Around the Region
Proximity to Metro-North's Beacon station has helped an old
box factory get the nod as the site for a new museum run by the Dia Center
for the Arts. Easy access to public transit generally increases the value
of many properties, and transit-oriented development will prove a boon
to communities like Beacon that are seeking new foundations for their economies.
"My initial reaction was, if I were going to build a museum from scratch,
I would build it just like this. Concrete and steel. Wood floors. Space
between the columns. Perfect light. A Metro-North train stop," Michael
Govan, the Center's director, told the NY Times.
