B.U.R.P.

the Burb
BUILD URBAN RELATIONSHIPS for PEOPLE in Hicksvile, NY
EDUCATION as CATALYST, tranisioning Downtown Hicksville, NY
Public SPENDING into Public INVESTMENT

MOVE
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLS
to Downtown Center

= 3000 DAILY Middle + High

School STUDENTS 1/2 Mile
10 Min. Walk
1 Mile
20 Min. Walk

OCCUPYING
HICKSVILLE’s Downtown Center

Stimulating PRIVATE INVESTMENT

Developing “SCHOOLWAYS” to create

new student circulation corridors Hicksville Middle School

Supporting TRANSIT,denser, ECONOMICAL

Housing, connective OPEN SPACE, and Hicksville High School
underutilized land as an ASSET.
 Hicksville, NY (a hamlet in the town of Oyster Bay)
1 of the 54 Long Island DOWNTOWN CENTERS WITH an LIRR Station
Expressway & Rail Adjaceny - 2-6 Miles from
other Downtowns
- 30-40 Minute Com-
mute to NYC
syosset
- There are 54 Down-
LIRR

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tralized around an
new cassel
LIRR Station
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LIRR HICKSVILLE LIR
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Hicksville School
westbury District
H.S.

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LIRR Station

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M.S.

Centrally Organized Hamlet - 41k People (11k 112 Acres (yellow) Underutilized
families) in the Land, Surface Lots & Vacancy
Hamlet of Hicksville,
NY
- 33% of families
have School Children
- Middle+High - Potential Economic Development, Connectivity and
schools are 3/4 mi. Growth of the Hicksville Downtown Core.
outside of downtown - The Public Investment in the Station area acts as a
- Major single use catalyst for the area.
commerical zones 1/2 Mile Radius - Schoolways (orange) begin to refocus attention and
split up three major Downtown Hicksville investment along different corridors.
residential areas in 1:500 Scale - Currently Undervalued land is realized as an asset
black North is Up for Hicksville community.
 Core + Connectivity
Education as CATALYST for a renewed COMMUNITY CORE & Neighborhood CONNECTIVITY
Public School Investment
*Move Middle & High Schools to
surface lot parcel in downtown.
*Build denser, mixed use, shared
use schools as community asset.
*Municipality act as Community
leader in strategic reinvestment
and development of suburban
downtown core.
*Facility upkeep is shared.
Establish “Schoolways”
*”Schoolways” designate specific
streets as safe, healthy routes to
school for students.
*Promote non-motorized modes
of transportation to school.
*Save $$ for the school and
families (less indiv. driving) allow-
ing reinvestment of $9 Million/yr
spent on student transportation
for M.S. and H.S.
Public/Private Econ. Dev.
*3300 new downtown daily users
attracts retail and food.
*With Amenity and changing
downtown environment, demand
for economical, denser and
smaller housing develops.
*Significant tax base increase,
aleviating residential tax burden.
*Ability to create parking demand
+ Community Connectivity
*Demand is established for
connectivity to peripheral
neighborhoods and Elementary
schools
*New activeways that promote
bike, bus and ped activity become
an asset to new and existing
properties.
*People begin to reconnect with
their community, outside.
New Pedestrian Core
HICKSVILLE HIGH becomes the new MULTI-PURPOSE HEART to the community
New Public “Investment” in core promotes joint public & private PARTNERSHIPS. W. John St @ New Bridge St.
New “Schoolways” spur reinvestment in Streetscapes, promoting
walkability, transit, open space and human oriented design.

“Schoolways” serve as a smart alternative for private auto travel to school.

The New Safe and Healthy Environment will support more economical housing.

BUS BUS
 What if...
New SCHOOLWAYS connected not just downtowns but multiple L.I. COMMUNITIES
New Schoolway System
*Establish new
circulation networks for
Hicksville Connectivity.
*Network allows
accessible for all age
residents, 5-t85 yrs old.
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Original School Transportation
Better Long Island Burbs
*Potential Long Island
Town Network of
Schoolways, organized
around centralized schools
& pedestrian connectivity.
Centralizing schools
& establishing School-
ways will save the
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^ town and families
significant $$.
Cheaper, cleaner
transportation can be
utilized while support-
ing new economic
development in the
Existing School Transportation A Better Burb’s School Transportation downtown core.