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Susannah C. Drake FASLA AIA DLANDSTUDIO PLLC

2010 FEASIBILITY STUDY

COMMISSIONED BY Councilwoman Diana Reyna FACILITATED BY:

• St. Nick’s Alliance

El Puente Los Sures COMMUNITY TEAM MEMBERS: Save Our Southside Outrage Open Space Alliance Churches United for Fair Housing DESIGN TEAM Dlandstudio

Architecture + Landscape Architecture pllc

Sam Schwartz

Transportation Engineering

Weidlinger Associates Inc

Consulting Engineers

Cerami Associates

Acoustical Engineers

HRA

Economic Consulting

GOALS OF THE PROJECT

Increase park space in an underserved neighborhood in Brooklyn environmental justice (balance public resource allocation) Reduce air and water pollution high asthma rates in the neighborhood Address gang violence eliminate territorial landmarks Improve pedestrian safety safe routes to schools Alternative transportation safe bike routes Enhance local economy construction jobs, increase retail, real estate value

VISION

ECONOMICS

IN ONE YEAR 350 TREES ES WILL…

GENERATE $250,0 ,000 OXYGEN PROVIDE $490,0 ,000 POLLUTION CONTROL RECYCLE $297,0 ,000 OF WATER CONTRIBUTE $3.9 .9 MILLION ION IN SHADE VALUE 10 YEAR GAIN OF $50 MILLION ION

(data provided by U.S. Forest Service)

LANDSCAPE BY MOSES

MOSES:CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY

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SWITCH

HEAL

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DEMOGRA GRAPH PHICS CS

CONSTRUCTION

PHYSICAL BOUNDARY

NEIGHBORHOOD BOUND BY INFRASTRUCTURE

Property ty Value

ECONOMIC NOMIC DISPARIT ITY

Territ ritorial rial Boundaries aries

TERRITORY

ASTHMA POVERTY PHYSICA CAL ACTIVITY/OBESITY

PUBLIC HEALTH

PUBLIC HEALTH

A 2013 NIH Report states: “Park use accounted for approximately 50% of the vigorous physical activity (VPA) time of those living within 0.5 miles of the park and 16% of those living within 1.0 miles of the park. Conclusion: Parks have significant roles in supporting vigorous physical activity of the local

• population. Because they are underutilized and

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acti tivit ity is cr criti tical cal to ch

• child

ld develop elopment ment and adult physical fitness, efforts should be made to promote vigorous activity within local parks.”

MANY RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE WITHIN A FIFTEEN MINUTE WALK OF A MAJOR PARK, AS REPRESENTED BY THE CIRCLES OVERLAYED ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS

ACTIVE RECREATION DESERT

MANY RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE WITHIN A FIFTEEN MINUTE WALK OF A MAJOR PARK, AS REPRESENTED BY THE CIRCLES OVERLAYED ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS

PARK EQUITY

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uctive e Infras astruct tructure ure Strateg egy y : Un Universal al Implement ntation ation

On On – Grade Expressw sway Sunken Expresswa sway Elevated d Expressw sway

WILLIAMSBURG TRENCH

Structura ructural Conditi tions ns

SPAN

Engineerin ring Consi side derati rations ns

FEASIBILITY

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

COMMUNITY BASED PLAN

TRENCH CAPPED

LOCAL AND CITY-WIDE ECONOMIC BENEFIT

FISCAL BENEFIT COVERS ¾ COST OF IMPROVEMENT

FOR OVER 40 YEARS PROJECT PARTNER LOS SURES HAS REHABILITATED AND DEVELOPED BUILDINGS TO BENEFIT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECTS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE AFFORD RDABL BLE E HOUSING G

Neighb hborhoo hood d Limita tati tion

EXISTING ECONOMY

BRIDGES ES ARE AT END OF THEIR LIFESP SPAN

$30M M CITY / $70M FEDERA RAL, L, STATE, E, PRIVATE

Neighb hborhoo hood d Limita tati tion

ENABLED ECONOMY

$30M M CITY / $70M FEDERA RAL, L, STATE, E, PRIVATE

Neighb hborhoo hood d Limita tati tion

WOODALL ROGERS FREEWAY – KLYDE WARREN PARK DALLAS TEXAS EXAMPLE

$ 17 Million Federal Funding $ 20 Million City of Dallas $ 20 Million Texas State DOT $ 53 Million Private $ 110 Million Total construction cost

SPACE FOR CARS

New Recreati tiona nal Opportuni tuniti ties es

Elevated d Expressw sway

PLACE FOR PEOPLE

Pas Passi sive e Use

PASSIVE

Ac Active Use

ACTIVE

Mini nimal mally y Used Par Park

LIMITED

A Place for the Communi nity ty

INVITING COMMUNITY CENTER

BQGREEN: HEALING A WOUNDED NEIGHBORHOOD