"We're really looking to create a premier public space," DOT's Public Realm Unit Acting Design and Capital Lead Casey Gorrell told the committee. "We are essentially starting from a clean slate, because we're doing a capital reconstruction, so we're able to really take advantage of narrowing the roadway substantially to calm traffic and reduce volume."
"We're using a lot of design treatments on Broadway Vision that are more cutting edge and a testing bed for new designs as part of the corridor," Gorrell said.
Capital reconstruction would start in September 2026 and take two years to complete, and the spaces will host a two-way cycle lane, public seating, plantings and spaces for art.
The block between 39th and 40th streets will be car free, thanks to steel bollards. The plaza connects to the triangular privately owned publicly accessible plaza on the west side of Broadway called Golda Meir Square.
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