The political environment of each city, state and nation impacts the way in which buildings and infrastructure gets built.
"The margin for error in this town is tough." Chris Ward, Executive Director of the NY & NJ Port Authority
Consider this synopsis of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site in New York City. Chris Ward, Executive Director of the Port Authority tells the New Yorker in basic terms why One World Trade Center is taking such a long time to get built. The 19 public agencies, 2 developers, 101 contractors and 33 architects with stakes in the World Trade Center redevelopment site makes it clear that New York is no Dubai or Shanghai.
Chris Ward, puts it in more simple english: "People always say, 'How come One World Trade Center is taking so long? The Empire State Building was built in fifteen months.' Yeah, well, people forget that five people died building the Empire State Building." He noted that, while China "can literally rip up and relocate an entire town," plans for a floating swimming-pool barge in city waters were delayed for years because of red tape...People [also] say, 'This Goldman Sachs building got built in four years. Why is One World Trade Center taking so long?' Well, one reason is that this is getting built on top of PATH train, and Goldman Sachs got built on top of a fucking parking lot!"
"The margin for error in this town is tough." Chris Ward, Executive Director of the NY & NJ Port Authority
Consider this synopsis of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site in New York City. Chris Ward, Executive Director of the Port Authority tells the New Yorker in basic terms why One World Trade Center is taking such a long time to get built. The 19 public agencies, 2 developers, 101 contractors and 33 architects with stakes in the World Trade Center redevelopment site makes it clear that New York is no Dubai or Shanghai.
Chris Ward, puts it in more simple english: "People always say, 'How come One World Trade Center is taking so long? The Empire State Building was built in fifteen months.' Yeah, well, people forget that five people died building the Empire State Building." He noted that, while China "can literally rip up and relocate an entire town," plans for a floating swimming-pool barge in city waters were delayed for years because of red tape...People [also] say, 'This Goldman Sachs building got built in four years. Why is One World Trade Center taking so long?' Well, one reason is that this is getting built on top of PATH train, and Goldman Sachs got built on top of a fucking parking lot!"
(Quotes from New Yorker Magazine)
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Policies & Laws Shaping Our Cities. These regulations guide public and private investment and building practices in the 21st Century.
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