Presentation to New York New Visions at the Center for Architecture

Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center

January 25, 2011

NEW YORK STATE STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Andrew M. Cuomo Stanley Gee Phillip Eng, P.E. Marie A. Corrado Joseph T. Brown, P.E. Governor Acting Regional Director Director, Major Projects Project Director, 9A Commissioner BATTERY PL. TO 59TH ST.

WTC WFC * SITE

2 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 BACKGROUND DISTRICTS ALONG 9A CORRIDOR

Clinton Hells Kitchen

Chelsea Hudson River Park

W. Village MPD

SOHO

Tribeca

Battery Park WTC City

4 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A WEST STREET PROMENADE

WTC DISTRICT

5 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 NYC’S VISION FOR LOWER MANHATTAN

ROUTE 9A

6 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A URBAN DESIGN: PROJECT GOALS

. Permanently restore the functionality of Route 9A . Improve pedestrian movements along and across Route 9A . Provide for an appropriate and respectful setting for the WTC Memorial . Enhance green areas and open space . Support economic recovery and development of Lower Manhattan . Ensure community involvement and public participation in an open and inclusive process . Coordinate with other major transportation and development projects . Avoid or minimize environmental and construction impacts to the community . Provide a safe, timely and cost effective transportation solution

7 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A URBAN DESIGN

8 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 STATUS ROUTE 9A PROMENADE PROJECT STATUS PROMENADE SOUTH PROJECT ROUTE 9A / WEST STEET PROMENADE PROJECT

(Completed) MURRAY ST. MURRAY GOLDMAN Dog 1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC Run W. Thames Park SACHS WSU

VSC MEMORIAL 1 WTC VERIZON

9A South of Albany/ W. Thames Park 9A North of Vesey / Goldman Completed Completed

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

9A (SB)

9A (NB)

NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 VSC 1 WTC MEMORIAL & MUSEUM 9A at WTC Site / WFC Finish 9A in Stages 2014 +/- 10 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A FRONTAGES

8 5 3 4

6 7 1 2

1. National September 11 Memorial and Museum (Memorial) 2. World Trade Center (WTC) District 3. World Financial Center (WFC) 4. Goldman Sachs 5. West Thames Park 6. 90 West Street 7. Verizon 8. Battery Park Underpass

11 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WTC PROJECTS IMPACT ZONES IN ROUTE 9A

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC RWL Discharge BPCA Pile Cap Rehab

PAVILION GOLDMAN 2 WFC Driveway SACHS

78” Sewer ROUTE 9A Blast Protection BPCA Bridge South North Extension Projection

Projection Bridge Vesey

Chiller Plant CONCOURSE MEMORIAL PLAZA VSC WTC VERIZON STREETS 1 WTC NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM

WTC Site/BPCA Projects Working in Route 9A Legend: = Pending 9A Curblines = Concourse & = Memorial = WTC Streets = Other Projects Vesey Bridge = VSC = 1 WTC = Chiller Plant/RWL

Note: Pending Route 9A work requires continuous coordination with WTC Site Projects for staging and construction access.

12 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

GOLDMAN SACHS ROUTE 9A SB

ROUTE 9A NB

90 WEST ST. VSC NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM VERIZON 1 WTC

Pending Route 9A Curblines with Permanent & Temporary Pavement Legend: = Pending 9A Curblines = Permanent 9A Pavement = Temporary 9A Pavement

13 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 VESEY STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

1 WTC

WFC

WTC SITE

ROUTE 9A (SB) ROUTE 9A (NB)

View North from Liberty Street

14 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

. Wider, distinctive colorized crosswalks = Crosswalks . Re-establish Liberty and Vesey Street at-grade crossings = Pedestrian Bridges . New 30 foot crosswalk at Fulton Street = Pedestrian Concourse . Improve signage and signalization . Retain / Improve three pedestrian bridges . New underground Pedestrian Concourse (PANYNJ)

15 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 NYSDOT ROUTE 9A PENDING WORK ADJACENT TO WFC & WTC SITES

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC Pavilion RWL Discharge BPC Pile Rehab 8 14 2 WFC Driveway 22

2 7 19 25 ROUTE 9A 15 20 21 25 12 17 25 18 9 4 3 South 16 North 5 11 11

10 Projection 11 Projection 24 CONCOURSE 13 Plant 23 Bridge Vesey 1 Chiller 13 6 VSC NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 1 WTC VERIZON MEMORIAL & MUSEUM

1) BPCA Liberty Bridge Extension 11) Temporary or Permanent Utilities for 9/11 Memorial 17) Vesey Sewer, Utilities, POEs (on-going) 2) Temp. Pedestrian Bridge Removal 10th Anniversary 18) Vesey North Crosswalk Opening 3) Liberty Bridge Pier Removal and 12) Undercut, Lightweight Fill, Utilities, POE’s, Raise Grade, 19) Vesey Bridge Removal NB Pavement Paving etc. at Memorial Frontage 20) North Chamber Slab Lowering 4) VSC Frontage / NB Roadway 13) Memorial Frontage (bollards, irrigation, trench drains, 21) 9A – All Features 5) 90 West Street Frontage trees, pavers) 22) 3 WFC Frontage and Median 6) Memorial Access 14) 2 WFC Driveway Removal & 2 WFC Frontage & Median 23) 1 WTC Frontage 7) 9A Crosswalk at Liberty Street 15) 9A (All features) and Fulton Sewer at Concourse Crossing 24) Vesey Street Intersection Tie-In 8) 1 WFC Frontage and Median 16) Fulton Street Intersection Tie-In 25) 78” Interceptor Sewer Lining 9) Cedar St. Intersection Tie-In 10) Liberty St. Intersection Tie-In

16 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

9A Southbound Conceptual Plan

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

9A Southbound 9A Northbound

NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 VSC MEMORIAL & MUSEUM 1 WTC

Aerial Photo

18 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE World Financial Center Frontage 1 WFC Conceptual Plan

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

ROUTE 9A SOUTHBOUND

19 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE 1 WFC (Perspective View South at Liberty Street)

20 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE 1 WFC (Perspective View North at Albany Street)

1 WTC

MEMORIAL

21 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE 1 WFC

Current Conditions Proposed Rendering

3”

Retaining Wall with 3” Cap Elevation

22 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE World Financial Center Frontage 2 WFC Conceptual Plan

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

ROUTE 9A SOUTHBOUND

23 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE 2 WFC (Perspective View North at Liberty Street)

1 WTC

24 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER FRONTAGE 3 WFC Conceptual Plan

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

ROUTE 9A SOUTHBOUND

25 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A PLANTED MEDIANS NORTH OF VESEY STREET

26 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 WORLD TRADE CENTER ROUTE 9A AT THE WTC SITE

WFC

9A R.O.W.

ROUTE 9A (SB)

ROUTE 9A (NB)

NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 VSC 1 WTC MEMORIAL & MUSEUM

28 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 SECTION VIEW NORTH AT WFC AND WTC SITE

WFC MEMORIAL

ROUTE 9A (SB) ROUTE 9A (NB)

SIDEWALK

1 WFC 2 WFC 3 WFC

ROUTE 9A (SB)

ROUTE 9A (NB)

NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 1 WTC MEMORIAL & MUSEUM

29 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 PERSPECTIVE VIEW NORTH AT WFC AND WTC SITE World Financial Center Frontage

3 WFC

2 WFC National September 11 Memorial & Museum 1 WFC

90 West St.

Albany Street

30 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 TEMPORARY LIBERTY ST. BYPASS PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE EXTENSION

1 WTC

WFC

Liberty St. Bridge Extension

ROUTE 9A (NB)

31 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 90 WEST STREET FRONTAGE

90 West St.

32 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A FRONTAGE AT THE MEMORIAL WFC

ROUTE 9A (SB)

ROUTE 9A (NB)

NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM

33 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A FRONTAGE AT THE MEMORIAL

Route 9A Placeholder Memorial Proposal

34 Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 ROUTE 9A URBAN DESIGN

ROUTE 9A (SB)

ROUTE 9A (NB)

NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM

“If there's a lesson in street watching it is that people do like basics -- and as environments go, a street that is open to the sky and filled with people and life is a splendid place to be.”

Wm. H. Whyte

Urban Design Frontage at the World Trade Center 01.25.2011 HOW TO CONTACT US

New York State Department of Transportation Route 9A Project Office 21 South End Avenue New York, NY 10280

Mr. Joseph Brown, Project Director Ms. Lisa Weiss, Urban Design Director

9A Stakeholder Meetings are held throughout the duration of the project (3rd Friday of every month at LMCCC). The next meeting will be on February 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM.

Contact us at: 1-800-714-0454 Email us at: [email protected] Please visit our web site at : www.route9a.info

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