Why can Columbia meet only part of its space needs in the mixed-use educational area in Manhattanville and develop other new spaces elsewhere?
The long-term plan for a mixed-use educational area is focused only on the four large blocks from 129th to 133rd Streets (as well as the small triangle created by 125th Street) from Broadway over to Twelfth Avenue, plus the smaller blocks east of Broadway from 131st Street to 134th Street. It is designed to be fully transparent in its long-term goals, clearly defining the University’s proposed expansion over the next quarter century on these specific blocks. This plan intentionally moves away from ad hoc, unplanned growth that causes ongoing disputes with community. If the University had to look elsewhere to meet its full space needs, it would have to look at other development sites that would be potentially more disruptive in the community—which is what Columbia is seeking to avoid with this predictable, clearly defined plan for the old industrial area of Manhattanville.
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