Theresa Westerdahl from Brooklyn Community Board 9 and Sullivan Ludlam Stoddard Neighborhood Association on opposition to City of Yes zoning amendments and parking mandate reductions
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Theresa Westerdahl, a long-time Brooklyn resident and member of Brooklyn Community Board 9, testifies in opposition to the City of Yes zoning text amendments and the reduction of parking mandates. She expresses concerns about the potential doubling of density in her district and the lack of proper environmental and racial impact studies.
- Calls for increasing parking mandates and including bike, Electric Vehicle (EV), and micro-device parking in new developments
- Highlights issues with current large-scale developments in her neighborhood, including environmental and safety hazards
- Recommends that Community Board 9 be exempt from City of Yes rezoning and opposes air rights sales for the historic district
- Opposition to City of Yes text amendments and changes to zoning regulations
- Opposition to reducing parking mandates, believes in increasing parking mandates
- Need for visionary planning including bike, EV, and micro device parking and charging stations
- Concern about ongoing large-scale development projects and their environmental impacts
- Lack of oversight and regulation enforcement by city agencies
- Failure to conduct environmental and racial impact studies in the district
- Criticism of the Bedford Army Terminal development as luxury housing instead of affordable housing
- Concern about potential doubling of density in the district due to new zoning
- Request for Community Board 9 to be exempt from City of Yes rezoning
- Opposition to air rights sales for the historic district
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- Parking Mandates
The following are AI-extracted quotes and reasoning about which elements of the proposal were discussed in this testimony.
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Parking Mandates
"In addition, I am in opposition to reducing parking mandates. I believe we need to increase parking mandates."
This quote directly addresses the proposal to remove parking mandates, which is a key element of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan. The speaker explicitly states her opposition to reducing parking mandates, which indicates she is discussing this aspect of the proposal.
"We need to become visionary and not reactionary and include bikes, EV, and micro device parking and charging station in all new developments."
While not directly mentioning the removal of parking mandates, this quote suggests an alternative approach to parking in new developments, which is related to the parking mandate element of the proposal.
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