Seamless Access

Course: Urban Design Studio I, Columbia University, 2017.
In collaboration with: Fah Kanjanavanit, Jesse Hirakawa, and Stanley Zhang.

The elevated parts of the Staten Island rail create a physical barrier between the new developments at the waterfront and the existing neighborhoods making pedestrian access inconvenient. By converting the Staten Island rail into a tram that is integrated within the streets, a seamless pedestrian access is created from the inland neighborhoods to the waterfront development. The new transverse pedestrian pathways provide a continuous surface of public spaces that consolidate different transportation means allowing convenient accessibility to the waterfront.