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NYC Office of the Mayor<br />
Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Partnership<br />
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge Park<br />
WXY architecture + urban design<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
<strong>Strand</strong><br />
Urban Design Action Plan
Produced by:<br />
WXY<br />
SSE<br />
MNLA<br />
DGA<br />
ARUP<br />
Superflex<br />
Architecture & Urban Design<br />
Traffic Recommendations<br />
Landscape Architecture<br />
Lighting<br />
Civil & Acoustic Engineering<br />
Artist Consultant<br />
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Agenda<br />
I<br />
The <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong><br />
II Community Engagement<br />
III <strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
1 Columbus Park<br />
2 Tillary Parks<br />
3 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial<br />
4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
5 Anchorage Market<br />
6 Bridge Parks<br />
7 Trinity Park<br />
8 Connecting Tillary<br />
9 Park Avenue Crossing<br />
10 Reconnecting Neighborhoods<br />
11 Art & Innovation<br />
IV Summary of Recommendations<br />
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I<br />
The<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
<strong>Strand</strong><br />
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Overview<br />
In July 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of initiatives meant to further the<br />
successful growth of Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> into a thriving, 21st century Downtown. Among<br />
those was an opportunity to “Reinvent the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong>”— by connecting Downtown<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> to its waterfront through a reimagined series of disconnected parks, plazas, and<br />
greenways – spanning more than 40 acres of publicly-owned land.<br />
In response to this vision, over 40 stakeholder groups from the Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> community<br />
worked together over the two years to offer suggestions for a “re-imagined <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong>.”<br />
This community planning effort included more than 250 stakeholders, 50 site walkthroughs<br />
and meetings with individuals and organizations, and more than 200 community members who<br />
attended at least one of five public workshops.<br />
The community vision around the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> has the ability to transform the quality<br />
of public space in Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong>. It is a major effort to also better connect people in<br />
surrounding neighborhoods and to make the waterfront more accessible. The following package<br />
represents the community vision as laid out in the planning process described above. It includes<br />
both short and long-term recommendations to the City on how we can reimagine our<br />
public realm.<br />
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Building Off <strong>Brooklyn</strong>’s Accomplishments<br />
WILLIAMSBURG<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge<br />
Park<br />
DUMBO<br />
VINEGAR<br />
HILL<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Tech<br />
Triangle<br />
Farragut<br />
Houses<br />
BROOKLYN<br />
HEIGHTS<br />
Ingersoll<br />
Houses<br />
Whitman<br />
Houses<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
BROOKLYN<br />
FORT<br />
GREENE<br />
COBBLE<br />
HILL<br />
BOERUM<br />
HILL<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Cultural<br />
District<br />
CLINTON<br />
HILL<br />
Barclays Center<br />
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<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> Today<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge Park<br />
MetroTech<br />
Cadman Plaza Park - Lawn<br />
Commodore Barry Park - East<br />
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<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> Over Time<br />
Sands Street, 1924<br />
Sands Street, today<br />
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<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> Over Time<br />
1924<br />
Original street grid<br />
interconnects neighborhoods<br />
with building lined streets<br />
1937 - 1964<br />
Cadman Plaza Park is<br />
completed;<br />
City fabric is interrupted by the<br />
BQE, creating disconnected<br />
neighborhoods<br />
Today<br />
Studying how to reconnect<br />
city fabric and unlock more<br />
public open spaces<br />
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<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> Today<br />
Cadman<br />
Connector<br />
Columbus Park<br />
Korean War Veterans Plaza<br />
Cadman Plaza Park<br />
Anchorage Plaza<br />
Old Fulton St<br />
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<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> Today<br />
BQE<br />
Connector<br />
Bridge Park 2<br />
Bridge Park 3<br />
Commodore Barry Park<br />
Navy St<br />
Tillary St & Park Ave<br />
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Activities & Recreation Today<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Book Festival<br />
Columbus Park Greenmarket<br />
Performances<br />
Community Park Stewardship<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial Events<br />
School Activities<br />
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Activities & Recreation Today<br />
Afropunk Festival<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Pit Bulls<br />
The Diamonds<br />
Community Park Stewardship<br />
Community Dance Classes<br />
Harvest Fest<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Mission<br />
The <strong>Strand</strong> is...<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Mission<br />
...a community-based, conceptual plan for<br />
connecting Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> neighborhoods<br />
to one another and to the waterfront.<br />
...an ongoing effort to bolster activities<br />
happening in the area today.<br />
...a vision to enhance public spaces that better<br />
serve local communities and cultivate new<br />
economic opportunities for all of <strong>Brooklyn</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Objectives<br />
Reconnect<br />
Neighborhoods<br />
Craft a Gateway<br />
to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Advance<br />
Public Space<br />
Equity<br />
Explore Economic<br />
Opportunities<br />
Improve<br />
Park Access<br />
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Recommendations<br />
6 Bridge Parks<br />
5 Anchorage Market<br />
8 Connecting Tillary<br />
4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
7 Trinity Park<br />
3 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial<br />
9 Park Avenue Crossing<br />
10 Reconnecting<br />
Neighborhoods<br />
11 Art & Innovation<br />
2 Tillary Parks<br />
1 Columbus Park<br />
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II<br />
Community<br />
Engagement<br />
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Community Engagement Process Summary<br />
Walkthroughs with over 40<br />
local organizations<br />
5 community workshops<br />
Reaching over 200 people<br />
Logging over 300 comments<br />
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Stakeholder Walkthroughs & Community Workshops<br />
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Logging Over 300 Comments<br />
Reconnecting<br />
Neighborhoods<br />
Parks &<br />
Open Spaces<br />
Activities &<br />
Recreation<br />
Amenities &<br />
Services<br />
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Comments for Reconnecting Neighborhoods<br />
Improve Pedestrian<br />
& Bike Connectivity<br />
Better Discourage<br />
Illegal Parking on<br />
Public Land<br />
Activate Streets<br />
with Improved<br />
Lighting, Amenities<br />
& Services<br />
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Comments for Parks & Open Spaces<br />
Remove Fences &<br />
Create Better Park<br />
Access<br />
Improve Park<br />
Lighting &<br />
Amenities like<br />
Comfort Stations &<br />
WiFi Stations<br />
New Plantings,<br />
Trees & Green Walls<br />
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Comments for Activities & Recreation<br />
Improved Park<br />
Athletic Facilities<br />
Places for BBQ &<br />
Picnics<br />
More Public Art,<br />
Movie Nights &<br />
Cultural Events<br />
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Comments for Amenities & Services<br />
More Affordable<br />
Housing<br />
More Local<br />
Businesses like<br />
Laundromats,<br />
Grocers, &<br />
Restaurants<br />
More Athletics &<br />
Community Facilities<br />
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III<br />
<strong>Strand</strong><br />
Recommendations<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
1<br />
Columbus Park<br />
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1 Columbus Park<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Columbus Park is an exceptional civic park, central to Downtown<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> and part of a transit hub which handles high volumes of park<br />
visitors and pedestrians daily. The Borough Hall steps are popular for<br />
sitting, gathering, and events. Columbus Park is host to an established<br />
GrowNYC Greenmarket and home to the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Book Festival.<br />
The replacement of Columbus Park’s bluestone paving is currently in<br />
construction. Planned improvements include the New York City Department of<br />
Transportation’s (DOT) Tillary-Adams Streetscape Improvement Plan. The space<br />
southeast corner of the park is currently being used as a surface parking lot to<br />
the Kings County Supreme Court judges. This critical space is mapped park<br />
land and sits at a key crossroads of Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> adjacent to Fulton Mall<br />
and the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Law School.<br />
Transform a lot dedicated to 36 parking spaces for local government officials<br />
into an iconic public space complete with an elevated plaza, destination<br />
restaurant, rationalized pedestrian and vehicular access, while retaining<br />
parking below. Reinforce path to and from MetroTech with an improved eastwest<br />
diagonal crosswalk north of Joralemon St and highlight Borough Hall.<br />
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1 Columbus Park — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Improve Adams St<br />
crossing and accessible<br />
connection to MetroTech<br />
Eliminate fences;<br />
create path through park<br />
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1 Columbus Park — Vision Concept<br />
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1 Columbus Park — Vision Concept Explained<br />
Major public space<br />
integrates judges’ parking,<br />
an amenity space, stepped<br />
seating and raised lawn<br />
Shortened Adams<br />
St crossing with<br />
accessible ramp to<br />
Borough Hall<br />
Fences eliminated; opens<br />
paths through park<br />
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1 Columbus Park — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Plaza east of<br />
Borough Hall fenced<br />
off and underutilized<br />
Improve crossing<br />
experience and<br />
streetscaping<br />
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1 Columbus Park — Vision Concept<br />
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1 Columbus Park — Vision Concept Explained<br />
Remove fences and<br />
activate plaza space with<br />
improved landscaping<br />
and new seating<br />
Major public space<br />
integrates judges’ parking,<br />
an amenity space, stepped<br />
seating and raised lawn<br />
Shorten<br />
Joralemon<br />
St crossing<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
2<br />
Tillary Parks<br />
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2 Tillary Parks<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Columbus Park connects to Korean War Veterans Plaza and Cadman<br />
Plaza Park to the north. Both parks are characterized by mature<br />
London Plane trees and formal, axial paths, typical of mid-20th century<br />
NYC park design. Both parks’ edges are largely fenced or walled<br />
that limit park access to entrances that no longer align with current<br />
pedestrian desire lines.<br />
To the west of Korean War Veterans Plaza is the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Heights branch of the<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Public Library. The construction of residential housing will draw more<br />
residents to these parks and increase the demand for park space. Tillary St is<br />
a wide arterial street that separates Korean War Veterans Plaza from Cadman<br />
Plaza Park. DOT’s approved Tillary-Adams Streetscape Improvement Plan will<br />
widen sidewalks and narrow Tillary St crosswalks to create a better link between<br />
these two parks.<br />
Integrate the Korean War Veteran Plaza into the surrounding neighborhoods<br />
through improving accessibility and lighting, limiting unnecessary vehicular<br />
access, creating additional plaza space, and emphasizing this significant<br />
memorial. Across Tillary St on Cadman Plaza South, the approach to Cadman<br />
Plaza Park from Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> can be redesigned to encourage uses<br />
which complement the successful active uses on the popular turf playing field<br />
to the north. Two existing structures could also be renovated for destination<br />
concession uses and public amenities such as restrooms.<br />
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2 Tillary Parks — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Korean War Veteran Plaza is<br />
closed off from its surroundings,<br />
especially on east side<br />
Cadman Plaza East is<br />
largely used for parking;<br />
should be rethought as<br />
a plaza that connects<br />
surrounding parks<br />
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2 Tillary Parks — Vision Concept<br />
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2 Tillary Parks — Vision Concept Explained<br />
Pedestrianized Cadman Plaza<br />
East activates east edge of<br />
Korean War Memorial Plaza<br />
Unlocked open space and<br />
enhanced connections between<br />
Korean War Veterans Plaza,<br />
Whitman and Cadman Plaza Parks<br />
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2 Tillary Parks — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Current paths do not<br />
reflect pedestrian<br />
desire lines<br />
Closed park building<br />
is an opportunity for<br />
new park amenities<br />
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2 Tillary Parks — Vision Concept<br />
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2 Tillary Parks — Vision Concept Explained<br />
New paths improve<br />
pedestrian connectivity<br />
through park<br />
Reopen existing<br />
structure as new park<br />
amenity building<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
3<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> War<br />
Memorial<br />
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3 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Set in the north end of Cadman Plaza Park, the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial<br />
(dedicated in 1951) is a 10,000 square foot granite and limestone<br />
structure dedicated to more than 300,000 “heroic men and women of<br />
the borough of <strong>Brooklyn</strong>” who served in World War II. Robert Moses<br />
planned to build five World War II memorials for New York City, one<br />
in each Borough. The only one that was built is in <strong>Brooklyn</strong> and it has<br />
been closed to the public for 25 years.<br />
Borough President Adams has recently allocated $1 million to the renovations<br />
of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial. Some improvements are beginning on<br />
perimeter the this area: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is currently<br />
implementing the Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse Perimeter Security improvements<br />
along Cadman Plaza East and Adams St. The improvement plan includes<br />
limiting vehicular traffic on Cadman Plaza East (between Tillary St and Red<br />
Cross Pl) and proposes incorporating a north-south 2-way dedicated bike lane.<br />
The bike lane has yet to be implemented.<br />
The plan to reopen the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial would rehabilitate the building<br />
and advance the vision for it as a war memorial and learning center. The<br />
landscape and topography around the building can be opened and re-graded to<br />
provide for optimal passive and active uses, connections within the park, and<br />
views of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge. This project has a greater purpose of reopening<br />
the space to the public.<br />
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3 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Landscape around War<br />
Memorial is currently not<br />
universally accessible<br />
Cadman North’s<br />
lawn is in need<br />
of an update<br />
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3 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial — Vision Concept<br />
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3 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial — Vision Concept Explained<br />
Memorial renovated to<br />
include visitors’ center<br />
and is universally<br />
accessible throughout<br />
Re-landscaped areas<br />
surrounding Memorial<br />
are more inviting for<br />
community use<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
4<br />
Gateway to<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> is enjoying growth in the number of visitors, residents, local<br />
students, and workers which are greeted with an abysmal entrance to<br />
the Borough off the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge pedestrian walkway.<br />
The existing <strong>Brooklyn</strong>-side, <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge stair entrance is located under the<br />
bridge on Cadman Plaza East at Prospect St. This entrance is narrow, not clearly<br />
marked or visible, and is disorienting for locals and visitors alike. To the south<br />
of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> stair entrance is Cadman Plaza Park which terminates at the<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge southbound Cadman Plaza West exit ramp.<br />
The northeast tip of Cadman Plaza Park slopes up and the Cadman Plaza West<br />
exit ramp slopes down, creating an opportunity to bridge the exit ramp and<br />
create continuous pedestrian access from the park to the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge<br />
promenade. This plan would cover vehicular traffic that cuts pedestrians off<br />
from the waterfront, while creating a viewing platform with easy, rational and<br />
universal access to the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge promenade. It would make creative,<br />
adaptive re-use of spaces underneath access ramps and activate underutilized<br />
parkland adjacent to the Bridge that could be re-opened as public markets,<br />
recreation space, and world-class plazas befitting the architectural grandeur<br />
and world renown of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge.<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> - Vision Concept<br />
Enhance the <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Bridge experience<br />
Connect Cadman Park, the<br />
promenade & Anchorage<br />
Plaza with a new access<br />
bridge<br />
Lift Cadman Plaza Park<br />
to meet new promenade<br />
access bridge<br />
Create a shared street<br />
plaza at the bridge<br />
promenade stair<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Make Cadman Plaza East<br />
more pedestrian friendly<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Improve signage to<br />
and from <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Bridge walkway<br />
Improve lighting<br />
in park and<br />
under bridge<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Vision Concept<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Vision Concept Explained<br />
Improved lighting<br />
under bridge<br />
Improved wayfinding<br />
for <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge<br />
walkway<br />
New painted bike<br />
lane connecting to<br />
Cadman Plaza East<br />
New shared street<br />
under <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge;<br />
traffic limited to service<br />
and local workforce<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Northeast point of<br />
Cadman Plaza Park slopes<br />
up; creates opportunity<br />
to bridge over the ramp<br />
Cadman Plaza Park terminates at<br />
a <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge off-ramp; an<br />
unpleasant and disorienting space<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Vision Concept<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Vision Concept Explained<br />
New access crafts a<br />
new Gateway into<br />
the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Borough<br />
Cadman Plaza Park lifted<br />
to meet new promenade<br />
access bridge<br />
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Add lighting along<br />
path off of bridge<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Stakeholder Comments<br />
With limited visual<br />
connections to downtown<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong>, the <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Bridge Promenade can be<br />
very disorienting<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Vision Concept<br />
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4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong> — Vision Concept Explained<br />
New access bridge is<br />
elevated above promenade;<br />
creates visual connection<br />
to Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Illuminated bridge<br />
improves safety and<br />
visibility along path off of<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge at night<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
5<br />
Anchorage<br />
Market<br />
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5 Anchorage Market<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Anchorage Plaza is a series of public spaces that wrap the base of<br />
the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge Anchorage. Anchorage Plaza is a Department of<br />
Parks-owned space that sits as an entry point to the borough and is<br />
closed to the public.<br />
Anchorage Plaza, including the space to the east and west of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Bridge (south of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Queens Expressway) and the space under the<br />
Main Street Arch, represents 75,000 square feet. A majority of this space is<br />
currently being utilized by the DOT Bridges Repair Unit.<br />
With the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge Promenade stair and Cadman Plaza Park immediately<br />
to the south, DUMBO directly to the northeast, <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge Park’s Pier<br />
1 two blocks northwest and many neighborhoods within walking distance,<br />
Anchorage Plaza is positioned to create a new civic commons that better<br />
connects Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> and surrounding communities to the waterfront.<br />
In particular, programming the plaza as a public market would create<br />
opportunities to support local business, provide new community amenities<br />
and bolster an already active destination. Creating a greater destination at<br />
the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> end of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge would improve the experience for<br />
residents and visitors alike.<br />
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5 Anchorage Market - Vision Concept<br />
Improve pedestrian and<br />
bike access along Old<br />
Fulton St<br />
Create a new promenade<br />
along Anchorage<br />
Plaza West<br />
Create a public market in<br />
Anchorage Plaza<br />
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5 Anchorage Market — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Lack of activity along<br />
path to DUMBO and<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge Park<br />
Poor pedestrian<br />
connections surrounding<br />
Anchorage Plaza<br />
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5 Anchorage Market — Vision Concept<br />
Note: <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge arch blocks will remain closed.<br />
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5 Anchorage 5 Anchorage Market Market — Vision — Vision Concept Concept Explained<br />
Improved access along<br />
Old Fulton St through<br />
promenade and<br />
widened sidewalks<br />
Activated Anchorage<br />
Plaza area and accessible<br />
Main St connection<br />
between DPR spaces<br />
Note: <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge arch blocks will remain closed.<br />
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5 Anchorage Market — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Stair and elevator<br />
access to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Bridge needed<br />
Open up for exhibits,<br />
food vendors, market<br />
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5 Anchorage Market — Vision Concept<br />
Note: <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge arch blocks will remain closed.<br />
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5 Anchorage 5 Anchorage Market Market — Vision — Vision Concept Concept Explained<br />
New stair and<br />
elevator access to<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge<br />
Redesigned plaza<br />
with flexible space<br />
for exhibits, food<br />
vendors and markets<br />
Note: <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Bridge arch blocks will remain closed.<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
6<br />
Bridge Parks<br />
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6 Bridge Parks<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Bridge Parks 1, 2 and 3, wrap around the base of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Queens<br />
Expressway (BQE). Bridge Park 1 and west Bridge Park 3 sit between<br />
the BQE and the Manhattan Bridge. The York St Subway Station<br />
(F Train), located on the northwest corner of Bridge Park 2, draws<br />
pedestrian foot traffic from DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, the Navy Yard,<br />
Farragut Houses and other surrounding neighborhoods. While they see<br />
moderate use as a small pocket park and a basketball court, they are<br />
exposed to loud noise from the Manhattan Bridge subway lines.<br />
Bridge Park 2 and east Bridge Park 3 are better protected from noise but have<br />
seen little public investment. Aside from a playground, this portion of Bridge<br />
Parks is largely characterized by cracked asphalt and tall chain-link fences.<br />
The athletic facilities are under-invested and underused. Because of the F<br />
Train entrance location, there is a clear desire to walk through Bridge Park 2,<br />
alongside the BQE, to access York St Station. This path is currently limited to<br />
because it crosses through the playground for which access is limited to adults<br />
with children. This path is also visually obstructed by an existing comfort<br />
station.<br />
Because of the strong pedestrian desire line to the F Train, proximity<br />
to high noise levels, lack of lighting and sight-line, hard surfaces, and<br />
being underutilized, there is an opportunity to comprehensively rethink<br />
improvements to the Bridge Parks.<br />
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6 Bridge Parks - Vision Concept<br />
Improve Bridge Parks<br />
Re-locate comfort station<br />
& adjust playground fence<br />
to better connect parks<br />
Add more plantings &<br />
park features that better<br />
support community<br />
activities<br />
Create new Sands St<br />
crosswalk<br />
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6 Bridge Parks — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Wrap BQE wall<br />
with a green-wall to<br />
dampen noise<br />
Improve lighting<br />
under bridge spaces<br />
and sidewalks<br />
Add green spaces,<br />
seating, formal<br />
playground, picnic<br />
areas, event spaces<br />
Connect parks to<br />
improve access to<br />
neighborhood amenities<br />
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6 Bridge Parks — Vision Concept<br />
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6 Bridge Parks — Vision Concept Explained<br />
Green wall<br />
dampens noise<br />
from highway<br />
Improved lighting<br />
under bridge and<br />
along path towards<br />
York St subway<br />
New seating and<br />
gathering spaces to<br />
support community<br />
activities<br />
Fences adjusted<br />
for clearer program<br />
areas and to better<br />
connect parks<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
7<br />
Trinity Park<br />
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7 Trinity Park<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Trinity Park is a quiet pocket park on Nassau St between the<br />
Manhattan Bridge and the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Queens Expressway (BQE). To the<br />
north is a large area (approximately five acres) of Park-owned land that<br />
is inaccessible to the public, cut off by BQE access ramps.<br />
The interchange between the BQE and the Manhattan Bridge currently has<br />
duplicative ramps that further decrease usable park land. Sands St (between<br />
Gold St and Jay St) and Gold St (between Sands St and Nassau St) are<br />
currently dominated by traffic infrastructure, lack pedestrian continuity, and<br />
lack amenities and services. Also, there is a need for a crossing between Jay St<br />
and Gold St. Pedestrian access to the Bridge is provided via Manhattan Bridge<br />
Plaza. Though beautifully renovated, Manhattan Bridge Plaza is currently not<br />
universally accessible. The Jay St east sidewalk is interrupted by the Manhattan<br />
Bridge Jay St exit ramp, redundant with the Concord St exit one block south.<br />
This area presents a large opportunity to reimagine and activate the large<br />
and completely disconnected area north of Trinity Park and to improve<br />
streetscaping and both pedestrian and bike traffic more appropriately<br />
throughout this area. In regard to bike traffic, this interchange presents an<br />
opportunity to further enhance bike access along Nassau St, reconfigure<br />
access to the Manhattan Bridge and create a new east-west connection across<br />
Flatbush Ave. Connections to the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Waterfront Greenway gives bicycle<br />
infrastructure and connection to the Manhattan Bridge in this area a broader<br />
significance.<br />
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7 Trinity Park - Vision Concept<br />
Consider opportunities<br />
to reconfigure BQE-<br />
Manhattan Bridge<br />
interchange to unlock<br />
more usable Trinity Park<br />
space, creating areas for<br />
BBQ, picnic & public art<br />
Reconfigure bike access to<br />
the Manhattan Bridge<br />
Create ADA access to<br />
Manhattan Bridge from<br />
Manhattan Bridge Plaza<br />
New Flatbush Ave<br />
Extension crosswalk along<br />
south edge of Nassau St<br />
Improve Gold St<br />
streetscape<br />
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7 Trinity Park — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Improve pedestrian<br />
experience<br />
surrounding park<br />
Create safer environments<br />
through improved lighting<br />
Activate park with events<br />
and spaces for gathering;<br />
picnic tables, BBQ area<br />
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7 Trinity Park — Vision Concept<br />
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7 Trinity Park — Vision Concept Explained<br />
New lighting<br />
improves park<br />
safety at night<br />
New park facilities<br />
for BBQs, picnics,<br />
community gathering<br />
Improved pedestrian<br />
connections around and<br />
through Trinity Park<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
8<br />
Connecting Tillary<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Commodore Barry Park is an active park that supports many<br />
community activities and events. It is home to the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Pit Bulls,<br />
a youth football team, and hosts Afropunk Festival, an annual music<br />
festival founded in <strong>Brooklyn</strong> (2005). While the eastern portion of the<br />
park has seen improvements in recent years, there are still needs for<br />
improvement within and surrounding the park that have not been met.<br />
South of the park, Navy Street is a key north-south corridor that connects<br />
community residents to parks, schools, and public transit. High fences through<br />
this corridor create the feeling of disconnected pedestrian pathways. Navy<br />
St intersects with Tillary St / Park Ave at a traffic dominated, major <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Queens Expressway interchange that has many difficult crossings for<br />
pedestrians and cyclists. This interchange presents a neighborhood challenge<br />
by leaving streets lined with blank ramp walls instead of active frontages for<br />
local amenities and community facilities. Cars are parked and stored illegally on<br />
the city-owned open space.<br />
There is an opportunity to reconfigure the ramps of this BQE interchange<br />
to remove the large physical barriers that further separate neighborhoods.<br />
Additionally, adding park lighting, improving the sports field, adding stadium<br />
lighting, and improving ADA access to the park are among the needed park<br />
improvements. In particular, there is potential to create a more usable and<br />
accessible park edge along Navy St. Any changes in programming that may<br />
come with these improvements would be discussed with the community.<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary - Vision Concept<br />
Remove fencing, add park<br />
lighting & improve access<br />
to park spaces<br />
Improve sports field, add<br />
stadium lighting & running<br />
track<br />
Consider reconfiguring<br />
BQE-Tillary exit ramps to<br />
unlock surrounding areas<br />
for other uses<br />
Better discourage illegal<br />
parking on city owned land<br />
Create new plaza at Tillary<br />
St & Navy St, eliminating<br />
slip lanes<br />
Explore opportunities<br />
for affordable housing &<br />
business incubators<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Improve access<br />
for wheelchairs<br />
and seniors<br />
Widen sidewalks<br />
to improve<br />
safety for all<br />
Create new spaces<br />
to relax and play<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary — Vision Concept<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary — Vision Concept Explained<br />
New ramps<br />
enable full<br />
accessibility<br />
Dedicated bike<br />
lane and widened<br />
sidewalk improve<br />
safety<br />
Remove fences to<br />
create new spaces<br />
to relax and play<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Sidewalks are dark<br />
and unsafe at night<br />
Doubled slip lane<br />
with car-pedestrian<br />
conflicts at crosswalk<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary — Vision Concept<br />
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8 Connecting Tillary — Vision Concept Explained<br />
New street<br />
lighting improves<br />
pedestrian safety<br />
Quiet seating space<br />
near residences<br />
convenient for<br />
seniors and families<br />
New plaza and<br />
gathering spaces<br />
for community use<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
9<br />
Park Ave Crossing<br />
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9 Park Ave Crossing<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Park Avenue, between Navy St and Grand Ave, is a wide street that<br />
runs underneath the elevated <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Queens Expressway structure.<br />
It lines the south edge of Commodore Barry Park and the north edges<br />
of Ingersoll and Whitman Houses.<br />
St Edwards St is a small local street that intersects Park Ave. St Edwards St’s<br />
north portion is limited to emergency vehicles, service vehicles and school<br />
buses serving PS 067; it is a popular pedestrian route that connects both<br />
Ingersoll and Whitman to Commodore Barry Park. This connection, however,<br />
is not fully realized as the nearest crossings are Navy St and N Portland Ave. It<br />
is typical to see families and young children crossing Park Ave here completely<br />
unprotected.<br />
Improve the pedestrian experience by implementing pedestrian safety<br />
measures and address the clear need in this area for improved lighting and<br />
street furniture, as identified by the community.<br />
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9 Park Ave Crossing - Vision Concept<br />
New Park Ave crosswalk<br />
at St Edwards, connecting<br />
Ingersoll & Whitman<br />
Houses to Commodore<br />
Barry Park<br />
New seating, lighting &<br />
planting along St Edwards<br />
New outdoor WiFi &<br />
charging stations<br />
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9 Park Ave Crossing — Stakeholder Comments<br />
Improve lighting<br />
under the bridge<br />
and at bus stops<br />
Stadium lighting<br />
for playing field at<br />
Commodore Barry Park<br />
Remove fences and<br />
improve/add crosswalks<br />
along Park Ave<br />
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9 Park Ave Crossing — Vision Concept<br />
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9 Park Ave Crossing — Vision Concept Explained<br />
Stadium lighting<br />
and sports field<br />
improvements at CBP<br />
New lighting<br />
and event space<br />
under BQE<br />
New crosswalks<br />
along Park Ave<br />
Streetscape<br />
improvements;<br />
new benches and<br />
street lighting<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
10<br />
Reconnecting<br />
Neighborhoods<br />
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10 Reconnecting Neighborhoods<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> and surrounding neighborhoods currently lack<br />
connections to the waterfront and to each other. Discontinuous street<br />
fabric, poor-quality streetscapes and limited park access are key<br />
challenges in the area today.<br />
The BQE’s ramps and interchanges separate neighborhoods and limit access<br />
to park space. The Manhattan Bridge divides surrounding areas east-west,<br />
particularly at Nassau St where there are currently two exit-ramps one block<br />
apart. Streets with wide roadbeds, narrow sidewalks and a lack of amenities and<br />
services also limit neighborhood connectivity. Fences and limited ADA access is<br />
a challenge for certain park spaces.<br />
The larger vision to reconnect neighborhoods aims to improve connections<br />
between parks and the neighborhoods they serve. This recommendation<br />
also highlights the opportunity to unlock large areas of publicly-owned,<br />
currently inaccessible land through the reconfiguration of BQE and Manhattan<br />
Bridge ramps. Throughout the <strong>Strand</strong>, there are opportunities to widen<br />
sidewalks to promote pedestrian activity and to enhance bike networks. The<br />
current insufficiency of local businesses, such as grocers and laundromats,<br />
and affordable housing – gaps identified by the community – are all being<br />
considered as potential economic opportunities along streets like Sands St,<br />
Navy St, and Tillary St.<br />
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Existing Fenced Open Spaces<br />
Many parks and open spaces are<br />
surrounded by fences that disconnect<br />
them from the neighborhoods they<br />
serve. Comments received during<br />
workshops and walkthroughs<br />
repeatedly suggested exploring<br />
opportunities to remove or modify<br />
fences in the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> area.<br />
Existing High Barriers<br />
Existing Low Barriers<br />
Park Fences<br />
NYCHA Fences<br />
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Traffic Studies — Trinity Park<br />
Consider opportunities<br />
to reconfigure BQE-<br />
Manhattan Bridge<br />
interchange to unlock<br />
more usable Trinity Park<br />
space, creating areas for<br />
BBQ, picnic & public art<br />
Improve access to<br />
Manhattan Bridge from<br />
Manhattan Bridge Plaza<br />
Conceptual traffic recommendations<br />
developed with SSE.<br />
Further study is required.<br />
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Traffic Studies — Connecting Tillary<br />
Remove fencing, add park<br />
lighting & improve access<br />
to park spaces<br />
Consider reconfiguring<br />
BQE-Tillary exit ramps to<br />
unlock surrounding areas<br />
for other uses<br />
Create new plaza at Tillary<br />
St & Navy St<br />
Conceptual traffic recommendations<br />
developed with SSE.<br />
Further study is required.<br />
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Traffic Studies — Opportunity for Bike Network Improvements<br />
Reconstruction of Tillary Street Area<br />
A NYC DOT streetscape<br />
reconstruction plan that will improve<br />
safety through traffic calming and<br />
enhance the pedestrian and bicycle<br />
experience along Tillary St and<br />
Adams St.<br />
Existing Bike Paths<br />
Existing Dedicated Bike Lanes<br />
Existing Bike Friendly Roads<br />
Proposed Bike Lanes<br />
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Economic Opportunities — What We’ve Heard<br />
More Affordable<br />
Housing<br />
More Local<br />
Businesses like<br />
Laundromats,<br />
Grocers, &<br />
Restaurants<br />
More Athletics &<br />
Community Facilities<br />
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Ambient Noise Analysis<br />
ARUP Engineering provided noise<br />
analysis throughout the <strong>Strand</strong>.<br />
Potentially harmful noise levels<br />
occur under the Manhattan Bridge<br />
at Jay and Sands St.<br />
Possible noise dampening<br />
solutions include buffering open<br />
spaces from infrastructure with<br />
strategic landscaping, open space<br />
enclosures, and buildings.<br />
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90<br />
80<br />
75<br />
70<br />
65<br />
60<br />
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<strong>Strand</strong> Recommendations<br />
11<br />
Arts & Innovation<br />
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11 Arts & Innovation<br />
Overview:<br />
Current Conditions:<br />
Opportunity:<br />
Innovative art can be a powerful tool in community based urban<br />
design. Part of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> Action Plan is to bolsters largescale<br />
concept vision with an actionable arts initiative.<br />
There are a number of recent public art initiatives in and around Downtown<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Today, including Hank Willis Thomas’ ‘Truth Booth’, Steve Powers’<br />
‘Love Letter to <strong>Brooklyn</strong>’ and Jeppe Hein’s ‘Please Touch the Art’.<br />
SUPERFLEX, a Danish artists’ group, specializing in community-based, urban<br />
arts initiatives, is working closely with local communities to develop art<br />
proposals for several <strong>Strand</strong> sites called ‘The Streets are Lava’. ‘The Streets<br />
are Lava’ is a short term, large-scale public art installation plan meant to better<br />
connect Downtown <strong>Brooklyn</strong> neighborhoods for local communities, to animate<br />
and provide better access to underused public spaces and to make visible the<br />
potential of the <strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> to a larger audience. Improved access will<br />
be created through a system of connectors or ‘lava’ (bridge, walkways, street<br />
crossings, etc.). SUPERFLEX is actively involved in the <strong>Strand</strong> community<br />
outreach effort; as such, any programming associated to ‘The Streets are Lava’<br />
will be drawn directly from community feedback and local interest groups.<br />
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<strong>Brooklyn</strong> Public Art Precedents<br />
Truth Booth<br />
Hank Willis Thomas<br />
Love Letter to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
Steve Powers<br />
Please Touch the Art<br />
Jeppe Hein<br />
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SUPERFLEX is a Danish artists’ group,<br />
specializing in community-based, urban<br />
arts initiatives.<br />
The <strong>Strand</strong> + SUPERFLEX<br />
SUPERFLEX is working closely with<br />
local communities to develop art<br />
proposals for several <strong>Strand</strong> sites called<br />
‘The Streets are Lava’.<br />
<strong>Brooklyn</strong> <strong>Strand</strong> Walkthroughs<br />
Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark<br />
SUPERFLEX<br />
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The <strong>Strand</strong> + SUPERFLEX — The Streets are Lava<br />
The <strong>Brooklyn</strong> Volcano (a.k.a the Streets<br />
are Lava) erupts to create new paths,<br />
enable new perspectives, and improve<br />
connectivity throughout the <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
<strong>Strand</strong>.<br />
Orange and black (hot and cold) lava<br />
establishes a visual connection between<br />
new areas within the <strong>Strand</strong>.<br />
The Lava’s form and programming will<br />
be inspired by community users.<br />
We want to move high, low, through —<br />
we want to move freely.<br />
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IV<br />
Summary of<br />
Recommendations<br />
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Recommendations<br />
6 Bridge Parks<br />
5 Anchorage Market<br />
8 Connecting Tillary<br />
4 Gateway to <strong>Brooklyn</strong><br />
7 Trinity Park<br />
3 <strong>Brooklyn</strong> War Memorial<br />
9 Park Avenue Crossing<br />
10 Reconnecting<br />
Neighborhoods<br />
11 Art & Innovation<br />
2 Tillary Parks<br />
1 Columbus Park<br />
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