Designing the Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza

LAST CALL

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership has been selected by NYC DOT in the first round of the NYC Plaza Program, to oversee the design, construction, maintenance, and programming of a public pedestrian plaza on Myrtle Avenue between Grand Avenue and Emerson Place on two blocks of the existing service road. The
pedestrian plaza is the result of a multi-year community planning process that began in the fall of 2005, during which the improvement of the avenue’s public spaces became a major emphasis as individuals expressed their desire to have public spaces to sit, eat, relax, people-watch, and to otherwise create a better sense of place. 

DESIGNING THE MYRTLE AVENUE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA aims to further involve the community in the creation of a great public space on Myrtle Avenue, generating design and programming concepts that are progressive and sustainable, and that support a variety of user groups and activities while capturing the energy, diversity and dynamic character of our community.
The Call for Ideas is open to any person who wants to participate in the visioning and creation of a new public space for the community, including future users, and amateur and professional designers alike.  Participants can enter as individuals or work collaboratively.

We encourage submissions that take either of the following two formats:
Best Practices - Compelling examples from existing public places that can serve as best practices in guiding the design and management of the Plaza. 
Original Designs - Plans and/or renderings that express your vision of the Myrtle Avenue
Pedestrian Plaza, its features and amenities.
Applicants should prepare entries for submission by September 23, 2009.  All entries will be reviewed by professional planners on staff and the Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza Advisory Committee.  Selected entries will be displayed publicly September 27th at the Move About Myrtle pedestrian street events, to gather community feedback and generate discussion about the design of the Pedestrian Plaza.  All submissions
collected through the Call for Ideas will be used to inform and advise the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership staff and Pedestrian Plaza Advisory Committee for initial and ongoing meetings with the professional design team, to be selected by NYC DOT in the fall of 2009. There will be additional opportunities for public involvement via community design charrettes, which will take place once the professional design team is
assigned to the project.

Full Call for Ideas:
http://www.myrtleavenue.org/MyrtlePedPlaza-CallForIdeas.pdf

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