Infrastructure

Future-of-Fifth bird's eye view corridor rendering. Credit: City Hall

Future of Fifth Partnership Gets $152.7 Million In Funding To Transform Fifth Avenue In Midtown, Manhattan

7:00 am on December 9, 2024 By Max Gillespie

New York City recently issued $152.7 million in funding to the Future of Fifth Partnership, an organization which aims to transform Fifth Avenue into a pedestrian-centered boulevard between Bryant Park and Central Park in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed in partnership between Sam Schwartz and Field Operations, the project plans to nearly double the width of sidewalks along Fifth Avenue to 33.5 feet each and introduce more than 230 new trees, along with approximately 20,000 square feet of planters, seating, and activation spaces.

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Photograph from report released last week, via nyc.gov

Governor Hochul Signs Bill To Increase Speed Of Delivery For New Projects In New York City

7:30 am on November 28, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Last week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation enabling the use of progressive design-build and construction manager build methods in a bid to cut down project timelines and costs by replacing outdated design-bid-build models. A report released last week highlights the city’s implementation of all 39 recommendations from the Capital Process Reform Task Force, created in 2022 to streamline construction processes. These changes aim to deliver public infrastructure faster and more efficiently across the five boroughs.

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Mayor Adams Unveils ‘How NYC Moves’ Plan To Streamline Transportation Projects

7:00 am on November 11, 2024 By Max Gillespie

Mayor Eric Adams recently unveiled “How NYC Moves,” a plan with 21 actionable recommendations to streamline the delivery and completion of major transportation infrastructure projects in New York City. Developed in partnership with industry leaders, advocates, academic institutions, and multiple agencies, the plan aims to improve efficiency and effectiveness in government spending by utilizing emerging technology, removing unnecessary red tape, and embracing multi-agency and cross-sector collaboration.

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Renderings Revealed for Owls Head CSO Facility at 2 2nd Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on November 6, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed the proposed design and master plan for the Owls Head Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Facility at 2 2nd Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Selldorf Architects in collaboration with Hazen and Sawyer, Brown and Caldwell, and SCAPE Landscape Architecture for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the facility is planned to yield a 24,750-square-foot head house to support a four-million-gallon underground tank, two acres of public waterfront, and the relocation and redesign of a salt shed for the New York City Department of Sanitation. The project, the second new facility of its type in the borough, would be built along the southern end of the Gowanus Canal on a narrow triangular peninsula, south of the CSO Red Hook site.

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