INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE BRONX WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE DOES THE BRONX HAVE?
LINCOLN AVENUE WATERFRONT & STREET CORRIDOR
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TRANSPORT
STREET
WATERFRONT
electricity telephone water sewer natural gas
roads highways bridges railways subway buses
lighting street trees sidewalks paving signage bus stops street furniture
seawalls
wifi fiber optics
STR
EET
lincoln hospital
UTILITIES
docks
bicycle lanes bike racks
school
MO
school
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AV
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WHAT ARE THE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH INFRASTRUCTURE?
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1. Affects surrounding environmental quality pollution noise neglected spaces unattractive areas neglected spaces (trash/ graffiti)
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ROBERTO CLEMENTE PARK
public housing
2. Creates obstacles blocks connectivity blocks views blocks space for nature
LI
NC
OL
N
AV
EN
UE
8
public housing
maria sola garden
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A
HIGHBRIDGE TO ROBERTO CLEMENTE PARK
waterfront
APPROACH
HIGHBRIDGE TO HOWARD JOHNSON
ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE -Daylighting stormwater -Increasing planting -Increasing pervious surfaces
hard infrastructure
+ WATERFRONT INFRASTRUCTURE -Docks/ piers -Waterfront open space -Waterfront route
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
flexible green infrastructure
YANKEE STADIUM PARKING LOTS
+
URBAN DESIGN -New open spaces -Enhanced neighborhood connections -Neighborhood revitalization 149
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STR
adaptive reuse
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UE
EET
NC
OL
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MO
RR
IS
AV
STREET INFRASTRUCTURE -Improved pedestrian environment -Lighting -Street furniture -Signage
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D 3R
N VE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE -Bicycle lanes & facilities -Pedestrian crossings -Traffic/ parking rationalization
MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM
LIGHTING INFRASTRUCTURE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE EXAMPLES
EXISTING ACCESS AND LIGHTING SITE
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Cobra Head street lights Signage lights Lamp on pedestrian bridge Type B, historic lamps
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Harbour Bridge, Sydney
High Bridge, NYC
To Mecombs Dam Bridge
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT NIGHT: LOOKING NORTH
London
PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS 8 ' – 0 "
" 0 – ' 8
8 ' – 0 "
3 0 ' – 0 "
Neon lights
2 2 "
2 2 "
1 2 ' – 6 "
3 0 ' – 0 "
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT NIGHT: LOOKING NORTH
Cobra Lights
LED Lights
Solar lights
PARKING LOT INFRASTRUCTURE:
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE and PART-TIME PUBLIC SPACES
Existing Conditions Harlem River Lots: 652 parking spaces
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Zenith Concert Hall, Limoges, France
Off the Grid, San Francisco, CA