By a recent and not remotely exacting tally, the Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn has at least eight community groups dedicated to its planning and self-analysis: the Gowanus Alliance, the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Bridging Gowanus, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group, the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation, Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus, Save Gowanus and the Gowanus Ecology Initiative. This does not include the block associations and housing groups that have an interest in the area, nor does it take full measure of the conferencing that Gowanus has inspired. Four years ago, after the Gowanus Canal was designated a Superfund site, a summit called Reconsidering Gowanus was held. Last month, Gowanus was the subject of its own TEDx talks.
READ MORE: The Once and Future Gowanus – NYTimes.com.
