# Shane Keena's Concepts **URL:** \ **Category:** Visions\ **Created:** [August 24, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135 "2021-08-24T05:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/23 "2022-02-17T19:51:20Z")
You have two there, so yeah! It would be! ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/24 "2022-02-17T19:54:00Z")
Oh wow, I didn’t realize it until now 😅 Then in that case the majority of those other peaks in the image are supertalls and megatalls! ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/25 "2022-02-17T20:12:51Z")
Yep! That’s the case! ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/26 "2022-03-24T22:00:11Z")
@NewYorkCity76 @AgentGodzillaRP Here’s my completed rendering. My whole thing is maximizing the World Trade Center to something much better. > **[World Trade Center for YIMBY forums](https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/7924e73c-2e28-4d04-a336-9e0f20f7acc3/World-Trade-Center-for-YIMBY-forums)** > > World Trade Center for YIMBY forums ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/27 "2022-03-29T17:20:10Z")
Link to a concept I shared; > [@NEW YORK | New York Downtown Extension](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-manhattan-island-extension-1-760-acres/21144/3): > > Here’s a look from above. Compare each one; ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/28 "2022-06-09T05:34:14Z")
My version of Manhattan’s skyline… ![730DC72D-8286-4854-AC25-30B846A20F10_1_201_a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/3/5355eb4da87c01a53f7774f4ec9e366e7e6f3295.jpeg) ![45141482-4F96-4506-9E0D-66220DE7D468_1_201_a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/e/6eae9f6ba5c12a3e5d71af504790148f370b87f4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/29 "2022-06-09T16:10:36Z")
That’s Coruscant lol ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/30 "2022-06-09T16:26:51Z")
There’s definitely a certain inspiration from Coruscant. ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/31 "2022-06-18T04:41:51Z")
This is sort of a debate I’ve been having with some folks recently about transportation in New York City, and I ran across this guy who said something I agree with. It should be both for public and private transportation, not everyone needs to ride the train or wants to. The city needs both easy access thru subways and car transportation. A lot of people from New Jersey go to Queens or Brooklyn and vice versa. There should be highways that go straight through Manhattan, connecting New Jersey to Queens and Brooklyn, and therefore Long Island. ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/32 "2022-06-18T18:54:18Z")
It’s not my concept, but here’s the plan for the Lower Manhattan Expressway. ![master-pnp-ppmsca-26400-26433u](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/0/805380c1ea1b8ed010441c90ebc2cef5e600f527.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/33 "2022-06-18T19:32:17Z")
That, is quite the terrible plan. ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/34 "2022-06-18T19:54:42Z")
It’s a great plan, but New York wasn’t ready for it yet. It’s up for debate whether or not it’s ready now, but considering the advancements in technology, I would certainly try and make an attempt. ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/35 "2022-06-18T20:18:03Z")
That plan sounds interesting, but would it affect the subway systems/services had it gone into a construction phase (assuming it’s around now) ---
**Author:** ![Symphonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/symphonic/32/84358_2.png) [@Symphonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Symphonic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/36 "2022-06-18T20:20:34Z")
And building new highways within urban areas has, for the most part, fallen out of fashion. They divide communities, increase sound pollution and air pollution, generally do not help alleviate congestion, and historically they have targeted lower-income communities for demolition. If the LOMEX plan is built underground, most of these issues would be solved. In the case of NYC and Downtown Manhattan, however, it is just impossible to build new tunnels in the maze of current underground infrastructure. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/37 "2022-06-18T20:21:09Z")
No, it’s not a great plan. Running a highway, expressway, whatever right through the heart of your city has never worked, and will never work. All it does is divide communities, increase congestion, and take up space. These type of plans were popular in the 50s and 60s, alongside other bad urban practices in the US. ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/38 "2022-06-18T20:21:29Z")
I don’t like how new buildings were planned to sandwich both Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge. Imagine seeing them driving into Manhattan ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/39 "2022-06-18T20:27:49Z")
I think technically there’s a certain highway that runs through downtown Los Angeles, as well as another one for Boston. ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/40 "2022-06-18T20:30:10Z")
I’ve also been through Atlanta’s downtown connector. ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/41 "2022-06-18T20:30:55Z")
It would give the expressway a hint of a stadium feel. ---
**Author:** ![NewYorkCity76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/newyorkcity76/32/190647_2.png) [@NewYorkCity76](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NewYorkCity76)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135/42 "2022-06-18T20:31:58Z")
Ah yes, forgot to mention that city as well. And maybe Philly? I’m kinda curious how the LOMEX plan would look as of now [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/shane-keenas-concepts/20135.md?page=3)