Sentence examples for transit zoning from inspiring English sources
Although the document will weigh in with scores of recommendations on housing, land preservation, road construction, mass transit, zoning and emergency preparation -- virtually every public issue facing the Island -- not even Dr. Koppelman expects the document to effect much change.
His Travelers (2013) series show lone mass transit passengers zoning out on the day's events as they head home from work, a shopping spree or some other banal endeavor.
The plan calls for a combination of condemnation, tax breaks, transit links and zoning changes to create expanded business districts in Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City in Queens, and on the far West Side of Manhattan.
While transit and zoning policies have helped somewhat, he said, most of the growth in density boils down to economics.
As Houston expanded to cover 450 square miles, anything but zoning and mass transit seemed possible.
The developers of the new building said they were attracted to the project both by its proximity to transit links and by the change in zoning last summer that allowed an increase in the density of residential buildings constructed in the area and set a height limit of 120 feet for new buildings.
Other green reforms like the addition of hybrid and electrical vehicles to the municipal fleet, reduced school bus emissions and zoning changes to encourage more transit-friendly development have all contributed to the current clean air levels, according to the report.
In part because of the proximity to transit, the developer of 15 Penn Plaza, the Vornado Realty Trust, earned zoning bonuses that will let it construct a building 56 percent larger than what would ordinarily be allowed.
Some changes have served traditional zoning goals — encouraging higher density on commercial thoroughfares (particularly near transit hubs) while lowering density in residential neighborhoods.
Zoning rules can create barriers.
