The Gowanus Green site is the next block north of this one
7 Likes
this area looks beautiful, too bad the canal is still toxic 
1 Like
True. I think filling that Canal with concrete and creating a landscaped walkway would have been a better way to go with the Rezoning Plans. The idea of adaptive reuse for the outdated highline structure has become a beautiful public park.
The Gowanus Canal Rezoning could have been similar: a below grade walkway - instead of an ‘above grade’ walkway like the High Line.
They should have constacted me for my input. 
1 Like
An NYC version of the Cheonggyecheon stream would’ve been great
1 Like
Yes, THIS….or something similar. They should have consulted US on this project…
We could then name it something charming like “Sweetwater Walk”…
Instead now we have “Stinkwater Walk”…
Idk I understand it’s still not great, but they’ve invested a lot into cleaning it up, I think in the longer term the canal will be more valuable to the neighborhood. At this rate in 10- or 20-years people will forget there was ever the sludge and just appreciate the open space.
5 Likes
