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Making it in New York: The Manufacturing Land Use and Zoning Initiative

The Manufacturing Land Use and Zoning Initiative was launched in 1999 by the Municipal Art Society in partnership with Pratt Institute for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED) to identify issues and aopportunities facing manufacturing districts and mixed-use communities in New York City. In this 2001 report, you can read more about New York City’s manufacturing sector, a mix of small and mid-sized production businesses and niche firms integrally related to new York’s economic drivers, including finance, creative, cultural and healthcare industries. New York City’s land-use policies shoudl promote diversification of the economy. The report provides recommendations on how the city can retain and revitalize the city’s manufacturing base and gives examples detailing where and when it is appropriate to do so.

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  • Making it in New York Volume I: Report

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*If you would like to learn more about the Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED) (the authors of this report) click here.

  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive Summary
  • Report Synopsis:

Toward a New Industrial and Economic Development Paradigm
Obstacles Facing Manufacturing
General Findings
Strategic Overview
Recommendations

Overview of New York City’s Economy
Overview of Manufacturing Land Use and Zoning
The Status of Manufacturing in New York City
Current Manufacturing
Development Programs in New York City
New York City’s Mixed-Use Zoning Policy: Balancing the Mix
Model Industrial Land-Use Policies in Other Urban Areas
Manufacturing Sustainability in an Urban Context

General Findings
Specific Findings

Intent and Timing of Recommendations
Toward a New Industrial and Economic Development Paradigm
General Recommendation
Land-Use and Zoning Recommendations
Financial and Technical Assistance Recommendations
Environmental Recommendations
Data Recommendation

New York City Mixed Use (Residential / Industrial Zoning Summary)

Industrial Land Use Policy in Urban Areas – Model Strategies

Vancouver Compatibility Matrix (Burrard Slopes IC Districts)

Manufacturing Firms & Jobs per SIC Code in Study Area

  • Appendix E:

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    http://mas.org//images/media/original/12-APPENDIX%20E-01-POINT-REC.PDF

    http://mas.org//images/media/original/12-APPENDIX%20E-04-LIC-REC.PDF

    http://mas.org//images/media/original/12-APPENDIX%20E-01-MASPETH.PDF

    http://mas.org//images/media/original/12-Appendix%20E-06-ENY.pdf

    http://mas.org//images/media/original/12-APPENDIX%20E-01-WLBG-REC.PDF

    http://mas.org//images/media/original/12-APPENDIX%20E-08-SP-RH-REC.PDF

Study Areas Analyses

Findings
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