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    RPA supports an experimental plan to close certain streets and lanes in the Penn Station neighborhood this summer. The plan proposes closing a portion of 33rd Street to create a new public plaza, and dedicating more of 32nd Street to pedestrians to better connect Madison Square Garden and Herald Square. RPA believes temporary interventions allow communities to reimagine public spaces and transportation options, and they have been impressed by the planning efforts of Vornado Realty and their design firm Snohetta.

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    RPA supports an experimental plan to close certain streets and lanes in the Penn Station neighborhood this summer. The plan proposes closing a portion of 33rd Street to create a new public plaza, and dedicating more of 32nd Street to pedestrians to better connect Madison Square Garden and Herald Square. RPA believes temporary interventions allow communities to reimagine public spaces and transportation options, and they have been impressed by the planning efforts of Vornado Realty and their design firm Snohetta.

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    RPA supports an experimental plan to close certain streets and lanes in the Penn Station neighborhood this summer. The plan proposes closing a portion of 33rd Street to create a new public plaza, and dedicating more of 32nd Street to pedestrians to better connect Madison Square Garden and Herald Square. RPA believes temporary interventions allow communities to reimagine public spaces and transportation options, and they have been impressed by the planning efforts of Vornado Realty and their design firm Snohetta.

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    Ricks, Marc

    From: Tom Wright <Tom@RPA.ORG>


    Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 8:44 AM
    To: wally@cb5.org
    Cc: Ricks, Marc; Christine Hsu
    Subject: RPA Support for Experimental Street Closing in Penn Station Neighborhood

    VikkiBarbero,Chair
    CommunityBoardFive
    450SeventhAvenue
    Suite2109
    NewYork,NY10123

    Ms.Barbero:

    IamwritingtoexpressRPAssupportfortheproposedexperimentalclosingofcertaincitystreetsandcarlanesin
    thePennStationneighborhoodthissummer.

    RPAhaslongworkedtoimprovethepublicrealmaroundPennStation.Theextraordinaryconfluenceofactivitiesis
    notmatchedbyapublicrealmwhichprovidesattractivedestinationsandembracesdifferenttransportation
    modes.WehavebeenimpressedbytheplanningeffortofVornadoRealtyandtheirplanningfirmSnohetta.

    OneofthegreatlessonsofthepastdecadeinNewYorkCityhasbeenthesuccessoftemporaryinterventions,
    whichallowcommunitiestoreconsiderpublicspacesandthinkofalternatives.Vornadosproposaltoclosea
    portionof33rdStreetrunningwestfrom7thAvenueandcreateapublicplazawithattractivedesignandactive
    programmingbuildsontheselessons.

    Wearealsoinfavorofdedicatingmoreof32ndStreettopedestrians,asthestreetsegmentconnectsMadison
    SquareGardenandHeraldSquare.

    Thankyouforconsideringtheirproposals.

    Sincerely,

    Tom

    Thomas K. Wright
    President

    4 Irving Place, 7th Floor | New York, NY 10003


    212.253.5408 | tom@rpa.org | www.rpa.org

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