AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING
CITY OF NEW YORK
Guiding Principles
World City of Opportunity
Sustainable City
City of Neighborhoods
Comprehensive Planning for Significant Sites
Vibrant Waterfronts and Public Open Space
Urban Design Excellence
Strategic Planning Initiatives
Restore and Enhance
Lower Manhattan
Restore and Enhance Lower Manhattan
Restore and Enhance Lower Manhattan
Integrated uses
Strengthening Transportation
New Fulton Transit Center:
• Densest concentration of subway lines in the
city (14)
• Will rationalize and improve current subway
service
• Connects to WTC PATH station
New PATH Terminal:
• Expands the capacity of this vital link
between New York and New Jersey
• Provides important transit access for
development occurring on the WTC site
• New architectural icon of Lower
Manhattan’s redevelopment
Improving Urban Design
East River Waterfront
Improving Urban Design
New Esplanade
New Trellis with
Porch swing
New Pier Park &
Docking for Historic
Wavertree
New waterfront
overlook
New maritime
program area
New seating areas
Pier 15
Improving Urban Design
Pier 35
Improving Urban Design
East River Waterfront
Implement Hudson
Yards Master Plan
Implement Hudson Yards Master Plan
Implement Hudson Yards Master Plan
24 Million Square Feet
of Office Space
More than 13,000 Units
of Housing
More than 20 acres of
public open space
Implement Hudson Yards Master Plan
Number 7 Subway Extension
Implement Hudson Yards Master Plan
Implement Hudson Yards Master Plan
Strengthen Regional
Business Districts
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Downtown
Brooklyn
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Downtown
Brooklyn
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Long Island City
Queens
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Queens Plaza
Long Island City
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Silvercup
Long Island City
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Jamaica
Queens
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Jamaica
Queens
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, Queens
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
The South Bronx
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
The South Bronx
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
125th Street Rezoning Plan
Harlem
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Broadway
R7
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R7
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Amsterdam Ave
Morningside Ave
C4-4D
F. Douglass Blvd
C4-4A
A. C. Powell Blvd
C4-7
C6-3
C4-4D
C4-4A
Lenox Ave /
Malcolm X Blvd
R6A
C4-4A
R6A
Fifth Ave
C4-4A
Madison Ave
R6A
C4-7
C6-3
Park Ave
Lexington Ave
C4-4D
Third Ave
Strengthen Regional Business Districts
Second Ave
125th Street
Facilitate Housing
Production
Facilitate Housing Production
Park Slope
Rezoning
Facilitate Housing Production
Frederick Douglass
Boulevard Rezoning
Facilitate Housing Production
East Harlem
Rezoning
Facilitate Housing Production
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Facilitate Housing Production
Greenpoint / Williamsburg
Facilitate Housing Production
Greenpoint / Williamsburg Proposed Rezoning
Facilitate Housing Production
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Greenpoint / Williamsburg Proposed Rezoning
Waterfront Access Plan:
Elements
Shore public walkway
Standard width: 40’
Supplemental access areas
Widened shore public walkway:
up to approx. 100’
Plazas
Parks
Neighborhood connections
Public streets
Upland connection
Flexible location
Visual corridors
Greenpoint-Williamsburg
Inclusionary Housing
Waterfront Inclusionary
Housing Program
Without bonus: 3.7 FAR
Reduced from 4.3 FAR
With bonus: 4.7 FAR
20% - 25% of units affordable
Facilitate Housing Production
Facilitate Housing Production
West Chelsea/
High Line
Joel Sternfeld
Facilitate Housing Production
West Chelsea /
High Line
Joel Sternfeld
Facilitate Housing Production
West Chelsea/ High Line
Facilitate Housing Production
West Chelsea/ High Line
Facilitate Housing Production
West Chelsea/ High Line
Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Field Operations/Diller
Facilitate Housing Production
West Chelsea/ High Line
Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Field Operations/Diller
Facilitate Housing Production
West Chelsea/ High Line
Projects
Facilitate Housing Production
200 Eleventh Avenue Chelsea Modern
Annabelle Seldorf Audrey Matlock
100 Eleventh Avenue West Chelsea/ High Line
Atelier Jean Nouvel
Projects
Facilitate Housing Production
HL519
Lindy Roy The Spike Building
ArchiTectonics/Winka
Dubbledam
West Chelsea/ HL23
High Line Neil Denari
Projects
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Bronx
Foster Mixed Use
Port Morris
Bronx
Foster Mixed Use
Morrisania
The Bronx
Foster Mixed Use
Hunters Point
Queens
Foster Mixed Use
Greenpoint /Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Protect Neighborhood
Character
Protect Neighborhood Character
Queensboro Hill Rezoning
Queens
Protect Neighborhood Character
Douglaston/Littleneck
Rezoning
Queens
Protect Neighborhood Character
Forest Hills Contextual Rezoning
Queens
Protect Neighborhood Character
Riverdale
The Bronx
Protect Neighborhood Character
Park venue
Ft.
Greene
Park
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Fort Greene
Brooklyn
Protect Neighborhood Character
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
Protect Neighborhood Character
Whitestone Rezoning
Queens
Protect Neighborhood Character
Holliswood Rezoning
Queens
Protect Neighborhood Character
City Island
The Bronx
Protect Neighborhood Character
Existing, Out-of-character Development
Throgs Neck
The Bronx
Protect Neighborhood Character
Cambria Heights
Queens
Protect Neighborhood Character
Revitalize the Waterfront
and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Master Plan for
Fresh Kills Landfill
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Master Plan for
Fresh Kills Landfill
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Governors Island
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Bikeway / Walkway Network
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
East River Waterfront
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Privately Owned Public Plazas
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Privately Owned Public Plazas
Revitalize the Waterfront and Enhance
Public Open Spaces
Sidewalk Cafés
Sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability
Greening of Parking Lots
NYC Department of City Planning 09.05.07
Sustainability
Greening of Parking Lots
Sustainability
GREENING YARDS
Sustainability
STREET TREES & PLANTED STRIPS
HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (R6 +) LOWER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (R1-
(R1-R5)
Promote Design
Excellence
Promote Design Excellence
Low-Income Housing
Low-Income
The Bronx
Promote Design Excellence
Rem Koolhaas
Seattle, WA
Promote Design Excellence
Shigeru Ban
Pompidou Center
Metz, France
Promote Design Excellence
Steven Holl
Langenlois
Langenlois,, Austria
Promote Design Excellence
Justo Garc ía Rub
García ío
Rubío
Bus station,
Casar de C áseres, Spain
Cáseres,
Promote Design Excellence
Mecanoo
Delft, Netherlands
Promote Design Excellence
Studio Fuksas
Milan Trade Fair
Milan, Italy
Promote Design Excellence
Moshe Safdie
Yad Vashem
Vashem,,
Jerusalem, Israel
