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July 25, 2012
Barclays Center Arena Satellite Uplink Parking Lot
Our Streets — Our Stories
The Dean Street Block Association (6th Ave. to Vanderbilt Ave.)
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26.6% of the land in New York City is made up of public streets and sidewalks. Incredible opportunity exists to envision these narrow spaces as places of engagement and not just as conveyor belts for car and people.
The proposed vision for a sidewalk design at the corner of 6th avenue and Dean street demonstrates that even small interventions can serve an important purpose while beautifying our neighborhoods. The proposal includes colorful planters with season plantings, a high-quality metal fence and some street trees.
Directly across the street from this rendering on 6th Avenue a new plaza is proposed for the Atlantic Yards Barclays Center Arena. By adding a couple of benches and some planters the street is now captured by flanking public spaces providing a social amenity to the community.
NoLandGrab: Thank you, Bruce Ratner!
Image: Tricia Martin of WE Design
Posted by eric at July 25, 2012 11:25 AM