On the Horizon
Hudson Square issues RFP–Update
Updated: Friday, July 16th, 2010
Update – The deadline for submitting questions about this RFP was August 2, 2010. The Hudson Square Connection responded to questions that were submitted to it by interested firms on August 6, 2010. If you are interested in this document you can request a copy by sending an email to info@hudsonsquarebid.org
(Original Notice Below)
The Hudson Square District Management Association d/b/a the Hudson Square Connection has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a comprehensive streetscape improvement plan for the Hudson Square Business Improvement District.
The main goal of the Streetscape Improvement Plan is to provide the Hudson Square Connection with creative solutions to better manage traffic and create a pedestrian-friendly environment, to create more and more usable open space, and to green our streets. The Streetscape Improvement Plan needs to support the overall mission of the Hudson Square Connection and promote social, economic and environmental sustainability, create opportunities for retail and help define the neighborhood identity.
Selected consultants are asked to develop an overall vision and design framework for the district’s streetscape and to recommend specific, catalytic streetscape improvement projects. Projected starting date is October 1, 2010. Anticipated deadline for the final report is July 1, 2011. We expect interested firms to form teams and submit proposals as a team. The team should be design-oriented. We consider landscape architecture a central design element of the Streetscape Improvement Plan. The lead firm should have the experience and capacity to manage the team and the project.
Deadline for responses to the RFP: August 23, 2010, 5:00 PM EST.
If you are interested in this RFP, you can request a copy of the RFP by sending an email to info@hudsonsquarebid.org
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010HSC Presents preliminary recommendations to improve pedestrian safety
Updated: Friday, April 30th, 2010
On Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30pm, the Hudson Square Connection will present preliminary recommendations from the Interim Traffic Management Study conducted by Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates at the Community Board 2 meeting.
All are invited to attend as we welcome community input for small scale, immediate action improvements on Varick Street at Clarkson/Carmine, King, Spring, and Dominick & Watts Streets (includes high visibility crosswalks, Yield to Pedestrian signs, upgraded striping and other markings changes, and channelization – different at each location).
Tuesday, May 11, 6:30pm
Church of our Lady of Pompeii
25 Carmine Street, Father Demo Hall
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Google in Hudson Square
Updated: Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
The Hudson Square Connection responded to an RFI from Google for “Google Fiber for Communities,” a new, experimental program that could revolutionize broadband internet by providing an ultra high speed network capable of over 1 gigabyte/second data transfer.
Backed by the Economic Development Corporation and a letter of support from Mayor Bloomberg, the Connection submitted a preliminary application to Google that showcased Hudson Square as New York’s magnet for new media and a center of innovation and creativity, qualities that make it a perfect host to the next generation of high speed internet.
Google will announce the results of this national competition later this year, so be sure to check our site regularly for updates. Read more about the Connections efforts in Crain’s Insider – April 2, 2010.
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Sustainable Streetscape
Updated: Thursday, April 1st, 2010
The Hudson Square Connection is transforming underutilized public space into a green urban oasis for people to eat lunch, hang out with friends, or just take a moment to relax. Some of our current streetscape projects include:
- Programming lunchtime events for the newly designed Urban Plaza at the Trump Hotel
- Working with the City to provide new outdoor spaces for people to gather
- Upgrading existing open space
- Working with property owners, tenants and the City to plant beautiful new trees
- Participating in the NYC Department of Transportation’s Sustainable Streets program creating a pedestrian-and cyclist-friendly neighborhood that is also easy to navigate for local deliveries and motorists
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Rethinking Freeman Plaza
Updated: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Did you know the green space located at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel is called Freeman Plaza? As part of an effort to link Freeman Plaza to the rest of the community, we have asked the Regional Plan Association (RPA), an independent not-for-profit regional planning organization, to develop alternative designs and possible development models of the area.
One of the most-travelled spots in and enduring images of New York City is about to get a makeover. A study is now underway that could lead to the transformation of Freeman Plaza, the empty and underutilized spaces at the entrance of the Holland Tunnel. The goal: turn the unused traffic islands into a green pedestrian-friendly respite.
The Hudson Square Connection is on a mission to make the neighborhood’s public spaces environmentally, socially and economically sustainable for workers, residents and visitors. Freeman Plaza, which sits in the Southern portion of the business improvement district, is part of that neighborhood plan.
“Freeman Plaza’s high-visibility location at the Holland Tunnel’s entrance presents a great opportunity to start thinking about how we can better integrate this regional transportation landmark into the Hudson Square neighborhood in a way that aligns with our mission,” says Ellen Baer, president of the Connection.
Hudson Square Connection and the Regional Plan Association began the four-month study earlier this month, with funding support from Atlantic Philanthropies and the Fund for the City of New York. With the results, the Connection plans to approach government agencies and other stakeholders to engage them in the creation of a long-term plan for the plaza’s reuse.
“The Holland Tunnel is a critical piece of our region’s infrastructure but should be designed in a way that is sensitive to its context. Good public spaces bring neighborhoods together; Freeman Plaza could be used for so much more than staging tunnel traffic,” says Juliette Michaelson, senior transportation planner for RPA.
This project was made possible by a generous grant of the The Atlantic Philanthrophies (USA), and a grant from the Fund For the City of New York.
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