Proposals

The Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook is notoriously difficult to access via public transit. Let’s explore new digital approaches to make the area’s transportation options visible to those who need them.

St. Nicholas Avenue today is a largely unnecessary traffic corridor. Imagine it as a 3/4-mile long park running through Upper Manhattan: Harlem Lane reborn.

Traditional green infrastructure hides the runoff it manages. Imagine if we celebrated our storm-water by growing the future of our streetscape!

The Broadway Malls could become a significant green corridor, integrating cutting-edge technology to provide a safe route for pedestrians, cyclists, and local wildlife.

Let’s expand the idea of the ‘street tree’ into a ‘street of trees’ to create a forest expressway.

The Brooklyn Strand should be a new gateway to the borough, connecting the waterfront with a series of parks, plazas, and greenways that will animate the thriving heart of Downtown Brooklyn!

We call for a (re) conceptualization of Complete Streets that humanizes “users” by acknowledging their difference and diversity.

The L shutdown is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to upgrade one of our busiest subway lines to meet the needs of the future. We should invest in our stations today.

Queens is New York City’s fastest growing borough, but it lacks the infrastructure it needs. We must support Queens’ expansion with smart, sustainable transportation.

Staten Island residents have serious transit inequities. To solve them, we must leave behind rails and roads and look to the sky with the SI Gondola.

When the L train shuts down, thousands will need an alternative to travel along 14th street. We propose the PeopleWay!

42nd street is a microcosm of New York. Imagine it as a grand passage, with light rail gliding through the heart of the city!

New neighborhoods are rising on the water’s edge, but lack reliable public transit. Let’s build the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX).

We are just a few miles away from becoming the most bike-friendly region in the country. Let’s get there by completing a continuous route around New York Harbor!

New York City must strengthen our existing transit system beyond the Manhattan core to catalyze the untapped potential for development in underserved neighborhoods. We should invest in new, next-generation, elevated transit—the Halo Line—to serve all New Yorkers and build a strong future.