actualtext t1_izyhnzp wrote on December 12, 2022 at 7:58 PM

Reply to comment by Darkstool in Ground broken on new $3.2B station that will take riders from Bronx-to-Penn Station in one ride by elizabeth-cooper

If you build it, they will come. A story I've been told is that Manhattan reached its peak population figures just before the subway expanded to the outer boroughs. That was back in the 1910s. That’s almost insane to think about. Once the subway system expanded, people felt more free to not have to live in Manhattan.

Where you build public transit options will shape where housing and commercial development takes place. Yes, ideally you plan things accordingly and tightly but hopefully the city will coordinate and re-zone that area. Best case scenario auto shop businesses will sell out to developers with bigger plans for housing and the auto shops can relocate. Or maybe the city just figures out a plan that works for all involved. Imminent domain? Not ideal but it would be quite appropriate if the city re-zoned and build bigger in that area.

BronxEE2000 t1_izzo3rk wrote on December 13, 2022 at 12:45 AM

Or maybe just let the neighborhoods stay as they are now, but provide the new transit options. Nothing wrong with the neighborhood as it is around the planned Morris Park station.

actualtext t1_izzt33k wrote on December 13, 2022 at 1:23 AM

I actually looked at the area to get a better idea of where they meant when they said Morris Park. That area basically is surrounded by medical buildings and centers. It's not residential at all. But it will probably provide quicker access for employees at those places to get there from Manhattan and further up north from the Bronx. It's a weird area in the Bronx where I guess there was a lot of planning to building out those lots (vacant for for years!!) to having all these medical centers. There's even a free shuttle to the Hutchinson Metro Center it's so out of the way. So unfortunately I don't know if they will work on mixing the area with residences but it's definitely quite transited so a way to get there more directly without taking a bus is great imo.