tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post5025766360489019793..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: More About Those Zoning ChangesCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-56566643115883996542012-12-23T16:48:14.235-05:002012-12-23T16:48:14.235-05:00Thank you, Slow Art. It doesn't sound dumb at ...Thank you, Slow Art. It doesn't sound dumb at all the way you say it.<br /><br />On the other hand lets not break with Hudson tradition, shall we? If we leave it to one person to decide - say someone who's not from here and has no stake - then we can attain our usual outcome with greater ease. <br /><br />It seems that lately we've chosen Bill Roehr for many of these kinds of jobs. A very nice fellow, but WTF?<br /><br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-6822606544481405292012-12-23T11:17:05.874-05:002012-12-23T11:17:05.874-05:00This sounds like a really dumb idea. There are a n...This sounds like a really dumb idea. There are a number of old, ramshackle, run down buildings already existing that could be developed, the Dunn warehouse, the abandoned factory, the building across from the station and more as you go on up the hill. Why not develop those eyesore structures and preserve the best land by the river for parkland, bike trails, boating and other recreational and environmentally sound activities. People need to realize that "development" and "improvement" are not values dependent on profit and increase in economic activity. This is an old model, if there is to be a future, we need to change the way we think about things. True development and improvement of a waterfront resource needs to be based on restoring and improving the natural, environmental beauty of the waterfront. This is a resource that has a much greater value than any coffee shop, restaurant or tourist trinket store can bring. New retail building on the waterfront is just another form of degradation, just a fancier replacement for the commercial, degrading activity that is already there. How much retail space does Hudson need? There are plenty of buildings that could be developed as retail storefronts from 3rd street down to the waterfront. The fact is, the community does not have the retail traffic to support many of the businesses that are already here.SlowArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182629761582261749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-78057883070321156182012-12-22T15:51:03.637-05:002012-12-22T15:51:03.637-05:00TMD, to properly address that question, remember t...TMD, to properly address that question, remember to factor in the area south of the Holcim yard, which is slated to be a massive parking lot. We have to envision the overall parking design in order to anticipate how the overflow will work during bigger events.<br /><br />In order to accomplish the whole thing (and also to win the state's blessings and funds), the industrial history of the site in question must first be investigated and then remediated if necessary. <br /><br />In order to get to the goal as quickly and easily as possible - this new riverfront parking field - the industrial history of the immediate, surrounding area is being intentionally rewritten and erased: first in the LWRP and now in the brownfields program built upon the LWRP. <br /><br />It's an enormous ecological issue for the South Bay, but does anyone care? And why should the aldermen care about a white-wash if the public doesn't care? The state won't care either; Home Rule makes this our responsibility, and we've now missed two opportunities to speak out.<br /><br />Instead, bologna anti-fracking legislation is apparently more exciting than planning for parking lots next to actual wetlands, let alone what some of the planners are prepared to do in order to achieve their ends.<br /><br />And if I'm attacked again by phonies for speaking out when nobody else will, then this time I hope I'm at least permitted to answer in my own defense.unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-61408407814974292272012-12-22T13:03:54.058-05:002012-12-22T13:03:54.058-05:00So if the land (lots) from across the boat club do...So if the land (lots) from across the boat club down to the Dunn warehouse bldg, former "Hart's Express" trucking company are up for grabs doesn't that eliminate the majority of parking area for Riverfront events?<br />Can someone create what the view of multiple 1-3 story buildings would like from South Front, & lower Allen, Union Sts.<br />What ever happen to the walk across bridge for Amtrak riders? <br />tmdonofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370760970951114120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-20067538462009447652012-12-22T09:44:07.125-05:002012-12-22T09:44:07.125-05:00I have lots to say, but I'd be seen as critici...I have lots to say, but I'd be seen as criticizing politicians who will subsequently smear me with impunity. (It's a one-way street, so my advice to be people is not to try it.)unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-1084898058325051492012-12-22T08:17:13.452-05:002012-12-22T08:17:13.452-05:00I applaud New Urbanism which seems to be based on...I applaud New Urbanism which seems to be based on the sustainability aspect. But to base zoning on TIME TESTED forms of urbanism? Have not all forms of urbanism thus far failed? If time tested forms of urbanism have succeeded why would there be a need for New Urbanism in the first plcae?<br /><br />Greg Draiss<br />The Real Dirt on GardeningGreg Draisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939680032016280581noreply@blogger.com