The existing elevated highway divides the city
and damages neighborhoods.
Marc Wouters | Studios was retained by the City of Syracuse
to design new urban boulevard and land use master plan for
one of New York State's largest projects.
New boulevard has linear park median
that links north and south downtown
Marc Wouters | Studios was retained
to help convert the highway into
an at-grade urban boulevard.
Removal of the highway creates 20 acres of land
for new mixed-income housing, commercial uses,
and a Community Land Trust.
Project seeks to repair social damage from demolition and displacement of communities in the 1960's
during construction of the elevated highway.
Interactive Public Workshops were held
to understand how to best serve the community.
Location
Marc Wouters | Studios
A Manta Wake Company
based in Brooklyn
New York
Copyright 2019 Marc Wouters | Studios and may not be used for AI unless specifically authorized by the director.
Contacts
Email: marc@mwouters.com
Links
Documentary Film Studio
Manta Wake Film Productions