ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
NEW YORK, NY
New York City's community garden programs transform vacant lots into vibrant social, agricultural, and relaxation spaces, often in areas where there has been historic disinvestment in beneficial open green space. Through engagement with residents and partnerships with city government agencies and other stakeholders, these spaces are made available for public use to improve neighborhood cohesion and enhance the urban environment.
KINGSBRIDGE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
THE BRONX, NY
Bronx Community Districts 7 and 8 currently experience an inequity of public open spaces, green infrastructure systems, and dangerous roadways. When it comes to public programming of streets, sidewalks, and vacant space, CDs 7 and 8 fall behind other Community Districts in NYC. Expanding public programming like the DOT’s Open Streets and Plaza programs around the Kingsbridge Armory can support community ownership of the public realm, while activating public space currently dominated by cars.
COMMUNITY CORRIDOR
MIAMI, FL
This proposal aims to physically and socially reconnect two neighborhoods in north Miami. Allapattah and Wynwood are two culturally rich districts, but have been physically separated by Interstate 95 since the 1950’s. The physical bridging of two neighborhoods demonstrates more inclusive, walkable community planning in an area suffering from the legacy of an inner-city highway. The plan centers around three pedestrian bridges that connect commercial corridors, residential areas, and open spaces between the two neighborhoods.
GREENPOINT NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
BROOKLYN, NY
Greenpoint North is a proposed mixed-use, 20-acre waterfront site in Brooklyn. Merging light industry, commerce, and mixed-income housing, it presents an opportunity for resilient development along the historically-polluted Newtown Creek. The industrial area will house light manufacturing, with a focus on green energy. The long-polluted waterfront is reactivated to provide habitat for wildlife and restorative opportunities for people, connecting to new open space to provide increased waterfront access and flood resilience.
