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Bria Donohue from American Institute of Architects, New York (AIA New York) on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendment

1:08:20

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Bria Donohue, representing the American Institute of Architects, New York (AIA New York), expresses strong support for the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendment. She emphasizes the proposal's potential to address New York City's housing crisis by eliminating barriers to development and creating more affordable housing options.

  • Highlights specific support for transit-oriented development, universal affordability preference, and office-residential conversions proposals
  • Stresses the importance of creating 'missing middle' housing for working professionals, including architects and designers
  • Mentions the proposal's alignment with Mayor Adams' goal of creating 500,000 housing units over the next decade
  • AIA New York strongly supports the proposed citywide zoning tax amendment, City of Yes for Housing Opportunity
  • The proposal eliminates antiquated barriers that restrict development and burden the housing market
  • The proposal will create missing middle housing, which is critical for addressing the city's housing needs
  • The changes are necessary to address the ongoing housing crisis in NYC
  • The proposal will help reach Mayor Adams' goal of creating 500,000 housing units over the next decade
  • The proposal addresses the current housing supply deficit and potential future shortages
  • The zoning changes are a step in the right direction for creating more affordable housing options

[EXPERIMENTAL]

Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?

  • UAP
  • Residential Conversions
  • Transit-Oriented Development

The following are AI-extracted quotes and reasoning about which elements of the proposal were discussed in this testimony.

This is a quick, close approximation. Occasionally, the connection between a testimony's transcript and specific elements of City Planning's proposal is tenuous.

Read about this AI-generated analysis here.

UAP

"Specifically, the transit oriented development, universal affordability preference and office residential conversions proposals."

The speaker explicitly mentions 'universal affordability preference' as one of the proposals they support, which directly corresponds to the Universal Affordability Preference (UAP) element of the City of Yes For Housing Opportunity proposal.

"The city death proposal is a historic effort to tackle NYC's housing crisis, and we applaud the Department of City Planning for all their hard work and dedicated community outreach."

While this quote doesn't specifically mention UAP, it refers to the overall proposal as addressing the housing crisis, which is a key goal of the UAP element.

"Living where you work in neighbor in an neighborhood of your choice at prices affordable should not be a luxury out of reach for most New Yorkers."

This statement aligns with the goals of the UAP, which aims to create affordable housing in high-cost neighborhoods, making them accessible to working families.

Residential Conversions

"Specifically, the transit oriented development, universal affordability preference and office residential conversions proposals."

The speaker explicitly mentions 'office residential conversions' as one of the proposals they support, which directly relates to the Residential Conversions element of the City of Yes For Housing Opportunity proposal.

Transit-Oriented Development

"Specifically, the transit oriented development, universal affordability preference and office residential conversions proposals."

The speaker explicitly mentions 'transit oriented development' as one of the proposals they support, which directly corresponds to the Transit-Oriented Development element of the City of Yes For Housing Opportunity proposal.

About this analysis:

This analysis is done by AI that reasons whether or not a quote from the testimony discusses a particular element of the proposal.

All the prompts and data are open and available on Github.

You can search for testimonies that mentioned a specific element in the table on the main meeting page.

When an element is explicitly stated in the testimony (e.g. "Universal Affordability Preference" or "UAP"), the analysis is accurate.

But the connection between a quote from the testimony and an element of the proposal is sometimes implicit.

In these cases, the AI might eagerly label a testimony as discussing a proposal when the connection is tenuous, or it might omit it entirely.

↗ Why are there transcription and diarization errors?
Bria Donohue
1:08:20
Good morning, everyone.
1:08:21
Thank you, Geronik, and members of the City Planning Commission.
1:08:23
Full hold of whose name is Karen today.
1:08:25
I'm Bria Donhee, Senior Manager of Government Affairs at American Institute of Architects, New York.
1:08:30
We represent more than 5000 architects and design professionals committed to positively impacting the physical and social qualities of our city.
1:08:37
A in New York strongly supports the proposed citywide zoning tax amendment, city of yes for housing opportunity.
1:08:42
Specifically, the transit oriented development, universal affordability preference and office residential conversions proposals.
Christie Peale
1:08:49
The proposal takes in all of
Bria Donohue
1:08:50
the above approach, making critical changes to the city zoning to eliminate antiquated barriers that restrict development and burden are already struggling housing market, enabling every neighborhood to do their part to build affordable housing.
1:09:02
The city death proposal is a historic effort to tackle NYC's housing crisis, and we applaud the Department of City Planning for all their hard work and dedicated community outreach.
1:09:11
The needs of these changes cannot be overstated.
1:09:13
As New Yorkers struggle from the persistent burning of the ongoing housing crisis.
1:09:17
This proposal will have widespread effects on New York City's housing market namely creating missing metal housing.
1:09:23
We need housing of all types to address the city's need and missing metal housing in particular is critical.
1:09:29
Architects and design professionals, for example, are direct beneficiaries of missing middle housing.
1:09:33
These are average earning highly educated working professionals.
1:09:36
The people who design and build our city deserve to live in the places they create.
1:09:40
Living where you work in neighbor in an neighborhood of your choice at prices affordable should not be a luxury out of reach for most New Yorkers.
1:09:47
To reach Mayor Adam Moon Chuckle of creating 5500,000 housing units over the next decade, We need we need bold and comprehensive action.
1:09:56
The changes we are facing have no simple fix, and the zoning changes proposed in City of Gas make steps in the right direction towards a evening this ambitious goal.
1:10:04
Right now, the name of the game is supply.
1:10:06
In a recent study, RPA estimated the New York region has 540,000 unit deficit that could almost double in 2035 if housing production trends are not remedied.
1:10:18
Today, I encourage you to say yes to housing and vote in favor of city of yes
Rashida Tyler
1:10:22
for housing opportunity.
1:10:23
Thank you.

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