting neighborhood character. The proposal would also close loopholes in front yard planting requirements, establish new curb cut rules in medium and higher density districts to preserve on-street parking spaces and clarify parking obligations for new and existing buildings. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr111609.shtmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 16:33:22 EST http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr102809.shtml Even in the national economic downturn, New York City’s population continues to grow, thanks in large part to the fact that we’ve made the City safer and cleaner than it’s ever been – and we’ve turned around a broken and dysfunctional school system, which is helping to keep more middle class families in our City. A growing population helps create jobs, but it also requires city government to plan for the future – and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing, by creating new capacity for growth in areas that can handle it, while also preserving the character of neighborhoods that need protection from overdevelopment http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr102809.shtmlWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:17:15 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr101409.shtml October 14, 2009 - Commissioner Burden has been chosen as the 2009 laureate of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, which is the Institute’s highest honor. The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize recognizes a person or a person representing an institution whose career demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of responsible development. The $100,000 prize honors the legacy of Kansas City, Missouri, developer J.C. Nichols, a founding Urban Land Institute (ULI) member http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr101409.shtmlWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:06:55 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr092309.shtml September 23, 2009 - Affordable fresh produce is essential for good health and that is why the FRESH zoning text we are voting on today is so important. These zoning incentives will make it more advantageous to open more neighborhood grocery stores in areas of the city that are not only most underserved but also are disproportionately afflicted by the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr092309.shtmlWed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:06 EDT