Closing Bell: Anchorage Place Meeting is Tomorrow

Dumbo NYC reports that the community hearing to turn Dumbo’s Anchorage Place into a pedestrian plaza is tomorrow evening. This particular plan calls for erecting temporary barriers blocking off Anchorage until the DOT moves forward with its permanent closure of street to connect the Archway with the Pearl Street Triangle. As Dumbo NYC says, “There are no permanent physical changes proposed as part of this action. However, if the proposed action to designate Anchorage Place as a Restricted Use Street is adopted, the permanent design of Anchorage Place in the capital construction project would reflect this designation accordingly.” The public hearing on this proposal will be held tomorrow, July 11 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the DUMBO Loft, 155 Water Street. On July 17th, NYCDOT will host a public workshop for community input on the permanent design on the plazas included in the $20 million capital project. The closure of Anchorage Place is planned for this summer; the capital project should begin end of 2013/beginning of 2014.
Dumbo Improvement District’s Anchorage Place Proposal [Dumbo NYC]