Let's Create the Heart of Brooklyn at Borough Hall and Cadman Plaza
Three immediate, Lighter Quicker Cheaper (LQC) activation strategies to create the heart of Brooklyn in Borough Hall and Cadman Plaza
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Bring Back the Public Square: Historically, public squares served as common ground. Today, we need to reinvent these community anchors to rouse vital public interaction. Squares—which can take the form of parks, markets, even shopping streets or plazas—become sources of civic pride, sites of protest and conversation, and social hubs.
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