Brooklyn-Strand-2015

NYC Office of the Mayor Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Stakeholder Presentation March 16, 2015

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan

with MNLA, SSE, DGA

Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 2

The Brooklyn Strand Recent & Planned Improvements Strand Recommendations 1 Borough Hall Park 2 Korean War Memorial Plaza / Tillary Parks 3 War Memorial / Cadman North 4 Gateway to Brooklyn 5 BQE Connector 6 Enhanced Safety & Access 7 Overall Design Vision

Next Steps

The Brooklyn Strand

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Brooklyn Bridge

Manhattan Bridge

BROOKLYN TECH TRIANGLE

22,000 total direct tech jobs (2015)

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

108,000

BROOKLYN STRAND

visitors on summer weekends

BROOKLYN CULTURAL DISTRICT

50+

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

world-class cultural institutions

$11B of private investment built and planned since 2004

Barclays Center Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 6

DUMBO

Vinegar Hill Navy Yard

Farragut Houses Brooklyn Heights

Whitman, Ingersoll Houses

Fort Greene Cobble Hill Cultural District Downtown Brooklyn Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 7

Stakeholders Office of Brooklyn Borough President Brooklyn Community Board 2 Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Dept of Parks and Recreation New York City Dept of Transportation New York City Economic Development Corp NYC Department of City Planning Office of New York City Council, 35th District New York State Assembly 57th District New York State Senate 25th District NYC Council Member, 33rd District New York State Senate 26th District US Congress Member District 12 New York State 52nd Assembly District NYS 50th Assembly District Brooklyn Heights Association DUMBO Neighborhood Association Fulton Ferry Landing Association GrowNYC Greenmarket Brooklyn Book Festival

Kings County Supreme Court General Services Administration NYC Office of Emergency Management Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn BID MetroTech BID FMIA Board US District Bankruptcy Court US Post Office Brooklyn Public Library Cadman Park Conservancy Tenants Assoc. Ingersoll, Whitman, Farragut Concord Village Association Brooklyn Law School St. Francis College NYU Poly / NYU CUSP City Tech NYU-CUSP NYU-Poly DUMBO Heights DUMBO Improvement District Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 8

walkthroughs with over 30 local organizations, stakeholder working groups, CB2 Public Workshop logging over 300 comments

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1935 (Before)

1938 (After)

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1951

BQE Bk Heights to Navy St Approx. 39 acres

Columbus Park / Cadman Plaza Approx. 46 acres

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Cadman Connector DPR Areas: 22.8 acres DOT/POPs Areas: 5.1 acres TOTAL: 27.9 acres

The Brooklyn Strand BQE Connector DPR Areas: DOT/POPs Areas: TOTAL:

10.9 acres 2.0 acres 12.9 acres

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Goals 1 Rectify mistakes of urban renewal

4 Create real access to Brooklyn Bridge Park

2 Repair urban fabric & neighborhood connections

5 Craft a world-class gateway into the Brooklyn Borough

3 Advance equity through public investment in open space in the area

6 Identify and create opportunities for affordable housing development on Strand sites Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 14

Objectives • Connectivity • Safety & Access • Placemaking • Programming • Strand Identity Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 15

Recent & Planned Improvements

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Recent & Planned Improvements

Old Fulton n Pla aza Anchorage Plaza

Bridge Parks Trinity Park Cadman Plaza Park Whitman Pa ark

Recent Public Space Investments Current Public Space Investments

Commodore Barry Park

McLaughlin Park Korean War Veterans Plaza

Recent & Planned Developments Strand Recommendations

Borough Hall Park Willoughby Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 17 Plaza

Strand Recommendations

Strand Recommendations

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Borough Hall Park

Opportunities Kings County Supreme Court

23,000 sf

Renaissance Walk / Plaza

100 ft

reduction of crossing space at Adams and Cadman Plaza West

Improved Bike Access & Walkability Borough Hall Park

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Vision concept

Borough Hall Park

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Vision concept

Borough Hall Park

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Strand Recommendations

Korean War Memorial Plaza / Tillary Parks

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1.1 acres

Korean War Memorial

CADMAN PLA ZA EAST

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Accessible Connections & Programming

Comfort Stations

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Brooklyn Public Library ADAMS ST

1,200 sf

of renovated comfort station space JOHNSON ST

1.5 acres

of re-envisioned park area around comfort stations Korean War Memorial Plaza / Tillary Parks

Korean War Memorial Plaza

US Bankruptcy Court and US Post Office Brooklyn Strand Urban Design Action Plan March 2015 — Slide 25

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Vision concept

Korean War Memorial Plaza / Tillary Parks

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Vision concept

Korean War Memorial Plaza / Tillary Parks

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Strand Recommendations

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War Memorial / Cadman North

Opportunities

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11,000 sf

improved subway access to the waterfront

War Memorial / Cadman North

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Brooklyn War Memorial

Cadman Plaza Park North Oval

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Advance the vision for the facility as a War Memorial and as a learning center War Memorial / Cadman North

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Strand Recommendations

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Gateway to Brooklyn

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Arch Blocks / Main Street Bridge Clumber Corner

23,000 sf

interior Brooklyn Bridge arch block space

6 to 17 ft

from sidewalk width along Old Fulton St

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Anchorage Plaza PROSPECT ST

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Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Path Gateway to Brooklyn

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Open space recommendations Gateway to Brooklyn

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Vision concept

Gateway to Brooklyn — Brooklyn Eye

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Vision concept

Gateway to Brooklyn — Brooklyn Bridge Plaza

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Vision concept Gateway to Brooklyn — Anchorage Plaza

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Strand Recommendations

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BQE Connector

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view from Prospect and Bridge St

Superkilen, Copenhagen

Underpass Park, Toronto

Queens Plaza, NYC BQE Connector

BQE Connector

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viiew from m Park Ave and Navy St

Linked Spaces - Garscube Link, Glasgow

Climbing - Far Rockaway Park, NYC

BBQ Picnic - Brooklyn Bridge Park, NYC BQE Connector

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Strand Recommendations

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Enhanced Safety & Access

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Proposed pedestrian connections Proposed bike lanes Open space recommendations Enhanced Safety & Access

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Reconfigured off-ramp

Proposed bike lanes

Enhanced off-ramp

Open space recommendations Enhanced Safety & Access

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Concept image from the Reimagining Jay Street Study Transportation Alternative / Street Plans

Enhanced Safety & Access

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Concept image from the Reimagining Jay Street Study Transportation Alternative / Street Plans

Enhanced Safety & Access

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Strand Recommendations

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Overall Design Vision

Tree up-lighting

Design Architecture Landscape Lighting Park Furnishings

Glow-in-the-Dark Edges

Art Installations Events Solar LED Lights

Overall Design Vision

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Next Steps

Superkilen, Copenhagen

BQE Connector Community engagement and initiatives starting in April 2015 with Superflex

Site visit with Superflex Alfred Evans, Golf course at Sands and Gold Streets (NY Times) Next Steps

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Gather letters of support from stakeholders and continue momentum

Next Steps

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Next Steps

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Next Steps

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