Interesting things in store for the Gowanus area. Like the roll up bridge (pictured left) that is in London. This from Brooklyn Papers.com

The Gowanus canal would be transformed from a fetid, sewage-ridden
corpse of water — and the neighborhood around it bloom with a mixture
of parks, housing and light industry — under a just-released plan by a
coalition of local groups.

“It’s exciting for anyone who lives near the canal to finally see
something happen,” said Michael Ingui, chairman of the Gowanus Canal
Community Development Corporation, which has been spearheading the
effort.

The Gowanus Canal Comprehensive Community Plan calls for the revival
of the malodorous canal — which is the final resting place of tens of
thousands of gallons of raw sewage during big rainstorms.

“That’s the biggest problem,” said Thomas Chardavoyne, the executive director of the GCCDC.

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