Rebirth of the QueensBridge Wind Project?

With Mayor Bloomberg's call for exploring the use of wind power it is appropriate to bringback this video of installing wind turbines on the Queensboro Bridge above Roosevelt Island. I first spoke about this project back in January 2008 and the Roosevelt Islander found the above video and put it on line this past May 2008.

I love the concept of using wind power and the bridge seems a natural but again my concern is proximity to the Tram lines. Comments made on this blog at that time were concerns as the bridge was not designed to handle the additional stress of such turbines. But overall I applaud the Mayor for putting forth the call to explore this renewable energy source just as he has supported the Verdant water turbine project currently in test mode partially powering the local parking garage and supermarket.

Would Queensboro Bridge Windmills Threaten the Tram?

Apparently there is a video on YouTube according to the website WorldChanging that proposes to transform the Queensboro Bridge into a "site for gathering clean, renewable energy". The video is based on Andrea Polli's projects titled "The Queensbridge Wind Power Project".

OK, I don’t want to become one of those “not in my backyard” folks and I know the project is just a proposal but as resident that takes the Tram daily having one of those giant turbines in a position that close to the cables just scares the heck out of me.

Don’t get me wrong I love the concept and if the Tram was not there I would not even question it but the Tram is there. I don’t even care how much extra noise it would create. Residents on the two Riverwalk buildings under construction probably will though. And you know Sutton Place residents won’t want it on the Superstructure on their side of the span.