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Additional planning initiatives and neighborhood-based plans
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Director Garodnick outlines several other planning initiatives and neighborhood-based plans undertaken by the Department of City Planning in 2024 and early 2025.
- Implemented Green Fast Track to streamline environmental review for climate-friendly housing projects
- Advanced neighborhood plans including:
- Bronx Metro North Station Area Plan (7,000 homes, 10,000 jobs)
- Atlantic Avenue mixed-use plan
- Midtown South mixed-use plan (MSMX)
- Planning processes for Jamaica and Long Island City
- Highlights collaboration with various council members on these initiatives
Dan Garodnick
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Of course, in July, we implemented Green Fast Track to streamline environmental review for modest climate friendly housing projects.
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Just weeks ago, the first eligible project, a 100% affordable senior housing development in Brooklyn, was reviewed by the City Planning Commission.
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We're very excited to see that first project.
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We look forward to many more to come.
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Alongside these citywide initiatives, we continued to advance a number of neighborhood based plans.
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In August, the council adopted the Bronx Metro North Station Area Plan, enabling 7,000 homes and 10,000 jobs to your rail stations coming to the East Bronx.
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This plan was many years in the making and we are deeply appreciative to the partnership of Chair Salamanca and Reilly, Majority Leader Farias, and Council Member Marmarado, and others in bringing it across the finish line.
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With guidance and collaboration from council members Crystal Hudson and Chi Osei, we launched public review for the Atlantic Avenue mixed use plan in October.
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Developed through years of community based work, this plan can bring thousands of homes and jobs to an area where restrictive zoning has stymied housing for far too long.
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We also released a draft zoning framework for the Midtown South mixed use plan before launching public review in January of this year, just about six weeks ago.
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MSMX, as it is known, represents an incredible opportunity to bring more housing to the heart of Manhattan.
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My thanks go to council members Eric Botcher and Keith Powers for their partnership.
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Turning to Queens, we advanced planning processes for Jamaica and Long Island City in close coordination with council members Nantasha Williams and Julie Wan who have brought so much energy and attention to these initiatives.
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After conducting extensive community engagement and releasing draft zoning frameworks, we are poised to begin the public review process for both of these plans this spring.
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So, we have been very busy across the boroughs.