Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN 2030

51,900+ RESIDENTS

5,800+ BUSINESSES

74,500+ WORKERS

34.0 AVERAGE RESIDENT AGE

1,600 ENTREPRENEURS

10 COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

5,500+ K-12 STUDENTS

WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO LIVE, WORK, LEARN & ENJOY

OVER THE LAST DECADE THE DISTRICT HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH

LACK OF GREEN SPACE

HOW CAN WE TACKLE EXISTING CHALLENGES & PREPARE THE DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT DECADE?

MULTI-MODAL CONFLICT & CONGESTION

NARROW & SUBSTANDARD SIDEWALKS

DISORIENTING STREET GRIDS

INCONSISTENT STREETSCAPE & IDENTITY

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE

ACTION PLAN GOALS

SHARED

STREET NETWORK

INCREASE

BIODIVERSITY

BOLD

BROOKLYN!

SHARED STREET

PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN

BROOKLYN

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS

ADAMS STREET

CAPITAL PROJECT

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

STANDARD TREE PIT AND PLANTERS

FULTON –

LIVINGSTON BUS & BIKE NETWORK

REDESIGNING

COLUMBUS PARK & UNIVERSITY PLACE

NEW WESTBOUND BIKE LANE ON FULTON STREET

PROTECTED BIKE LANE EXTENSION FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE

EASTBOUND PROTECTED BIKE LANE ON SCHERMERHORN

GAPS IN BIKE NETWORK

BUS CONGESTION IMPEDES WALKABILITY & PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE

MAINTAIN 2-WAY BUS OPERATIONS

WESTBOUND BUSES REMAIN ON FULTON STREET

FULTON STREET EAST BOUND BUSES MOVE TO LIVINGSTON STREET

SHARED STREET NETWORK

A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS DEDICATED TO CARS

BY BALANCING THE MODES OF TRANSIT WITH A PEDESTRIAN FOCUS WE CAN IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE ON THE GROUND.

TODAY TOMORROW

NARROW/SUBSTANDARD SIDEWALKS SHARED STREETS

PEDESTRIAN CORE

EXPANDED SIDEWALKS SHARED STREETS + DEMAPPED STREETS

INCREASE BIODIVERSITY

+1,000 NEW TREES

4 MILES OF NEW PLANTING

230% INCREASE IN PERMEABILITY

GAPS IN TREE CANOPY

BOLD BROOKLYN

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE

PRIORITIZING PEDESTRIANS, IMPROVING BIKE CONNECTIVITY, REDUCING BUS CONGESTION & INCREASING SAFETY FOR ALL USERS

CONVENTIONAL BIKE LANE

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE

PROTECTED

WESTBOUND

PROTECTED

MAINTAIN 2-WAY BUS OPERATIONS

SHARED BIKE LANE

BIKE LANE

2-3 BUS LINES

4+ BUS LINES

1 BUS LINE

KEY PARKS & OPEN SPACES

NEW WESTBOUND BIKE LANE ON FULTON STREET

BIKE LANE EXTENSION FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE

EASTBOUND PROTECTED BIKE LANE ONLY SCHERMERHORN

BUSES REMAIN ON FULTON STREET

FULTON STREET EAST BOUND BUSES MOVE TO LIVINGSTON STREET

ADAMS/BOERUM

FULTON MALL

SHARED STREET NETWORK

CREATING A SAFE, WALKABLE DOWNTOWN

SHARED STREETS

+ DEMAPPED STREETS

EXPANDED

SIDEWALKS

SHARED STREET NETWORK

PEDESTRIAN CORE

PEARL STREET & WILLOUGHBY PLAZA

GALLATIN PLACE

INCREASE BIODIVERSITY

ADD 1,000 NEW TREES AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY & REDUCE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

INCREASE BIODIVERSITY

NEW TREES

PARKS & GREEN SPACES

EXISTING TREES

1,000 NEW TREES

4 MILES OF NEW PLANTING

230% INCREASE IN PERMEABILITY

IN-GROUND PLANTERS

INCREASE BIODIVERSITY: TOOLKIT

ABOVE GROUND PLANTERS

RAIN GARDENS & BIOSWALES

GREEN WALLS & FACADES

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN STANDARD DESIGN CONCEPT

INCREASE GREENING DISTINCTIVE SIDEWALK WIDEN SIDEWALKS

Create a safe, walkable downtown by improving pedestrian circulation and amenities

Add street trees and rain gardens to increase permeability, improve air quality, and reduce urban heat island effect

Establish a recognizable district identity with soft, organic forms and geometries

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN STANDARD DESIGN CONCEPT

1.. EXISTING TREE BED

2..ENLARGE TREE BED

NARROW SIDEWALK AT TREE BED

3..SOFTEN EDGES

4..SHARED STREET

SOFTEN PLANTER EDGES & CURBLINE ADD BENCH TO PLANTER GUARD

PINCH PLANTER FOR SEATING OUT OF 8' PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION PATH

GROVE ALLEY

ALBEE SQUARE & FLEET STREET

FLEET STREET

ATLANTIC TERMINAL MALL FACING ASHLAND PL

ASHLAND PL & HANSON PL

TIMES PLAZA

BOLD BROOKLYN

VISIONARY PROJECTS FOR DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN