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2021-12-27 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Blasio Program: down 1000 trees on 46 acres for climate

[EEnews] After years of planning by city officials, New Yorkers got a close-up glimpse of the trade-offs inherent in the fight against climate change when crews this month began cutting down the first of a thousand trees targeted for removal in John V. Lindsay East River Park.

Since the chain saws arrived two weeks ago, workers have moved quickly to get rid of more than 70 species of mature trees at the popular 46-acre park on the Lower East Side, including 419 oaks, 284 London planes, 89 honey locusts and 81 cherry trees; along with eventually demolishing a running track, ball fields, lawns, picnic areas, an amphitheater and a composting center...

The park overhaul, spurred by the destruction of Superstorm Sandy in lower Manhattan nearly a decade ago, is all part of a $1.45 billion flood protection project that backers say befits the nation's largest city, a massive project that will include the construction of a 2.4-mile system of walls and gates along the East River.

We did something like that in Cincinnati a decade ago. Riverfront Park was built as a series of terraces that accommodate seasonal flooding, containing gardens, playgrounds, open air performance spaces, and an underground parking garage. We love it as much as New Yorkers love their Central Park.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-12-27 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11151 views ] Top

#1 Cui bono?

Posted by warthogswife 2021-12-27 12:15|| 2021-12-27 12:15|| Front Page Top

#2 one person who benefited was a NYC employee in charge of the program who got a cushy job in the Biden Admin

obviously a lot of contractors, a lot of trade unions, etc. will benefit

the people living behind the storm walls will benefit someday when the walls prevent flooding

eventually, the new part will be years and it will be a mess during construction and in the meantime the park will be unusable by the public

the existing park is somewhat archaic by modern standards and IMO it should be improved but the price tag seems more than an order of magnitude too high - Flood walls shouldn't cost more than $15M.

Terracing the park shouldn't cost more than $100k-$200k per acre. Putting modern benches and play areas would be another $50k per acre at the most.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-12-27 13:28|| 2021-12-27 13:28|| Front Page Top

#3 the people living behind the storm walls will benefit someday when the walls prevent flooding

See Katrina.

Doesn't NYC already have enough dykes?

Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-27 18:07|| 2021-12-27 18:07|| Front Page Top

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