Jamaica NOW Design Strategy and Streetscape Plan Open House

Jamaica NOW Design Strategy and Streetscape Plan Open House @ Jamaica Performing Arts Center
Jan
08
Jamaica NOW Design Strategy and Streetscape Plan Open House
To further help guide a historic, community-centric investment of nearly $70 million into the future of downtown Jamaica, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and others will host a Jamaica NOW Design Strategy and Streetscape Plan Open House on Monday, January 8 at 6pm. Held at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, located at 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, the open house will include a presentation from the DOT on efforts to develop a long-term, community-led vision for streetscape improvements in downtown Jamaica. Potential projects to be considered for the study area — bounded by Jamaica Avenue to the north, Merrick Boulevard to the west, Archer Avenue to the south and Sutphin Boulevard to the east — include sidewalk widening, additional seating, new trees and plantings, improved lighting, pop-up programming and other open space amenities to better support pedestrian use. The open house is part of the wider Jamaica Neighborhood Plan — developed in partnership between the Mayor’s Office, Borough President Richards, the DOT, NYC Department of City Planning, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Nantasha Williams — to promote significant job growth and the creation of permanently affordable housing in one of New York City’s most critical commercial and transit hubs. Public engagement sessions on the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan were held in Southeast Queens last year, with additional sessions on the design strategy and streetscape plan to come this year.
Date and Time
January 8, 2024 @ 6:00 pm America/New York Timezone
Location
Jamaica Performing Arts Center
153-10 Jamaica Avenue
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To further help guide a historic, community-centric investment of nearly $70 million into the future of downtown Jamaica, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and others will host a Jamaica NOW Design Strategy and Streetscape Plan Open House on Monday, January 8 at 6pm.

Held at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, located at 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, the open house will include a presentation from the DOT on efforts to develop a long-term, community-led vision for streetscape improvements in downtown Jamaica. Potential projects to be considered for the study area — bounded by Jamaica Avenue to the north, Merrick Boulevard to the west, Archer Avenue to the south and Sutphin Boulevard to the east — include sidewalk widening, additional seating, new trees and plantings, improved lighting, pop-up programming and other open space amenities to better support pedestrian use.

The open house is part of the wider Jamaica Neighborhood Plan — developed in partnership between the Mayor’s Office, Borough President Richards, the DOT, NYC Department of City Planning, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Nantasha Williams — to promote significant job growth and the creation of permanently affordable housing in one of New York City’s most critical commercial and transit hubs.

Public engagement sessions on the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan were held in Southeast Queens last year, with additional sessions on the design strategy and streetscape plan to come this year.