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HUB-URB Think about the (In)-Efciency o th

NaturLong Islands natu

diminishing by the sprawtype o development. The coastal

extremely sensitive, which requires adequ

Growth Pattern:Commercial activities and

employment centers are spread alongmajor vehicular roads or cars. LIRR does not

contribute much to local job center nor goods transportation.

Long Island a

Long Island today is

many as a suburb to Manha

does not have to be. The key is to ieciency o the LIRR , making it more use

Long Islan

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HUB-URB Conceptualize a Framework o Transit Hubs or Long

GrSuburban strip

their competitive edge toactivities centers around transit hub.

could be used to restore na

Long Island a

Use LIRR or intra- Long I

Add new and greener rapid transit routes that connects LI

Use LIRR or goods transportation, especially or moving agricultura

Growth Centers:Growth centers will be ocused

and restricted around transit hubs.Residences, workers, and visitors would be able to

get to every necessary place by transit within Long Island.

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Build upon the strength

o existing Hicksville Hub.

Additional dedicateLong Island rapid t

routes, which could

o light rail, rubber

bus rapid transit, o

mass transit innova

HICKSVILLE

CARLE PLACE

BETHPAGE

NEW CASSEL

PLAINVIEW

Add new train stations at major employment centers

Small-scale inlls around existing stations.

Choose Hicksville as a major intra- Long Islan

The Advantages: Hickthe advantage to becointra- Long Island hub critical location at the LIRR lines and in the ceemployment centers. Turban abric, although

by wide thorough are big-box shopping centpotential to be restoredinterconnected street-aramework.

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HUB-URB Intensiy the Hicksvi

The Future: Once thecatalytic projects increasethe land value around thetransit, existing land ownersmay renovate or redeveloptheir properties. This map

shows potential locations orhigher-density developmentthat will enhance the urbanabric. As retail concentratesmore toward the stationarea, the current strip mallcould be transormed intocommunity garden.

Infll the Grey Field : New development will ll under-utilized paved areas and create public places with parks andtrees. Parking is consolidated into garage structures that is to be shared by dierent users. This plan shows a scenarioin which Newbridge Road and some other streets are realigned, but none o the existing buildings needs to bedemolished.

The First Steps: Realigningstreets has signicantimplication and may nothappen very soon. But theinll redevelopment processcan begin beore this majorstep takes place. The planhere shows possible inllprojects without modiyexisting streets.

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New Places and Better Connections: A series o newpublic places are created on ormer surace parking lotsand connected via enhanced streets.

Station Plaza: A place or everythingshopping, working, living, as well as travelingis envisioned as an actively used common green surrounding by mixed-use development.

Pedestrian-Oriented Streets: Newbridge Road isrealigned to discourage ast through-trac. The streetshighlighted in orange accommodate rapid transit lines.

Flexible Land Use: Inll development shocompatible to its immediate neighborhoodpermitting diverse and fexible land use dri

Make Places around the Hicksvi