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URBAN PLANNING
Native plants and trees help to collect stormwater runoff as well as provide a buffer between bike and walking paths.
The proposed mixed-use infill will provide housing, retail, and office space as well as a hotel and event center.
Updating the plaza at the intersection of Center Avenue and 5th Street with a new fountain, seating and plantings provide a comfortable space for both visitors and residents.
Public transit and bike paths will connect Center Avenue with nearby parks and cultural landmarks.
Lining the street with active storefronts and art installations creates an engaging sense of place.
With an emphasis on pedestrian safety, the sidewalk is widened and a bike lane is added at the same elevation as the sidewalk.
This project was about connections: connecting people with nature, connecting people throughout the neighborhood and city, and connecting people with the things they need. The addition of green infrastructure with streetscape improvements leads to vibrant and engaging connections. This design focused on interventions in five areas, including enhancing the Jackson Street transit corridor, renovating an existing playground as a natural play area, the creation of a shared street and pocket park, connection through a civic corridor, and the implementation of green infrastructure in the form of a green alley.
Primarily consisting of public housing, this 2.75-acre site will be reconnected to the neighborhood and the city through an improved transit corridor, civic space, and green infrastructure.
Curb extensions reduce crosswalk distances and slow traffic. Designated bike lanes make the Jackson Street transit corridor safer and more comfortable. A new mixed-use building has storefronts with cafe seating in the sidewalk frontage zone made possible by extending the curb.
The civic corridor running along historic Water Street connects the green alley with the Jackson Street transit corridor. This stretch is a traditional mix of commercial and residential space.
Lower East Side residents benefit from additional green infrastructure by using the green alley that provides a direct connection from the neighborhood to the East River. The green alley provides the opportunity for both connections with nature and connection through the neighborhood. Bioswales collect, absorb, and filter rainwater from sidewalks and bike lanes before going into the city storm drain.
Inspired by the current Modernist playground, which needs a facelift, this natural play area provides large features and leaves the details to the imagination of the users.
On South Street, low vehicle volume provides the opportunity for a commercial shared street which is created by raising the pavement flush with the curb to give pedestrian right-of-way the priority.
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