"Large-Scale Plans Removed from the Public Review Process: Case Study: Atlantic Yards"

Subject: Reminder: MAS Planning Center Forum Series continues on November 10
Date: 1/4/2005 12:04:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: hitmananne@yahoo.com
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MAS Planning Center Forum
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You are invited to attend the next Municipal Art Society Planning Center forum:

"Large-Scale Plans Removed from the Public Review Process: Case Study: Atlantic Yards"

This 22-acre recently-proposed arena and mixed-use development project is larger than the World Trade Center site, straddles three distinct community districts, and would be the largest private development in Brooklyn's history. Community planning efforts resulted in an alternative plan, yet organizers have struggled to secure any traction for the initiative. The arena proposal is moving forward, outside of the city's public review process where the public and local elected officials generally have some opportunity to shape outcomes. Come hear about the community-initiated alternative plan for the site, and about how the local community has found opportunities to raise its voice.

Participants:
Moderator: Tom Angotti, Professor, Hunter College
Panelists: Daniel Goldstein, Spokesman, Develop, Don't Destroy
Mafruza Khan, Associate Director, Pratt Center for Community Development
Candace Carponter, Co-chair, Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods

The Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue (between 50th and 51st)
Thursday, November 10, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
RSVP to rsvp@mas.org or 212/935-2075

The forum is free and open to the public. Coffee and bagels are provided.