| Title |
Better Privately-owned Public Spaces for More Pedestrian Activities - Lessons from the Public Plazas and Zoning Revisions in New York City, USA |
| Keywords |
준공공공간 ; 조닝규제 ; 퍼블릭플라자 ; 뉴욕시 Privately-Owned Public Space ; Zoning Regulation ; Public Plaza ; New York City |
| Abstract |
This study examines the urban design guidances for Privately-owned Public Space, featured in the 2007 Special Urban Design Regulation in Commercial District of the City of New York, in order to draw their intentions. It identifies a set of problems, derived from in-depth code analyses of related Incentive Zoning revisions and qualitative field observations of exemplary public plazas, provided under the Incentive Zoning. The results include excessive set-back of build-to line; inefficient below-grade sunken plaza; and unnecessary through-block plaza next to sidewalk. Three prescriptive restrictions with the introduction of detailed design standards indicate policy implications for the quality improvement of the Privately-owned Public Space, as follows: (1) Street Walls for continuous pedestrian streetscape and retail activity; (2) Pedestrian Circulation Spaces not as bonus floor incentives but as site plan requirements; (3) Major and Minor Portions of public plaza's structural hierarchy for enhanced use, access/circulation and maintenance. The findings suggest the quality of Public Space be critically enhanced by zoning revisions for its extended pedestrian activities on the street. |