Yeah... that was pretty lame. Or is.
Alright...it seems like Trump has done it again!!!
It wont take long for him to convice the city to place the highway under a tunnel. He is building a park for the whole city to enjoyed...isnt that alot! Manhattan needs to put more green next to the waterfront...not highways. Just look at other cities...like boston has done.
Then you will have the east side to want to do the same thing and that is alright with me as well. Residents deserve access to river not a highway.
Don't hold your breath waiting for that tunnel. Even Trump, when asked by a TV reporter during the opening of the first park segment about replacing the highway, said something like maybe 20 or 30 years
The park he is building is part of the agreement to develop the property. He must also maintain it in perpetuity. There are two plans for the permenent park, one with and one without a tunnel.
The highway itself does not block access to the river. It only blocks views from some of Trump's apartments, so he can't charge more for them. :wink:
DOT Agrees To Close W. Side Highway Exit Ramp To Accommodate
http://www.ny1.com/ny/TopStories/Sub...entintid=37008
DOT Agrees To Close W. Side Highway Exit Ramp To Accommodate Trump Place
FEBRUARY 04TH, 2004
A construction project from real estate developer Donald Trump may force the city to close a ramp on the West Side Highway.
Foundation work progresses on 120 Riverside. The newly extended W66 St on the left.
The next segment of the park. Foundation artifacts?
The project so far
http://www.pbase.com/image/26389308/original.jpg
It would look so much better without the twin pyramid buildings...
It would look so much better without the elevated highway!
Hmmm... I don't think they look that bad except for the monsterous bases, but then again I have never seen them in person.
Phase II of the Riverside Park extension has been completed. Only one more phase left in this park.
http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/...e/100_0064.jpg
mr. bloomberg, tear down this road
It's eight years old.
While the elevated highway is a bit of an eyesore, they've built basketball courts underneath it and it's a nice place to get out of a summer thunderstorm.
During last night's "the Apprentice" they had footage of Trump at a presentation for a new skyscraper, telling the people in the meeting that they expect to have the tenants on board before construction starts. The design of the building was on an easel next to him, and I didn't recognize it. Did anyone see the episode, and have any idea what building it was?
I think it was the project in Chicago.
That's what I thought too. Had that same spire.
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