A New Vision for Kinder, Gentler Myrtle Avenue
In yesterday’s post about the new 120,000-square-foot building that Pratt will be building on the KFC site, we mentioned that the project will likely coincide with a streetscape project aimed at improving the entire south side of Myrtle Avenue between Hall and Emerson. Well, above we’ve got a rendering at one of the ideas being…
In yesterday’s post about the new 120,000-square-foot building that Pratt will be building on the KFC site, we mentioned that the project will likely coincide with a streetscape project aimed at improving the entire south side of Myrtle Avenue between Hall and Emerson. Well, above we’ve got a rendering at one of the ideas being that’s been developed by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership in consultation with lots of urban planning experts and residents alike over the past couple of years. As locals know, the current service road doesn’t work very well for anyonepedestrians, cars or buses. In addition, crossing Myrtle Avenue is a particularly hazardous proposition due to the lack of cross walks and lights. So the general concept is to create a safer and more welcoming public space for pedestrians while making more efficient use of parking. There are three other proposals (which you can see here), but they all involve a widening and greening of the sidewalk space. How do you think this looks?
Placemaking on Myrtle Avenue [Myrtle Minutes]
Seeing Myrtle Avenue With Fresh Eyes [Streets Blog]
Pratt Reveals Plans for Myrtle KFC Site [Brownstoner]
Bergen Bagel is always friggen’ packed. With this plan, we will at least be able to bring our bagel and coffee outside. I think overall MARP is doing an awesome job.
none of this will be worth a shit once AY is built….is there an ER for when you get shot in the face?
What an extremely cogent and well thought out presentation – such a respite from the horrible concepts and new construction we’ve seen more recently in Brooklyn.
Archiefina