The 4th Regional PLan – Plan and Process

4th Regional Plan Urban Design

Plan & Process co-created and organized the urban design content for the 4^th Regional Plan. In addition to managing the 4 Corridors initiative, Plan & Process, in partnership with ORG Permanent Modernity, created a series of design studies for nine “Flagship places” in the region that collectively represent a vision for how the region would evolve under the recommendations of the 4^th Plan. These aerial views are accompanied by set of ground-level views of the future. Plan & Process also conceptualized alternative future growth scenarios for the region which were used to understand the policies and investments that will be needed as the region grows. This is summarized in a publication Charting a New Course.

Nine Flagship Places

4 Corridors Initiative

Charting a New Course

The 4th Regional Plan organizes future growth around transportation and natural systems.
4th Regional Plan - detail of "The Region's Core."
Nassau County future vision of centered growth
Bridgeport, Connecticut - future vision of downtown intensification and new waterfront.
Inner Long Island Sound - future vision of a connected bay featuring open space access, industrial and residential development.
The Meadowlands - preconceived as a new kind of productive and mixed-use national park.
Jamaica, Queens - future vision of a revitalized downtown with connections to major transportation infrastructure and the revitalized Bay.
Industrial district street existing (left) and imagined as a dense "innovation district."
Suburban commuter rail station - existing (left) and imagined as a mixed-use development node.
A typical subway station existing (left) and imagined as a state-of-the-art facility with platform enclosure.