As a layman, I chose generic excerpts about balance, choices, economics realities, and historical responsibilities. Regarding the specifics in the article, there seem to be some compelling arguments on all sides. I enjoy hearing knowledgeable and competent people make their cases. =================================== In a message dated 12/3/2008 6:56:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Excerpts from the fourth in a series: Landmarks Preservation Meets Development in a Delicate Urban > Dance - Series - NYTimes.com > > or http://tinyurl.com/6zahjy (December 2, 2008) > > It must strike a balance between protecting architecture and > accepting economic realities, between a responsibility to history > and a knowledge that the city must evolve.... > > Its making choices and, without unlimited resources, having to > make those choices and being able to do some things and not do > other things. > ========================================================== A more relevant excerpt... Preservation is good economics and could have been used to great success in Asbury Park. "Preserving sections of old New York can actually spur economic renewal, they say, citing areas like TriBeCa, where the designation of a new historic district in 1992 accelerated the area's transformation into one of the city's most sought-after neighborhoods. "There hasn't been enough attention to how new development can work with old buildings," said Andrew S. Dolkart, the director of the historic preservation program at Columbia University. "That's the biggest flaw in New York and preservation in the last decade — it's just ignored. All things considered, a relatively tiny proportion of New York land is landmarked. It's hardly an obstacle to economic growth in the city." Developers tend to disagree. ..." Werner **************Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
