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March 28, 2007

Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza

by Sean

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Anyone who lives near Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza knows it is a nightmare to navigate if you are a pedestrian or cyclist. And with its proximity to Prospect Park it's also an area with vast potential for becoming one of the most popular public spaces in Brooklyn.

The Grand Army Plaza Coalition formed in the Spring of 2006 to help improve the area. Community driven, it is a prime example of how the public planning process should work and how the Department of Transportation should support such efforts from citizens to improve their quality of life. After all: no one knows a neighborhood better than the people who live there.

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Recently, fifty members of the community met to brainstorm ideas of how to make the plaza safer, more accessible, greener, and people-oriented. The workshop was facilitated by Project for Public Spaces, which specializes in community Placemaking activities.

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    Streetsblog » StreetFilms: Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza

    [...] Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza A StreetFilm by Sean Clifford Running time: 5 minutes 40 [...]

    March 29, 2007 at 10:25 am Link # 1
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    mork

    Nicely done. Love the fast-motion effects, especially at the end when it segues into the real-time pedestrians.

    April 2, 2007 at 8:15 pm Link # 2
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    Streetsblog » Pedestrian and Bike Improvements Planned for Grand Army Plaza

    [...] Grand Army Plaza Coalition, which recently organized a community workshop to re-envision the plaza. StreetFilms was there. He called the proposed improvements "an interesting first step."  Filed by Sarah [...]

    April 3, 2007 at 1:23 pm Link # 3
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    How a Plaza is a Nightmare

    [...] the victim is Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. StreetFilms reports that the street is a threat especially for pedestrian and cyclist. Too bad to know that it’s a [...]

    April 3, 2007 at 5:00 pm Link # 4
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    epkwy

    the traffic flow really looks insane when you see it from an aerial perspective - so much unnecessary and unused asphalt!

    April 16, 2007 at 3:39 pm Link # 5
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    Ethan

    The report from this workshop is now available for download from www.grandarmyplaza.org

    April 20, 2007 at 10:37 am Link # 6
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    Streetsblog » DOT Minds the GAP

    [...] Grand Army PlazaGrand Plans for Brooklyn's Iconic Public Space StreetFilms: Reclaiming Grand Army PlazaStreetFilms: Grand Army Plaza Community [...]

    October 2, 2007 at 1:01 pm Link # 7