Gowanus Neighborhood Plan: Process - Working Group - DCP

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Gowanus Neighborhood Plan

Overview Process Resources

About the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan Working Groups

The Working Groups met during the winter and spring of 2017 to discuss topics including:

Arts and culture

Housing

Industry and economic development

Public realm (streets, buildings, parks and other shared open spaces)

Sustainability and resiliency

The Working Groups included residents, elected officials, businesses and City agencies. They met more than 25 times over 80+ hours.

Each Working Group produced draft recommendations to help shape the Gowanus Framework.
View the study process and outreach approach.

Working Group Summit

At the Working Group Summit on July 11, 2017, all Working Groups shared, discussed and prioritized their draft recommendations. The Department of City Planning (DCP) also shared a progress update of the Working Groups and other outreach.

View the comment summaries and recommendations from the Summit.

The discussion covered the three types of recommendations.

View a list of recommendations that were mutually supported by Working Group members and City agencies, plus recommendations that were generally supported but required more information or research.

View recommendations that were beyond the reach of this neighborhood plan and/or were not mutually supported by Working Group members.

Sketches and Visualizations of the Working Group Recommendations

Arts & Culture

Housing

Public Realm

Industry & Economic Development

Sustain- ability & Resiliency