I can tell you why! Every modern zoning code fundamentally is restricting floor area. FAR does it in a way that is clear and gives designers maximal flexibility; height limits, setbacks, and lot coverage maxima do it in such a way that is less clear and bind designers to very specific envelopes.

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Removing height limits and raising FAR >>> removing FAR limits. Otherwise you’re just, at best, incentivizing a ton of windowless bedrooms, double-vanity bathrooms, and walk-in closets as developers try to maximize FAR while staying within the old height limit.

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So do you genuinely not understand that every LIRR rider is subsidized 5x as much with tax money as every subway rider? This felt like common knowledge for New York area urbanists

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I also am confused - MTA dollars are finite - we should focus on the areas with the most potential ridership. LI does not want to build multi family at any significant scale. Areas that do - should get priority. If LI doesn’t want to build - they can continue to increase taxes to improve services

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The suburbs are exclusionary parasites that lockbox wealth generated in the city so it can’t be spent to benefit people in the city.

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