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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Bridget Gramling, Volunteer at High Line
2:57:19
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Bridget Gramling, a volunteer at the High Line, expresses concerns about the wind issues in the current Western Rail Yards proposal and their potential impact on the High Line park. She emphasizes that these issues could significantly limit people's ability to experience the park.
- The wind impact from the proposal could extend as far south as 20 Third Street
- Currently, parts of the High Line in Hudson Yards have to be closed regularly due to wind issues
- The proposal could potentially lead to two-thirds of the park being closed on any given day, limiting views and experiences
Bridget Gramling
2:57:19
Hi.
2:57:19
My name is Bridget Grambling.
2:57:21
I live on the Upper West Side currently, but I lived on 20 Third Street in Chelsea for the first eight years that I lived in New York.
2:57:27
I still spend a lot of time in Chelsea in the Hudson Yards volunteering for several nonprofits, including the High Line.
2:57:34
The High Line is one of my favorite places in the city, and when I lived in Chelsea, was my sidewalk.
2:57:38
I've thrown out the majority of my comments because you don't need to hear everything over again, but I do wanna emphasize the wind issues that are a part of this current proposal.
2:57:49
I don't think I heard them say today that the impact is going to be felt as far south as 20 Third Street.
2:57:57
Currently in Hudson Yards, the High Line has to be closed in the rail yard section regularly because of the wind issues from the current Hudson Yards project.
2:58:08
You can hear the wind whipping through there especially in the wintertime, and closing that section of the park eliminates a lot of really wonderful views and really wonderful experience, especially the self seated landscape that's still currently there.
2:58:21
If you extend that all the way down to 20 Third Street, it's possible that two thirds of the park would be closed on any given day, which would significantly limit people's ability to experience the park.
2:58:33
And I think that that would be a tragedy and a travesty.
2:58:36
Thank you.