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    the Village of Hempstead

    Boutique hotel at eastern gateway ovillage, renovation o existing Quality Inn,retail inll

    Residential inll (rst foor parking)

    Mixed-use built above existing parkingstructure

    Mixed-use community centered aroundpublic plaza at transit gateway

    Mixed-use oce/retail/residential

    Retrotting o box retail into mixed-use

    Urban arm laboratory and windspiregrid

    Farmers marketplace/bazaar

    Solar powered minor league baseballstadium and Islanders Coliseum withhotels overlooking and residential inll

    Community health and wellness center/gym

    Outdoor theater above parking garage

    Eastern access to LIRR

    Greywater treatment acility

    Existing Hempstead transit center

    Pedestrian access bridge across LIRR

    tracks

    Perorming arts/cultural center andenhanced Denton Green with ped. access

    Bike station

    Existing school

    Plains Restoration Project site

    Landscaped space

    Proposed building inll

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    COMMUNITY

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    Proposed Bike

    Lane System

    Bike ren

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    the Hemstation.

    Roadways should welcome pedestrians and

    cyclists and offer multiple options for public

    transportation. To generate more social space,

    traffic should operate in only one direction in

    busy zones.

    All vital components of greater Hempstead

    (parks, preserves, learning institutions) will be

    accessible by proposed light rail, and pedestrian

    and bike lane systems.

    LIRR

    LIGHTRA

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    LIRR

    Principal roadways can infiltrate rainwater through the ground, clean it, and

    direct it to a recycling facility in the village. To provide shade and seasonal color,

    native tree species will flank the sides of the roadway.

    1. Village of Hempstead boundary

    2. Nassau Community College

    3. Hofstra University

    4. Adelphi University

    5. Hempstead High School

    6. Hempstead Plains Preserve

    7. Hempstead Lake State Park

    8. Hempstead Golf Club

    A New Way of

    Getting Around

    GardenCity

    Nassau Blvd.

    Mineola

    Carle Place

    Stewart

    Manor

    Lynbrook

    Rosedale

    Laurelton

    Baldwin Freeport

    Locust

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    West Hempstead

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    Neighbors chatting with each other at

    the local cafe or rummaging for a great

    find at a used book store.

    An inter-neighborhood tram

    transports local residents. Cyclists

    whiz past the new plantings that

    replace the concrete gutter.

    The industrial zone offer

    warehouse space as blan

    to catalyze the imaginat

    designers and musicians

    The Art of Industry

    Charming 1920-1950s homes in

    the Village of Hempstead are

    in abundance and are perfectly

    suitable for a business. Through

    rezoning and retrofitting, an

    unoccupied home can transform

    into a business that can serve

    the community in which its part

    of. The type of business can

    vary; a locally owned restaurant

    that serves seasonal dishes

    using only the freshest produce

    from a nearby urban farm, a

    market, a clothing boutique.

    Steadily, the sprawling

    suburban landscape will

    become urban as more business

    adapt.

    Many urban cities have an art

    district/colony or visual and

    performing arts institution that

    supports its creative dwellers.

    Most of these zones share a

    commonality with one another

    -- unoccupied warehousespace.

    In the southern region of

    the villages downtown, just

    outside the 1/2 mile radius

    boundary, lies vast real estate

    ideal for the future makings

    of Hempsteads very own art

    district. And, conveniently,

    there is very little that needs to

    be done to move forward such

    a district -- as this environment

    shouldnt be hyped, franchised

    and overdone. What makes an

    art district so appealing is the

    industrial and unfinished feel

    of the place. With additionto bike lanes and depaving of

    portions of the road to make

    way for vegetation, the art

    district can form holistically to

    the needs of its artists.

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    Box to Burb,

    Parking to PlazaAmenities like miniature golf courses and open a

    can exist above parking and residential.

    An underutilized parking lot is replaced by a perf

    arts and cultural center. The existing African Am

    museum in the village can be relocated to this ne

    The venue could foster an awareness of the rich c

    diversity of the village.

    A method of reusing a big box retail store is to us

    first floor as parking for a mixed-use developmenabove. The proposed development should be a st

    community itself with community-minded indepe

    businesses. There should be pedestrian linkages

    sides of the site and public t ransit close by. Rain

    should be captured, stored and reused on site. So

    can keep the community running green.

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    The Plains Restoration Project will

    be the heart of the revitalization

    of the Village of Hempstead. The

    entire community can participate in

    the restorative efforts of the plains.

    Local schools can use the sites as

    outdoor classrooms where they

    can learn about Native Americanethnobotany, preserving globally

    rare endangered plants and wildlife,

    and stewardship of the land. A Trail

    systems and interpretive signage

    will be provided.

    As part of the Plains Restoration

    Project, historic Horse Brook will

    be naturalized. By de-channelizing

    the waterway at Brierley Park and

    stabilizing the water course with a

    constructed riparian environment,

    the park can be a demonstrationof the historic habitat and point

    of interest for locals and visitors.

    This micro-habitat will increase

    biodiversity and can be a hot

    spot for urban ecological study,

    experimentation and research.

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    Re-purpose the land where an

    auto mall currently exists into an

    expansive urban farming laboratory

    and wind power grid. Pour multiple

    layers of topsoil onto the asphalt

    and grow a variety of fruits and

    vegetables, partake in beekeeping,

    and raise livestock. Involve localstudents of all ages and make urban

    farming an integral part of their

    education. Teach the importance

    of locally grown sustenance and

    help them to garner a self-invested

    relationship between person and

    food.

    A local bazaar/marketplace

    neighboring the urban farm can take

    part in the distribution of goods by

    local vendors, including food, arts

    and crafts.