Dumbo Triangle Gets DOT's Signature Green Paint
Remember the green bike lane in Brooklyn Heights we discussed last week? Well, it seems that the Department of Transportation has really taken a liking to this color of paint. While we were abroad, the recently-crafted pedestrian triangle in Dumbo received a similar green-washing. It’s definitely an improvement but, as you can see, there weren’t…
Remember the green bike lane in Brooklyn Heights we discussed last week? Well, it seems that the Department of Transportation has really taken a liking to this color of paint. While we were abroad, the recently-crafted pedestrian triangle in Dumbo received a similar green-washing. It’s definitely an improvement but, as you can see, there weren’t a lot of people taking advantage of the new public space yesterday at lunchtime. Perhaps when the weather gets a little cooler.
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too late Sam
DUMBO no longer has character (see 1:25)
i’m surprised they didn’t build a jungle gym
and the j condo, beacon tower, west elm and starbucks are in keeping with the flavor of dumbo?
how are a few potted plants, some chairs and a trash can not, may i ask??
This sort of thing, with the potted plants and “green” paving is antithetical to the character of DUMBO, which is a historic manufacturing district. I think this is why it looks so depressingly bad.
The more one looks at it, the more ridiculous it looks. I hope someone will come to their senses and propose something more in keeping with the character of the neighborhood. Let’s try to work with DUMBO’s special sense of place, not try to counteract it.
isn’t that scarano’s office in the background? where are teh protesters?
> Before this thread gets as off-track as some others
> I have seen, please remember that this is the TRIAL
> lay-out. If made permanent, the final design will not
> look like an urban putting green.
What will the final layout look like? What will replace the green paint? Belgian blocks and an iron fence, I hope?
I think this bike lane looks great, although it seems like you’d have a hard time traveling in anything but a medium-sized circle, or I guess a triangle. Maybe you could do some figure-eights. At least there are no cars parked in the middle of the plaza. Maybe they should line all the bike lanes with planters and tables…
looks like an upper east side cafe wantabe. give me a break. this is boring. what about getting artists involved in creating some decent art for the site. astor place cube is awesome in that awkward open space. and by artists i don’t mean necessarily the type of “artists” that can afford condos in DUMBO. Not that there’s anything wrong with being a trustafarian…but it’s unclear if location and money = great art.
why not black iron fencing, similar to other nyc parks and “greenspaces”
pavement color should be charcoal with fake cobblestones painted in
as a dumbo artist, i demand to know the CMYK value of the paint color
and if you dont know what CMYK means, then u dont belong in DUMBO
i live in JCondo and i have many friends