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HUB-URB Think about the (In)-Efciency o th
NaturLong Islands natu
diminishing by the sprawtype o development. The coastal
extremely sensitive, which requires adequ
Growth Pattern:Commercial activities and
employment centers are spread alongmajor vehicular roads or cars. LIRR does not
contribute much to local job center nor goods transportation.
Long Island a
Long Island today is
many as a suburb to Manha
does not have to be. The key is to ieciency o the LIRR , making it more use
Long Islan
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HUB-URB Conceptualize a Framework o Transit Hubs or Long
GrSuburban strip
their competitive edge toactivities centers around transit hub.
could be used to restore na
Long Island a
Use LIRR or intra- Long I
Add new and greener rapid transit routes that connects LI
Use LIRR or goods transportation, especially or moving agricultura
Growth Centers:Growth centers will be ocused
and restricted around transit hubs.Residences, workers, and visitors would be able to
get to every necessary place by transit within Long Island.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
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Build upon the strength
o existing Hicksville Hub.
Additional dedicateLong Island rapid t
routes, which could
o light rail, rubber
bus rapid transit, o
mass transit innova
HICKSVILLE
CARLE PLACE
BETHPAGE
NEW CASSEL
PLAINVIEW
Add new train stations at major employment centers
Small-scale inlls around existing stations.
Choose Hicksville as a major intra- Long Islan
The Advantages: Hickthe advantage to becointra- Long Island hub critical location at the LIRR lines and in the ceemployment centers. Turban abric, although
by wide thorough are big-box shopping centpotential to be restoredinterconnected street-aramework.
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HUB-URB Intensiy the Hicksvi
The Future: Once thecatalytic projects increasethe land value around thetransit, existing land ownersmay renovate or redeveloptheir properties. This map
shows potential locations orhigher-density developmentthat will enhance the urbanabric. As retail concentratesmore toward the stationarea, the current strip mallcould be transormed intocommunity garden.
Infll the Grey Field : New development will ll under-utilized paved areas and create public places with parks andtrees. Parking is consolidated into garage structures that is to be shared by dierent users. This plan shows a scenarioin which Newbridge Road and some other streets are realigned, but none o the existing buildings needs to bedemolished.
The First Steps: Realigningstreets has signicantimplication and may nothappen very soon. But theinll redevelopment processcan begin beore this majorstep takes place. The planhere shows possible inllprojects without modiyexisting streets.
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New Places and Better Connections: A series o newpublic places are created on ormer surace parking lotsand connected via enhanced streets.
Station Plaza: A place or everythingshopping, working, living, as well as travelingis envisioned as an actively used common green surrounding by mixed-use development.
Pedestrian-Oriented Streets: Newbridge Road isrealigned to discourage ast through-trac. The streetshighlighted in orange accommodate rapid transit lines.
Flexible Land Use: Inll development shocompatible to its immediate neighborhoodpermitting diverse and fexible land use dri
Make Places around the Hicksvi