Daniel Prebud on concerns with the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal
9:33:17
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3 min
Daniel Prebud expresses support for affordable housing but opposes the City of Yes proposal in its current state due to several perceived flaws and concerns. He argues that the plan lacks necessary groundwork and fails to address potential issues that may arise from its implementation.
- Raises concerns about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) increasing complexity and risk for emergency services
- Questions the effectiveness of the proposal in lowering rental costs and preventing uncontrolled development
- Criticizes the lack of health and safety accommodations for shared living spaces and the removal of parking mandates in outer boroughs
- Concerns about emergency services access and safety for accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
- Skepticism about ADUs leading to lower rental costs
- Opposition to shared living arrangements, comparing them to historical tenement issues
- Concerns about lifting zoning regulations and potential uncontrolled development
- Lack of clear definition for 'a little bit of housing'
- Opposition to lifting parking mandates, especially in outer boroughs with limited mass transit
- Need for better mass transit infrastructure before implementing housing changes
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- UAP
- Parking Mandates
- ADU
- Transit-Oriented Development
- Small and Shared Housing
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
"I am in favor of affordable housing, but I am opposed to the city of yes proposal at its current state."
While not specifically mentioning UAP, the speaker addresses affordable housing, which is a key component of the Universal Affordability Preference element of the proposal.
Parking Mandates
"Lifting parking mandates. This may work in Manhattan, but not in the outer boroughs where thorough mass transit grids do not exist. The elderly and physically challenged will suffer the most in those areas."
The speaker directly addresses the proposal to remove parking mandates and expresses concerns about its impact on outer boroughs and specific populations.
ADU
"Examples, accessory dwelling units. These will present additional complexities during emergencies for police, fire, and EMS, and thereby increased risk for all residents."
The speaker directly mentions accessory dwelling units and raises concerns about their impact on emergency services, which relates to the ADU element of the proposal.
"In the case of owners, property owners who build ADUs, do you really think that they're going to rent them at a lower rate than what's standard neighborhood?"
This quote shows the speaker discussing ADUs in the context of rental rates, which is relevant to the ADU element of the proposal.
Transit-Oriented Development
"Sensibility dictates that a vast mass transit accessibility be in order first. It is not."
While not directly mentioning transit-oriented development, the speaker implies that mass transit infrastructure should be prioritized before implementing housing changes, which is related to the transit-oriented development element of the proposal.
Small and Shared Housing
"Shared living, shared kitchens and other facilities. By other facilities, I'm assuming we mean bathroom showers and toilets. This failed when this shared living was known as tenements. And phased out because of disease and crime related events There is no mention of health or safety accommodations in regard to shared living as part of this plan."
The speaker directly discusses the shared housing element of the proposal, expressing concerns about shared facilities and drawing comparisons to historical tenements.
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.
Follow-up discussion/remarks
Chair Garodnick clarifies availability of detailed proposal information
9:36:24
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73 sec
Chair Dan Garodnick of the City Planning Commission responds to concerns about the City of Yes proposal by highlighting the availability of detailed, community-specific information on the Department of City Planning website. He emphasizes that the proposal's impact is defined and not uncontrolled.
- Detailed layouts for each community district are available on the website
- The proposal's effects are specified for different areas within each community board
- Garodnick encourages the public to review the available information for clarity on the proposal's scope
- Concerns about emergency services access and safety for accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
- Skepticism about ADUs leading to lower rental costs
- Opposition to shared living arrangements, comparing them to historical tenement issues
- Concerns about lifting zoning regulations and potential uncontrolled development
- Lack of clear definition for 'a little bit of housing'
- Opposition to lifting parking mandates, especially in outer boroughs with limited mass transit
- Need for better mass transit infrastructure before implementing housing changes
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- UAP
- Parking Mandates
- ADU
- Transit-Oriented Development
- Small and Shared Housing
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
"I am in favor of affordable housing, but I am opposed to the city of yes proposal at its current state."
While not specifically mentioning UAP, the speaker addresses affordable housing, which is a key component of the Universal Affordability Preference element of the proposal.
Parking Mandates
"Lifting parking mandates. This may work in Manhattan, but not in the outer boroughs where thorough mass transit grids do not exist. The elderly and physically challenged will suffer the most in those areas."
The speaker directly addresses the proposal to remove parking mandates and expresses concerns about its impact on outer boroughs and specific populations.
ADU
"Examples, accessory dwelling units. These will present additional complexities during emergencies for police, fire, and EMS, and thereby increased risk for all residents."
The speaker directly mentions accessory dwelling units and raises concerns about their impact on emergency services, which relates to the ADU element of the proposal.
"In the case of owners, property owners who build ADUs, do you really think that they're going to rent them at a lower rate than what's standard neighborhood?"
This quote shows the speaker discussing ADUs in the context of rental rates, which is relevant to the ADU element of the proposal.
Transit-Oriented Development
"Sensibility dictates that a vast mass transit accessibility be in order first. It is not."
While not directly mentioning transit-oriented development, the speaker implies that mass transit infrastructure should be prioritized before implementing housing changes, which is related to the transit-oriented development element of the proposal.
Small and Shared Housing
"Shared living, shared kitchens and other facilities. By other facilities, I'm assuming we mean bathroom showers and toilets. This failed when this shared living was known as tenements. And phased out because of disease and crime related events There is no mention of health or safety accommodations in regard to shared living as part of this plan."
The speaker directly discusses the shared housing element of the proposal, expressing concerns about shared facilities and drawing comparisons to historical tenements.
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.