West 61st Street Rezoning and Citywide General Large-Scale Development Text Amendment - Final Environmental Impact Statement

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On December 29, 2006, the New York City Department of City Planning, on behalf of the City Planning Commission as lead agency, issued a Notice of Completion for a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed West 61st Street Rezoning and Citywide General Large-Scale Development Text Amendment.

A public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was held on December 6, 2006.  Written comments on the DEIS were requested and were received by the Lead Agency until the 10th calendar day following the close of the public hearing.  The FEIS incorporates responses to the public comments received on the DEIS and additional analysis conducted subsequent to the completion of the DEIS.

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Table of Contents (0.2 mb)
Foreword (0.3 mb)
Executive Summary (0.3 mb)
Chapter 1 – Project Description (6.9 mb)
Chapter 2 – Land Use, Zoning and Public Policy (0.7 mb)
Chapter 3 – Socioeconomic Conditions (0.2 mb)
Chapter 4 – Community Facilities and Services (0.1 mb)
Chapter 5 – Open Space (0.2 mb)
Chapter 6 – Shadows (1.5 mb)
Chapter 7 – Historic Resources (0.9 mb)
Chapter 8 – Urban Design and Visual Resources (9.7 mb)
Chapter 9 – Neighborhood Character (0.1 mb)
Chapter 10 – Hazardous Materials (0.1 mb)
Chapter 11 – Infratructure (0.1 mb)
Chapter 12 – Solid Waste and Sanitation Services (0.1 mb)
Chapter 13 – Energy (0.1 mb)
Chapter 14 – Traffic and Parking (0.7 mb)
Chapter 15 – Transit and Pedestrians (0.2 mb)
Chapter 16 – Air Quality (0.3 mb)
Chapter 17 – Noise (0.2 mb)
Chapter 18 – Construction (0.1 mb)
Chapter 19 – Public Health (0.1 mb)
Chapter 20 – Mitigation (0.1 mb)
Chapter 21 – Alternatives (0.3 mb)
Chapter 22 – Conceptual Analysis of the Proposed Text Amendment (2.2 mb)
Chapter 23 – Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources (0.1 mb)
Chapter 24 – Growth-Inducing Aspects of the Proposed Action (0.1 mb)
Chapter 25 – Comments and Responses (1.8 mb)
Appendix A – Hazardous Materials (1.7 mb)
Appendix B – Correspondence (0.2 mb)
Appendix C – Noise (0.1 mb)
Appendix D – Comments Received on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (1.1 mb)
Appendix E – Modified Text Amendment Text (0.1 mb)
Appendix F – Technical Memorandum: Traffic (0.1 mb)