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CB2 committee reviews draft EIS scope for DCP last‑mile facility text amendment; raises bike‑lane, charging and flooding concerns
Summary
Community Board 2 discussed the Department of City Planning’s draft scope for the environmental impact statement (DEIS) of a proposed last‑mile distribution facility text amendment. Committee members asked the city to study non‑car delivery modes, impacts on bike lanes and pedestrian safety, charging infrastructure and flood resilience.
City planners asked Community Board 2 to comment on the draft scope for an environmental impact statement (EIS) tied to a Department of City Planning text amendment that would create a special permit for last‑mile distribution facilities in manufacturing and commercial districts.
The draft EIS scope covers many standard CEQR chapters; DCP staff have proposed studying land use and zoning, transportation, energy, hazardous materials, and neighborhood character, among others. The committee’s discussion focused on three areas members said merit stronger attention in the DEIS: multimodal traffic and pedestrian safety, charging and energy infrastructure for electric micromobility and cargo‑bikes, and flood/stormwater resilience in waterfront and low‑lying zones.
Bicycle and pedestrian impacts
Committee members noted that the last‑mile concept embraces a range…
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