HOW TO IMPLEMENT
To encourage the use and
management of our public realm by local groups and stakeholders, the City would
need to create a one-stop destination,
or executive office, that oversees all permit and regulatory processes
associated with the public realm. This
executive office should comprise representatives from each of the following
agencies: DOT, DCWP, SBS, SAPO, DOHMH, DCLA, Parks, NYPD, NYFD, and Sanitation.
The first monumental effort by the Public Realm Working Group should consist of the creation of an interagency workflow chart(including designating a lead agency to start each potential workflow/public realm activation/management scenario) and a standard operating procedure manual for communication between agencies. The workflow chart should be published on the City’s website (across all agency permit application pages) to begin externally communicating the new ways in which agencies are working together. In addition, the Public Realm Working Group should conduct outreach to CBOs(including but not limited to plaza partners, BIDs, CDCs, and community organizations that have previously applied for public realm permits) to inform them of the changing workflows across agencies as they relate to public realm activation.
The first monumental effort by the Public Realm Working Group should consist of the creation of an interagency workflow chart(including designating a lead agency to start each potential workflow/public realm activation/management scenario) and a standard operating procedure manual for communication between agencies. The workflow chart should be published on the City’s website (across all agency permit application pages) to begin externally communicating the new ways in which agencies are working together. In addition, the Public Realm Working Group should conduct outreach to CBOs(including but not limited to plaza partners, BIDs, CDCs, and community organizations that have previously applied for public realm permits) to inform them of the changing workflows across agencies as they relate to public realm activation.
︎︎︎ Executive Summary
︎︎︎ Introduction
︎︎︎ The Brief/Challenge
︎︎︎ Understanding the Regulatory Landscape
︎︎︎ Sidewalks
︎︎︎ Streets
︎︎︎ Plazas
︎︎︎ Navigating the Current Regulatory Process
︎︎︎ Adapting to the Pandemic
︎︎︎ Introduction
︎︎︎ The Brief/Challenge
︎︎︎ Understanding the Regulatory Landscape
︎︎︎ Sidewalks
︎︎︎ Streets
︎︎︎ Plazas
︎︎︎ Navigating the Current Regulatory Process
︎︎︎ Adapting to the Pandemic
︎︎︎ Enhancing the City’s Approach to Public Space Management
︎︎︎ Recommendations
︎︎︎ Appendix
︎︎︎ Credits
︎︎︎Watkins Public Space
︎︎︎What’s Up, Jamaica!
︎︎︎ Recommendations
︎︎︎ Appendix
︎︎︎ Credits
︎︎︎Watkins Public Space
︎︎︎What’s Up, Jamaica!