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City Planning presents urban design guidebook to Brooklyn Borough Board, urges local input early in project timeline
Summary
Department of City Planning staff presented the agency’s principles of urban design guidebook and urged community boards to provide early, concrete feedback on building frontage, curb cuts and public‑realm design as projects move through planning and permitting.
City Planning staff on Oct. 7 presented a guidebook of urban design principles intended to help community members and officials evaluate neighborhood projects and proposals.
"We care about people," said Sayid Golan, deputy director of the Urban Design Office at the Department of City Planning, who led the presentation with Amrita Mahesh, a senior designer in DCP’s Brooklyn office. The guidebook lays out four principles — enhancing daily life, caring for neighborhood history and identity, embracing the city's dynamism, and confronting society's greatest challenges…
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