Monday, September 10, 2007
Mixed-use
Recognizing that smaller manufacturers need affordable space — and the city needs the jobs they provide — some urban planners urged officials to rethink where industry can be located. Ron Shiffman, a veteran planner and chairman of the Industrial Retention Network, said many of the newer companies are a lot cleaner than past factories and can coexist alongside housing in mixed-use neighborhoods. He has also suggested an approach not normally associated with bricks and metal.
Having read Jane Jacobs' The Economy of Cities
, the idea that New York will allow manufacturing in residential and commercial neighborhoods is quite exciting. It allows a greater variety of people to work near their jobs. It also encourages a greater mixture of people and ideas, creating an environment for innovation.Labels: economics, local, work
