Better Living Through Remediation
REZONING THE GOWANUS CANAL
A Student Project for PLUS667 at USC Price
Finishing the Race
GREAT PROJECTS DESERVE GREAT CLOSERS
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Exclusionary zoning, redlining, blockbusting, mortgage discrimination, urban renewal, and other policies have denied Black New Yorkers the right to live where they want.
This rezoning project in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn covers 80 blocks between Park Slope and Carroll Gardens. The Gowanus rezoning would introduce 8,200 new apartments, 700,000 sq ft of commercial space, and 251,000 sq ft of community facilities on industrial land.
Don’t underestimate the power of engagement.
The stakeholders in the Gowanus rezoning project are as diverse as the borough of Brooklyn, and demonstrate the vitality that makes the neighborhood so desirable. Across the groups are shifting and variable coalitions, each with their own goals.