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Gowanus
Expressway Corridor Tunnel and Neighborhood Revitalization Master Plan
 The
Gowanus Expressway overshadows a corridor between the Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge and the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. The neighborhoods
that boarders the Gowanus Expressway have long wished for a solution
that would improve their quality of life. The plan will unify
the communities that have been fractured ever since the construction of
the Expressway. After consulting with borough, community, and
business leaders, AIA
Brooklyn has begun a master planning initiative
that centers on rerouting the elevated roadway and addressing multiple
issues in the neighborhoods bordering the corridor.
 One
of the major focuses is addressing the greening of the 3rd
Avenue corridor. It removes the Gowanus Expressway and
relocates the vehicular circulation via a state of the art cable
suspended expressway along 1st Avenue within an existing manufacturing
area. When the project began, AIA Brooklyn
looked at a prior
proposal and supported a tunnel scenario that would take the place of
the Gowanus Expressway. However, during the planning process
we decided to present an alternative to the tunnel and recommend a
cable suspended structure along 1st Avenue and the manufacturing
corridor. Other features of the plan are:
- A major shipping terminal
- A freight tunnel from Brooklyn to
New Jersey
- Development of commercial space
- Expansion of open space
- A waterfront park
- Connection to the waterfront
- Expansion of the existing hospital
 The
scope of the project is vast and AIA Brooklyn’s
efforts
continue to develop and refine a vision to appeal to a broad public
interest. At the commencement of the project, we conducted
meetings with elected officials, community leaders and the
public. We then engaged the Chapter, professionals,
architectural students and the public to develop the plan to
date. At this point the objective is to take the progress
back to the communities/parties of interest to achieve a greater level
of participation and mutual support. The process will
continue through 2008 and will be refined along the way.
Drawings and an accompanying narrative will be compiled into a book,
providing citizens and public officials with information to realize
these visions and bring new life to the neighborhoods.
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