Meeting on New Public Space

Received this notice a few days ago: Dear Friends of Clinton Hill: Council Member James and Dr. Schutte of Pratt Institute are working with NYC’s Department of Transportation and Department of Parks and Recreation to create a new public space at the corner of St. James Place and Lafayette Avenue.

You are invited to attend a design charette this Saturday, March 14, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Pratt Institute’s Higgins Hall South, Room 111.

This meeting will be held to gather the thoughts and ideas of stakeholders in the surrounding community regarding the proposed Greenstreet site at Lafayette Ave. and St. James Place.

Agenda:

Introduction

-Site

-Goals

-DPR Guidelines

Precedent Sites

Stakeholder Design Session

Stakeholder Presentations

We hope you can attend.

For more information, or any questions you might have, please call:

Alfred A. Chiodo

Urban Affairs Director

Office of Council Member Letitia James

District Office: 718-260-9191

I wonder if they are talking about the cobblestoned section of Lafayette that I blogged about months ago, wondering if it was destined for urban prairie status!  I plan on attending and will take notes and report back.