54 Stratford Road, Caton Park, Flatbush, Brooklyn. This is not a parking lot.
I learned yesterday that last week NYC's City Planning Commission unanimously approved two initiatives proposed last fall by the Department of City Planning.
I wrote last year about the Yards Text Amendment, which will prevent paving over front yards for parking, among other things. The other proposal mandates street trees - one for each 25 feet of lot frontage, and a minimum of one per lot - for new development and significant renovation. I've written several posts about street trees, though none about this specific DCP proposal.
These now go to the City Council.
246 (left) and 240 (center) Westminster Road, Beverley Square West, Flatbush, Brooklyn
Related Posts
Preserving Livable Streets: DCP's Yards Text Amendment, November 7, 2007Basic Research: The State of the Forest in New York City, November 12, 2007
Factoids: NYC's Street Trees and Stormwater Reduction, November 15, 2007
Barbara Corcoran Hates the Earth, November 18, 2007
The Luminous Streets, November 25, 2007
Factoid: Street Trees and Property Values, December 2, 2007
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