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From NoLandGrab:

The Issues

A Fair Biddiing Process by the MTA?

On September 7 Ratner upped his bid for the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn to $100 Million Dollars. That was a doubling of his original bid of $50 Million dollars. Extell, a rival bidder who came up with a plan for the area partly based on community desires offered $150 Million to the MTA for the right to develop there.

The MTA later approved Ratner's bid even though it was lower than the Extell bid. More at the NYTimes (who is having a building built for them by Ratner on land that was grabbed through Eminent Domain)

onNYTurf Analysis: MTA Board Makes MultiMillion Dollar Decision With One Week of Study

Abuse of Eminent Domain

onNYTurf Analysis: NYState's Hollow Reform of Eminent Domain

Controversial Claims/Promises of Affordable Housing

onNYTurf Analysis: The False Promise of Ratner's Affordable Housing

Appropriate Scale

3D Visualizations

Bill Kegan 3D Visualization in Google Earth - you can install the model in your own Google Earth and fly around. resume services
CBN Visualizations in Google Earth

2D Visualizations and Maps

Atlantic Yards Google Map - include contextual images of Ratner's buildings superimposed on neighborhood street photos.

Comparison of Different Plans: Comparison 1 and Comparison 2

Images of Ratner's Plan