Tag: Marc Wouters

Two recommendations by the City Council and engineering firm Arup are based on (left) a design originated by Brooklyn Heights resident Mark Baker and DUMBO’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and (right) a tunnel idea championed by Cobble Hill resident Roy Sloane. Image left courtesy of BIG; map right courtesy of Arup

City Council backs two sweeping BQE fixes

February 24 | Mary Frost

The New York City Council and engineering firm Arup have recommended two...

Residents expressed their issues with the city's plan for repairing the decrepit BQE at a September town hall. Eagle file photo by Paul Frangipane

BQE rehab plan: Share your thoughts at Wednesday town hall

April 2 | Sara Bosworth

Brooklynites will have the opportunity to share their thoughts about the contentious...

The man behind the plan: An interview with Marc Wouters, designer of BQE ‘parallel highway’ plan

February 7 | By Mary Frost

No recent issue has gripped Brooklyn Heights more than the upcoming reconstruction...

The Brooklyn Heights Association has released a rendering of its alternative to the city’s controversial plan to temporarily replace the landmarked Heights Promenade with a six-lane highway. The proposal, dubbed the “Parallel Highway” by BHA, can be seen to the right on this rendering. The plan was conceived by Heights-based Marc Wouters Studios. Rendering courtesy of Marc Wouters Studios

See it: Rendering of BQE ‘Parallel Highway’ plan released

January 31 | Mary Frost

The Brooklyn Heights Association has released a rendering of its alternative to...