The development framework for Downtown Flushing seizes on the unique and significant attributes of the area and connects them into a cohesive whole, implementing improvements to the public realm and incentivizing high-quality private development. The framework builds upon the rich history and cultural diversity of Downtown Flushing; the study area currently enjoys a robust local economy and a regional identity as a center of Asian cuisine and food markets.
The overarching vision of Downtown Flushing consists of four interrelated components intended to capitalize on the area’s vitality, transportation assets, and potential as a regional retail and entertainment destination. The strengths of the traditional downtown core, centered at Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, will be consolidated through transportation and streetscape improvements. The plan is to further reconnect this core to a redeveloped riverfront with new retail and residential options, as well as public access to the water. The vision includes connections to close but difficult-to-access amenities such as Flushing Meadows Corona Park and encourages rediscovery of it waterfront, inclusive of a proposed walkway and habitat corridor along the Willet Point Waterfront.
Guiyang CBD
In the heart of Guizhou province lies China’s Forest City: Guiyang. Nestled on the banks of the Nanming River, today’s Guiyang is a vibrant metropolis poised to play a significant role in the rapid development of inland China. The Nanming Riverfront Cultural Central Business District Master Plan, led by SOM, leverages this potential and proposes Guiyang as the...
Rijskaya District Master Plan
East Riverfront Visions Plan
What is now three miles of underutilized and neglected waterfront property is envisioned as a vibrant new mixed-use community, with a dramatic ribbon of riverfront parks and walkways that are intertwined with small neighborhoods and upland connections. A new open space system was conceived and given form as a critical component of the vision plan in which Tho...
Gateway Mall Master Plan
The Gateway Mall runs 18 blocks through the center of downtown St. Louis, terminating at the famous Eero Saarinen Arch, and provides a green spine in which the downtown’s workers, residents, and visitors can relax and celebrate urban living.
The mall never fully lived up to the potential envisioned by the civic leaders at the time of its inception. Thom...