New York City Manufacturing Land Use & Zoning Initiative

"Making it in New York"

PICCED and the Municipal Art Society will release a major Land Use and
Zoning Study of New York's Manufacturing Areas on June 28, 2001. They will be
joined by Environmental Justice Organizations, Community Based Development
groups and Manufacturing Advocates to propose major revisions to NYC Zoning
and Development Practices.

In a unique and precedent setting action, community-based organizations,
manufacturers and manufacturing advocates, environmental justice
organizations and real estate professionals, trade associations and unions
joined forces with MAS and the Pratt Institute Center for Community and
Environmental Development to put forth a comprehensive set of land use and
zoning recommendations.

The recommendations are based on the most exhaustive study of manufacturing
areas of New York City in over a decade. The groups comprising this emerging
coalition, who are often at odds with each other, are calling for a sweeping
reform of the City's zoning, land use and program initiatives that affect
manufacturing zones and other areas presently occupied by manufacturing uses.

The recommendations, which are based on a study of eight prototypical manufacturing
areas in the City, link economic development and job creation and retention objectives with environmental health and justice objectives. The study is comprised of three volumes including an executive summary that will be available online on June 28, 2001 at 4 PM.

Executive Summary Brochure (2.4MB)

REPORT COVER I: Report

REPORT COVER II: Technical Appendices

Table of Contents (Documents in Adobe Acrobat Format .pdf)

Chapter Titles

Chapter Subtitles

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

REPORT SYNOPSIS

TOWARD A NEW INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM

OBSTACLES FACING MANUFACTURING

GENERAL FINDINGS

STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

RECOMMENDATIONS

BACKGROUND

OVERVIEW OF NEW YORK CITY'S ECONOMY

OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING LAND USE AND ZONING

THE STATUS OF MANUFACTURING IN NEW YORK CITY

CURRENT MANUFACTURING

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK CITY'S MIXED USE ZONING POLICY: BALANCING THE MIX

MODEL INDUSTRIAL LAND USE POLICIES IN OTHER URBAN AREAS

MANUFACTURING SUSTAINABILITY IN AN URBAN CONTEXT

GENERAL & SPECIFIC FINDINGS

GENERAL FINDINGS

SPECIFIC FINDINGS

RECOMMENDATIONS

INTENT AND TIMING OF RECOMMENDATIONS

TOWARD A NEW INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM

GENERAL RECOMMENDATION

LAND USE AND ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS

FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RECOMMENDATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS

DATA RECOMMENDATION

METHODOLOGY

APPENDIX A:

NEW YORK CITY MIXED USE (RESIDENTIAL / INDUSTRIAL) ZONING SUMMARY

APPENDIX B:

INDUSTRIAL LAND USE POLICY IN URBAN AREAS - MODEL STRATEGIES

APPENDIX B-1: INDUSTRIAL LAND USE POLICY IN URBAN AREAS

APPENDIX B-2: SELECTED INDUSTRIAL ORDINANCES IN URBAN AREAS

APPENDIX C:

VANCOUVER COMPATIBILITY MATRIX (BURRARD SLOPES IC DISTRICTS)

APPENDIX D-1:

MANUFACTURING FIRMS & JOBS PER SIC CODE IN STUDY AREAS

APPENDIX D-2A: STUDY AREAS MANUFACTURING FIRMS & JOBS PER SIC CODE BY ZONING DISTRICT

APPENDIX D-2B:

STUDY SUB-AREAS MANUFACTURING FIRMS & JOBS 2000 PER SIC CODE

APPENDIX E:

STUDY AREAS ANALYSES

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 1: CHELSEA-GARMENT DISTRICT

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 2: SOHO-TRIBECA

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 3: HUNTS POINT

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 4: LONG ISLAND CITY

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 5: MASPETH

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 6: EAST NEW YORK

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 7: GREENPOINT-WILLIAMSBURG

APPENDIX E- STUDY AREA 8: SUNSET PARK-RED HOOK

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

FIGURES

Figure 1: BOROUGH LAND USE SHARE OF NEW YORK CITY 2000

Figure 2: BOROUGH BUILDING AREA LAND USE SHARE OF NEW YORK CITY

Figure 3: NYC & BOROUGHS LOT AREA PERCENT CHANGE

Figure 4: STUDY AREAS LAND USE 2000

Figure 5: COMBINED STUDY AREAS LAND USE CHANGE 1989-2000

Figure 6: STUDY AREAS & NEW YORK CITY LAND USE CHANGES1989-2000

Figure 7: 1989-2000 STUDY AREAS LAND USE CHANGE TO RESIDENTIAL& COMMERCIAL IN M DISTRICTS

Figure 8: STUDY AREAS MANUFACTURING FIRMS & JOBS 2000 BY ZONING DISTRICT

Figure 9: STUDY AREAS LOT AREA 2000 BY "M" DISTRICT

Figure 10: STUDY AREAS 'OTHER' USES 2000

Figure 11: STUDY AREAS AUTO USES 2000

Figure 12: STUDY AREAS AUTO USES LAND USE ACTIVITY 1989-2000

Figure 13: COMBINED MIXED USE DISTRICTS LAND USE 2000

Figure 14: COMBINED MIXED USE DISTRICTS LAND USE CHANGE 1989-2000

Figure 15: MIXED USE DISTRICTS LOT AREA PERCENT CHANGE 1989-2000

Figure 16: COMBINED INDUSTRIAL PARKS LAND USE 2000

Figure 17: COMBINED INDUSTRIAL PARKS LAND USE CHANGE 1989-2000

Figure 18: INDUSTRIAL PARKS LOT AREA PERCENT CHANGE 1989-2000

MAPS

MAP 1: Study Areas Manufacturing Jobs by SIC

MAP I - 1: KEY MAP -Chelsea-Garment District Study Area

MAP I - 2: LAND USE 2000 - Chelsea-Garment District Study Area

MAP I - 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000 - Chelsea-Garment District Study Area

MAP I - 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - Chelsea-Garment District Study Area

MAP II - 1: KEY MAP - Soho-Tribeca Study Area

MAP II - 2: LAND USE 2000 - Soho-Tribeca Study Area

MAP II - 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000 - Soho-Tribeca Study Area

MAP II - 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - Soho-Tribeca Study Area

MAP III- 1: KEY MAP - Hunts Point Study Area

MAP III- 2: LAND USE 2000 - Hunts Point Study Area

MAP III- 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000- Hunts Point Study Area

MAP III- 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - Hunts Point Study Area

MAP IV -1: KEY MAP - Long Island City Study Area

MAP IV - 2: LAND USE 2000 - Long Island City Study Area

MAP IV - 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000 - Long Island City Study Area

MAP IV - 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - Long Island City Study Area

MAP V - 1: KEY MAP - Maspeth Study Area

MAP V - 2: LAND USE 2000 - Maspeth Study Area

MAP V - 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000 - Maspeth Study Area

MAP V - 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - Maspeth Study Area

MAP VI - 1: KEY MAP - East New York Study Area

MAP VI - 2: LAND USE 2000 - East New York Study Area

MAP VI - 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000 - East New York Study Area

MAP VI - 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - East New York Study Area

MAP VII- 1: KEY MAP - Greenpoint-Williamsburg Study Area

MAP VII- 2: LAND USE 2000 - Greenpoint-Williamsburg Study Area

MAP VII- 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000 - Greenpoint-Williamsburg Study Area

MAP VII- 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - Greenpoint-Williamsburg Study Area

MAP VIII - 1: KEY MAP - Sunset Park-Red Hook Study Area

MAP VIII - 2: LAND USE 2000 - Sunset Park-Red Hook Study Area

MAP VIII - 3: MANUFACTURING JOBS 2000 - Sunset Park-Red Hook Study Area

MAP VIII - 4: MANUFACTURING JOB CONCENTRATION & LAND USE CHANGE IN 'M' DISTRICTS - Sunset Park-Red Hook Study Area

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