CULTIVATING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: REVITALIZING QUEENSWAY NEIGHBORHOODS Central Queens is home to the most diverse demographic makeup in all of New York City and perhaps the world. The decommissioned LIRR infrastructure serves as a dynamic medium for social interaction, food production, environmental remediation, education and local economic development initiatives. Our recommendation emphasizes urban agriculture, active design, physical access, multi-modal transportation, water, renewable energy, and waste management systems. Community participation via outreach will bring these interventions to life. For the Ozone Park Station, we propose the Sustainable Living Institute, which is a learn+work cooperative that includes a community kitchen with cooking classes, sustainable technology classes and flexible space for health and fitness activities. Local schools and organizations can integrate educational and workforce development into their curricula in tandem with the evolving food and transportation facilities.
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PROJECT SEEDS
ACCESS
A1. STAIR
A3. ELEVATOR
A4. ESCALATOR
A5. HALFPIPE
A6. TRAMPOLINE
A7. CLIMBING WALL
A9. PLATFORM
CURRENT
A2. RAMP
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A8. SLIDE
REGO PARK COMMUNITY GARDENS
A10. LANDFORM
PLANTED STAIRWAY
community center
OZONE PARK MARKET
ZONE A A11. LADDER
culinary school
A12. BRIDGE
ATOP THE QUEENSWAY community kitchen F1. ROW PLANTING
F2. ORCHARD
F3. PLANTER
F4. GREEN WALL
restaurant
FOOD
brewery
F5. FOOD TRUCK/ STAND
F7. KEYHOLE GARDEN
F6. COMMUNITY GARDEN
FOREST HILLS PLANT
indoor market BIODIGSTOR extension
F8. CHICKEN COOP
bar
brewery
F9. FOOD PILLAR
FOOD PILLAR
F10. GREENHOUSE
art gallery
WATER
F11. KITCHEN
W1. IRRIGATION SYSTEM
F12. EATERY
Friends of the Queensway offices
W2. FILTRATION SYSTEM
ZONE B W3. CISTERN
W4. BIOSWALE
WASTE
ENERGY
ZONE C recycling and compost center E1. SOLAR ARRAY
E2. SOLAR THERMAL
classrooms E3. PIEZOELECTRIC PANELS
E4. CHARGING STATION
G1. COMPOSTING
G2. RECYCLING
G3. BIODIGESTER
TRANSPORTATION
EXISTING PLATFORM
EXISTING STRUCTURE
SECTION: LOOKING SOUTH
NEW STRUCTURAL FRAME FOOD SYSTEM
workshop studios
G4. WASTEWATER TREATMENT
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TRANSPORT SYSTEM
OZONE PARK STATION AGRICULTURAL CENTER MARKET
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POTENTIAL CUMULATIVE FOOD PRODUCTION
T1. BIKE LANE
bike shop
T2. TRAIL
bike ramp T3. STATION
T4. BUS STOP
ACCESS SYSTEM
bike parking 2017
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