Red Hook Bicycle Master Plan- RGA Studio

The community of Red Hook is a exclusionary site to pilot this program by creating an example of how a BICYCLE NETWORK CAN CONNECT COMMUNITIES, and assist in promoting healthier living lifestyles. This will also reduce the use of automotive transportation therefore reducing the air borne contaminants attributed to the polluted air quality. Red Hook is a neighborhood currently underserved by the cities mass transportation system such as the subway and bus system. A BICYCLE NETWORK ACTS AS A MEDIAN BETWEEN INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS by connecting pedestrians to other means of transport choices. Such connections expand to water ferries which then connect to the larger context of the outer boroughs. By designing a bicycle network which can be well integrated within the neighborhood fabric, Red Hook can achieve a BICYCLE PATH SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE SELF RELIANT AND DEPENDENT.
Within the larger context, the designated bicycle path would INTEGRATE WITH THE LARGER PLAN OF THE NEW YORK GREENWAY PROJECT. Looking at the bicycle paths in lower Manhattan, Red Hook would want to connect into this system by several means. There is currently a link to the Manhattan bicycle path with Governors Island via a ferry terminal. The plan would expand this connection by bridging cyclist and having a series of BICYCLE NETWORKS THAT CONNECT MANHATTAN, GOVERNORS ISLAND AND RED HOOK all by water transportation. The other strategy would be to expand this network to the North and link to the Brooklyn or Manhattan Bridge. This would expand the network by bridging and connecting the residents of Red Hook to the larger urban context.

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