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NYSkyWay
ConceptbyStephenHolt
May23,2012
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NYSkyWay
Concept
MakeNewYorkathreedimensionalcity.Unlockthebeautyofitsbuildingsbybringingpedestrianstoeyelevelwithsomeofitsmostfascina=ngarchitecturaldetails.Createnewgrandvistaswhileopeningan
exci=ngpedestriancorridorthatlinksthecongestedcentersofTimes
SquareandHeraldSquaretothelovelygreenspacesofMadisonSquare
ParkandUnionSquare.Creategreenspaces,retailopportuni=es,
outdoormarkets,anexci=ngarchitecturaltour,anewandvibrant
mediumforthearts,andanalterna=vepedestriancommu=ngcorridor
threestoriesabovestreetlevel.
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TheVision
Anelevated,zigzagging,pedestrian
walkway,connec=ngTimeSquaresBroadway
PedestrianPlazatoUnionSquaresFarmers
Market.Res=ngapproximatelythreestories
abovestreetlevel,thiswalkwaywillinteract
withbuildings,bringsfocustobeau=ful
architecturalelements,opennewvistas,and
breathelifeintotherela=velyundeveloped
NOMADneighborhood.Itwilladdathird
dimensiontoourotherwisetwodimensional
pedestrianexistence.Thisnewcorridorwill
drawcrowdsfromoverlycongestedareassuch
asTimesSquareandHeraldSquareandredistribute
themtoexci=ngparkssuchasMadisonSquare
andUnionSquare.Allofthiswillbeachieved
whilecrea=nganewmeansofcommu=ng
forNewYorkersfortunatetoliveorwork
neartheSkyWay.
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InspiraAon
HongKongElevatedWalkway. ManhaanBridgePedestrianWalkway NewYorkHighLine
IfirsthadthisideayearsagoasIwalkedalongtheHongKongCentralElevatedWalkway.InbuildingthisWalkway,theHongKonggovernmentcreatedanen=relynewretailcorridor,tookconges=onoffofthe
streetsandtheintersec=ons,andencouragedpeopletowalkbetweenbuildingsandgetoutoftaxis.The
ideawasreinforcedinmywalksacrosstheManhaanBridgeWalkwaywhichprovidesnewperspec=ves
onneighborhoodsandarchitectureasitthecrossesintoChinatown,passingCherry,Monroe,Madison,
andHenryStreetsbeforedeposi=ngyouontotheBowery.Lastly,theopeningofNewYorksHighLine
demonstratedthearac=venessofupperlevelwalkingcorridorsandreinforcedmybeliefthatthesewillonedaybeanotherexci=ngelementofourgreatcity.
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EconomicBenefitsofanElevatedWalkway
Tobuildingowners:AzigzaggingSkyWaycreatesopportuni=esfornew,highvalue,commercialspacesthreestoriesaboveground.Thiswillenablerentstobedrama=callyincreasedpar=cularlyonthosethat
canbe=eddirectlyintothethoroughfare.Furthermore,thedesirabilitytoliveandworkincloseproximity
totheSkyWaywillincreasethevalueofneighboringbuildings.Thisadjacencywillalsocreateother
revenueopportuni=esforlandlordsasexperiencedbythoseinthevicinityoftheHighLine.
TotheCity:TheSkyWaycreatesanexci=ngnewtouristexperienceforvisitorstoNewYork.WalkingtheSkyWaywillbecomeamustdowhichover=mewillnecessarilytranslateintomorevisitorsandlonger
stayswhichservetoincreasingCityrevenue.Inaddi=on,increasedcommercialrentsinthevicinityoftheSkyWayaswellashigherpropertyvalueswillincreaserealestatetaxandcommercialrenttaxcollec=on.
TheSkyWaywillalsoincreasethepaceofrenewalinthecorridorbetween24thStreetand32ndStreet
whileimprovingqualityoflifeforci=zens.Lastly,thecorridorwillbranchofftoPennSta=onandMadison
SquareGardenallevia=ngthemiserableconges=onon32ndStreetandcrea=ngapleasantnewwayto
commutetoworkorwalktoentertainment.
Todevelopers:Developerswillhavetheopportunitytocontrola1.3milecorridorintheheartofManhaan.Opportuni=eswillbecreatedtoinvestinbuildingslikelytobenefitfromtheSkyWay,andtogeneraterentalandadver=singrevenuefromnewretailspacescreatedonthecorridor.Inaddi=on,fees
couldbechargedforspecialsitua=onsandusageoftheSkyWay.Nego=a=onswithlandlordswishingto
physically=eintotheSkyWaywillallowthedevelopertopar=cipateintheradicalincreaseinrentsthese
landlordswillachieve.Forbusinessesthatowntheirownbuildingsthatwouldbenatural=einstothe
SkyWay,suchasABCCarpet,orMacys,feescouldchargedforaccesspointstotheirloca=ons.Lastly,on
dayswhentheSkyWayisexpectedtobepar=cularlycongested,suchasduringparades,NewYearsEve,
etc.,feescouldbechargedforentrance.
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WhyTheTimingIsRight
SinceitsopeninginJuneof2009,theHighLinehasdemonstratedthebeautythatcanberevealedwhenwetakeourselvesjustafewstoriesabovetheCityandallowourselvestointeractwithitsarchitectureand
vistasfromanewperspec=ve.Atthesame=me,buildingvaluesandrentrollsinthevicinityoftheHigh
Linehaveskyrocketed.TheHighLinedrawstouriststoanareanotpreviouslyfrequentedandisconsidered
anenormoussuccessforbusinessowners,landlords,neighborhoodresidents,andtheCityingeneral.This
successwilldrivesupportfortheNYSkyWay.
TheredesignofBroadwaybytheDOTbeginningwithTimesSquareinlate2008andcon=nuingtoUnionSquarethroughtheFallof2010hascreatednumerousnewgreenspaces.Thesespaces,formerlypartof
Broadwaystrafficlanes,arelargeenoughtoaccommodatestairwellsandelevatorstoaccessanoverhead
structure.Priortothiss=llrecentchange,theopportunityforaSkyWaycouldnotexist.
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TheNYSkyWaywillrunalongBroadwayfromTimesSquaresPedestrianPlazaat42ndStreettotheFarmersMarketatUnion
Squareon17thStreet.Itwillalsoincludea
feederlinetoPennSta=onandMadison
SquareGardenat32ndStreet.
Thefollowingpagescontainahypothe=callookattheNYSkyWayasbrokenupin10sec=ons.
NYSkyWay
Inthenextsec=ons,portals,orentrywaysto
theSkyWay,areindicatedbyoutlined,red
rectangles.TheirsizesarebasedontheHigh
Linesentrypointsandthusmeasure8.5x8.5forelevatorsand23.5x9.5forstairwells.
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SecAon1:17thto19th
Streets
UnionSquare/FlaAronDistrict
Thefirstportal()totheSkyWayisatthenorthwestcornerofUnionSquareParkat
thebeginningofthepopularFarmersMarket.ItmeandersnorthonBroadway
touchingthethirdfloorsoftheiconicretailers,ParagonandABCCarpet.
UnionSquarePark
16thSt. 17thSt. 18thSt. 19thSt.
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SecAon2:19thto
22ndStreets.
FlaAron
HeretheSkyWaytouches902BroadwaywheretheCity-backedworkspace,GeneralAssembly,resides.Twogreenspacesarecreatedontheroofsofthreestory
buildingsbetween20thand21stStreetsand
21stand22nd.GreenSpace.
19thSt. 21stSt. 22ndSt.20thSt.
19thCenturyArchitecturalViews
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SecAon3:22ndto25th
Streets.
MadisonSquare
TheSkyWaycreatesnewopportuni=esfortouristsflockingtophotographtheFla=ronBuildingbygivingthemfreshperspec=vesontheirsubjectnottomen=onbeau=fulnewvistasofMadison
Square.AfeederlinedropspedestriansintoasandyquadrantoftheParknearthealreadypopular
ShakeShack.OtherportalstakeadvantageofproximitytotheN/Rsubwayat22ndandthenew
outdoorfoodmarket,MadisonSquareEats,at25thStreet.Thelongstretchfrom23rdto25thalso
createsinteres=ngopportuni=esforartinstalla=ons.
25thSt.24thSt.23rdSt.22ndSt.
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SecAon4:24thto27th
Streets
NOMD(NorthofMadisonSquarePark)
NYSkyWay
Ares=ngspot()iscreatedontheonestorybuildingbetween25thand
26thallowingforaneleva=onchangein
theSkyWay.TheSkywaymayriseat
pointsandslopegentlydownwardsat
otherstoaccommodateviewsor
entrancepointstobuildings. Architecturaldetailscometolifeatneweleva=ons
27thSt.26thSt.25thSt.24thSt.
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SecAon5:27thto30th
Streets
NOMD
NYSkyWay
TheSkyWaytakesadvantageoftherundown,1165Broadway
buildingat27th&Broadwaybyrunningalongitsen=relength
andtransformingitintoanexci=ngnewdes=na=onfilledwith
possibili=es.Inaddi=on,therooopsoftwo,lowlevel,buildingsareusedtocreateoutdoorgreenspacesnearby.Publicparking
spacesareclaimedfortheportalbetween28thand29thStreet.
ThisportalalsoservicesguestsatthepopularAceHotelon29th
&BroadwayandthealwayscrowdedBreslinrestaurant.TheAce
Hotelhasbeenaributedwithbreathinglifeintothissec=onof
NOMAD.Asec=onofthenearlyblocklong1165Broadway
30thSt.29thSt.
28thSt.
27thSt.
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SecAon6:30thto33rd
Streets.
NOMD/PennStaAon
NYSkyWay
Spacefromaparkinglotat31st&Broadwayisusedtocreateaportal.AfeederlineheadsWeston32ndStreettocarrycommuterstoPennSta=onandfanstoMadisonSquareGarden.The32ndStreetportalalsoservesastheentrancetoKoreaWayanditspopularrestaurants.
Tri-StateTransporta=onCampaignreportsthatthe34thStreetPartnership'sannualpedestriansurveycountednearly70,000peopleenteringandexi=ngPennSta=onat32ndStreetandSeventhAvenue.
30thSt. 31stSt.
32ndSt.
33rdSt.
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SecAon7:33rdto35th
Streets.
HeraldSquare
NYSkyWay
Portalsservetodroptouristsinkeyspotstovisit
departmentstoresortowalktheblockeasttotheEmpireStateBuilding.Inthisrendering,Macys
createsanewthird-floorentrancetotakeadvantage
ofthepedestriantraffic.Thissec=onalsoprovides
commutersachancetoriseabovebusycongested
intersec=onsandsidewalksandinsteadstrolltoor
fromMid-Town.
33rdSt. 34thSt. 35thSt.
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SecAon8:35thto38th
Streets.
GarmentDistrict
NYSkyWay
Atthisstretch,effortsaremadetowidenthe
SkyWaywhenpossibletocreateretailandsea=ngopportuni=esaswellasopportuni=es
forartinstalla=ons.Effortswillalsobemade
tointeractwithunusualarchitecturalelements
suchasthecolumnsofthe1922,York&
Sawyerdesigned,GreenwichSavingsBank
building(nowtheHaierBuilding).
35thSt. 36thSt. 37thSt. 38thSt.
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SecAon9:38thto40th
Streets.
Mid-Town
NYSkyWay
Thissec=oncon=nuesthegoalofwideningtheSkyWaywhen
possibletocreaterevenueopportuni=esforthedevelopersas
wellasoutdoor,elevatedsea=ngforneighborhoodworkers
andtourists.Touchpointsonbuildingswillbecreatedwhere
feasibleandinteres=ngartinstalla=onswillbepartofthe
pedestrianexperience.
38thSt. 39thSt. 40thSt.
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SecAon10:40thto42nd
Streets
TimesSquare
NYSkyWay
Thisimportantsec=onmarksthefeederpointforthe
crowdswhogatherinTimesSquaresBroadwayPedestrianMall.Atthispoint,invi=ngescalatorswillferrypeopletoandfromtheSkyWay.Thewidenedsec=onfrom41stto42ndStreetswillallowcamerahappytouristsopportuni=estosnapphotoswhileretailstallswillofferlightfood,beverages,andsouveniritems.TheSkyWaywillenhancethealreadyexci=ngexperienceofvisi=ngTimesSquare.
40thSt. 41stSt. 42ndSt.
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PedestrianFlow
Certainsec=onsoftheSkyWaywill
offerexpresswalkinglaneswithslowerlanesforthosepausingtotakein
thesites.
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Summary
TheNYSkyWaywillcreateaninvi=ng,pedestrianlinkbetween
importantneighborhoods.Itwillthinthecrowdsoncongested
streetcornerswhileservingasamagnettoaractnewpeople
toourCityscenter.Itwillcreatenewbusinessandrevenueopportuni=esforlandlords,businessowners,andtheCityand
makeNewYorkanevenbiggerdrawthanitalreadyis.Itwill
unlockthehiddenarchitecturalgemsthatgolargelyunno=ced,
createnewbroadvistasforourpublic,andserveasabroad
canvasforinnova=veartinstalla=ons.Inthefuture,newlinks
canreachBryantParkandGrandCentralandperhapscon=nuethejourneysnorthandsouthalongBroadway,ourCitysoldest
andmoststoriedAvenue.
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The End