tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407844066225871558.post827520499877330602..comments2008-05-12T11:11:48.585-07:00Moderator 06510http://www.blogger.com/profile/17244453845496871458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407844066225871558.post-86013166246898693722008-05-12T11:11:00.000-07:002008-05-12T11:11:00.000-07:00Good points, Stephen. All of the initial RFQs propose lining the Route 34 side of the development with a large parking garage, which is obviously preferable to parking along George Street, but still may be problematic in the long term. If Route 34 is redeveloped, the frontage along the south side of the site could become valuable ground-level office or retail space. Even if it isn't, that side is highly visible from cars coming into New Haven, as well as pedestrians walking from Union Station, and may be usable retail space. Of course, the development might also be phased-in over time or "retrofitted" at a later point, once the market supports a higher intensity of pedestrian-oriented uses along the Route 34 viaduct. All of these are valuable issues to consider.Moderator 06510http://www.blogger.com/profile/17244453845496871458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407844066225871558.post-60260375745066591622008-05-12T04:33:00.000-07:002008-05-12T04:33:00.000-07:00It's essential to knit the site back into the fabric of the Ninth Square by breaking up the super block. I would not want to see a car-oriented development as all of these qualifications indicate; that's looking to the past. Any new development in the city should be public transit oriented. As the reality of Peak Oil sinks in, New Haven should move quickly to transform itself back into a tightly knit city of neighborhoods connected by mass transit.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07349466308226709595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407844066225871558.post-4040330510201607412008-05-09T13:28:00.000-07:002008-05-09T13:28:00.000-07:00Great info, thanks! Please keep up this kind of great work! <BR/><BR/>One note: Long Wharf is supposed to bring $60,000,000 to the table here (30 from the state and 30 from private fundraising). Some of these developers put Long Wharf at the physical and metaphorical center of their proposals, some do not. Seems like Long Wharf's opinions might be very important in choosing developers.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if this is really just financial vetting at this stage, perhaps it doesn't matter much.Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03089553490483940844noreply@blogger.com