NEW YORK CITY-Part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's nearly $20-billion storm prevention plan is the development of a SeaPort City aimed at providing lower Manhattan with storm-surge protection, and serving as a catalyst for jobs and economic growth.
However, the SeaPort City idea hasn't been embraced by environmental advocates and urban planners, who have applauded other components of the mayor's storm prevention plan. Critics argue that building a new waterfront district makes no sense in an era of rising sea levels, according to the Wall Street Journal.
"In the midst of a brilliant plan that is innovative, this piece is a clunker," says Roland Lewis, director of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance in New York. "There are other ways to protect downtown that would not involve massive land fill and would not harm one of the city's most historic districts." See story in the Wall Street Journal.
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