An idea for the $20 million East Williamsburg Downtown Revitalization Initiative

East Williamsburg's Art Walk under the BQE

The Underway

We deserve more than pigeon poop and broken glass.

Metropolitan Ave at the underpass mouth today: vans parked between the columns, empty crosswalk — The underpass mouth at Metropolitan AveDrag the handle

Concept rendering: the underpass mouth as a planted, lit walk with painted columns and sculpture — The underpass mouth at Metropolitan AveDrag the handle

Macri Triangle today: lawn, flagpole, parked cars under the BQE behind — Macri Triangle, the trailhead

Concept rendering: Macri Triangle as the trailhead with a monumental sculpture in a wildflower meadow — Macri Triangle, the trailhead

Macri Triangle lawn toward the BQE today: patchy grass, parked cars and graffiti under the deck — Macri Triangle, looking into the corridor

Concept rendering: the lawn regrown, murals and timber arches under the highway deck — Macri Triangle, looking into the corridor

Metropolitan Ave at the BQE today: a parking lot under the highway, long crosswalk, graffiti walls — Metropolitan Ave at the BQE

Concept rendering of the exact same view as The Underway: planted median, banners, painted columns, an Underway-branded crosswalk — Metropolitan Ave at the BQE

The Metropolitan Ave crossing today — Concept: a painted crosswalk at Metropolitan AveIllustrative: one of many rotating public artworks

Concept rendering: the same crossing with a painted I love NY / Love Brooklyn crosswalk as public art on the asphalt — Concept: a painted crosswalk at Metropolitan AveIllustrative: one of many rotating public artworks

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The Underway · An idea for the $20 million East Williamsburg Downtown Revitalization Initiative "After" images are concept renderings · Site photos: Google Street View, Sept–Oct 2024