|
|
Downtown Haddonfield Form-Based Code, Haddonfield, NJ
A classic small town amidst the New Jersey suburbs, Haddonfield is defined by its historic architecture and tree-lined streets. The conventional zoning code that had been in place was resulting in development proposals and new construction that were not the right fit for downtown. After a year-long planning process for downtown, from which emerged the regulating plan, Brown & Keener crafted a form-based code for downtown.
Project Description [646kb]
|
|
Asbury Park Main Street Redevelopment Plan, Asbury Park, NJ
Brown & Keener helped draft a redevelopment plan for the City’s main thoroughfare. The redevelopment planning process was an opportunity to think strategically about the development, use, design, and siting of buildings and landscape elements on and along Main Street. As Main Street is a long, multi-faceted corridor, BK recommended organizing the corridor into a series of “character districts” and devised specific land use and design parameters tailored to the unique characteristics of each district.
Project Description [pdf 803k]
|
|
Transforming Center City’s Public Spaces, Philadelphia
BK illustrated how spaces of vastly different scales and qualities—an urban street, a downtown plaza, and a narrow alley street—could be transformed.
Project Description [pdf 956k]
|
|
Downtown Haddonfield Vision Plan, NJ
Brown & Keener reached out to at least 500 residents through public workshops, “community conversations” held in residents’ homes, and a Borough-wide survey.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 635k]
|
|
Downtown Development Plan, Princeton, NJ
Brown & Keener worked with a citizen’s organization and local government, created, helped and recommended opportunities for new downtown development. Identified design variables, financial and design strategies.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 598k]
|
|
Open Space Master Plan for Center City, Philadelphia
Examined how the design of downtown Philadelphia’s public realm could respond to the city’s changing social structure and contribute more fully to downtown’s economic competitiveness.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 1.6mb]
|
|
Three Plans for Market West, Philadelphia
The Center City District, a business-sponsored advocacy, marketing and planning organization, asked Philadelphia’s top design firms to craft a “Center City master plan” that would identify needs for public investment and strategies for guiding private development. Brown & Keener’s assignment was Market West, an emerging area along the Schuylkill River.
Project Description [pdf 566k]
|
|
“Recapture the Riverfront” Plan for the Codorus Creek, York, PA
Developed and published a new vision and conceptual plan for the creek that passes through this historic city. This project resulted in dramatic change to the entire downtown and surrounding residential areas.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 800k]
|
|
Center City Transit Wayfinding Study, Philadelphia
Evaluated signage and transit user navigation strategies in Center City’s transit stations and concourses; identified key information gaps; recommended signage strategies; developed conceptual designs for new signs.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 3.5mb]
|
|
Developer Solicitation for Downtown Winston-Salem, NC
Prepared a series of design options for two core downtown blocks that would demonstrate the intention of encouraging development that was not only economically viable but also supportive of existing downtown patterns of streets, buildings and public spaces.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 1.6mb]
Winston Salem SOI [pdf 1.3mb]
|
|
Design Guidance for Redevelopment of Garden State Racetrack, Cherry Hill, NJ
Provided guidance for modifying developer’s site plans so that the development is more of a walkable town center than a suburban strip shopping mall.
|
|
Master Plan for Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia
Robert Brown directed a team of architects, landscape architects, engineers, students and citizens in creating a proposal/master plan for the development of Penn’s Landing.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 2.0mb]
|
|
Implementation Plan for Schuylkill River Park, Philadelphia
Coordinated a planning study that determined the phasing, design characteristics and costs of a key segment of the trail along the river in Center City Philadelphia.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 941k]
|
|
Master Plan for Main Street Manayunk, Philadelphia
Main Street went from a moribund neighborhood business district to one of the best entertainment centers in the Philadelphia region. BK was commissioned to study and create a master plan of the street; this plan included lighting, landscaping, parking, facade improvements and signage.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 870k]
|
|
Design Manual for Downtown Red Bank, NJ
Developed the “RiverCenter Design Manual” to guide changes to retail and commercial facades, including widows, outdoor displays, signage and lighting.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 792k]
|
|
Waterfront Open Space Plan for Hoboken, NJ
Created a plan that ensured that a new waterside network of public open spaces would be established in tandem with private development.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 1.5mb]
|
|
Master Plan for Center City, Philadelphia
Bob Brown collaborated with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission in the making of the third plan for Center City’s development.
Project Description [pdf 3655]
|
|
Cultural District Plan for Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA
The goals of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust were ambitious and complex: to create a special character for their cultural district. To accomplish these objectives, BK was engaged to lead a multi-disciplinary team to provide a visioning plan, streetscape improvements, traffic and real-estate evaluations, building studies and cultural recommendations.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 2.8mb]
|
|
Riverfront and Neighborhood Plan, Gloucester City, NJ
Gloucester City, a working-class community on the Delaware River, commissioned BK to develop an urban design plan for its waterfront area and for the deteriorated, yet stable, neighborhood that adjoins the river.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 1.1mb]
|
|
Waterfront Plan, Hartford, CT
The major goal of this plan was to connect the waterfront to Hartford’s central business district and to link to East Hartford; tasks included an open space plan, pedestrian circulation plan, documentation for bidding and presentation to the public.
Project Description [pdf 1.3mb]
|
|
Bayside Area Redevelopment Plan, Wildwood, NJ
Crafted a redevelopment plan to guide real estate development and open space preservation for an almost entirely vacant 36 acres of waterfront land—part of which is an old landfill.
Project Description [pdf 650k]
|
|
Master Plan for Main Street Manville, NJ
Using information gathered by site visits, meetings and public workshops BKB created a plan for Main Street and Design Guidelines for buildings and signs.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 1.4mb]
|
|
Transportation Area Plan for Asbury Park, NJ
Working with the City of Asbury Park and Monmouth County a transportation study and plan was created to put people back on the streets and take advantage of the City’s development opportunities.
Project Description [pdf 2.1mb]
|
|
Development Plan for Downtown, South Orange, NJ
Sparked by the decision for New Jersey Transit to create a commuter rail link directly from Manhattan to South Orange, the city decided to capitalize on the increased commuter traffic and develop a new master plan to transform the city of South Orange.
Project Description [pdf 1.5mb]
|
|
Plan for the PRIDE Industrial Park, Philadelphia
Worked with 50 area businesses and the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE) to create a plan for the industrial park that moves the park into the 21st century.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 2.0mb]
|
|
Market Street Revitalization, Corning, NY
In an effort to revitalize its downtown shopping district, the City of Corning undertook a comprehensive plannning project focusing on each of the city’s twelve retail blocks.
> read more...
Project Description [pdf 954k]
|
|
Revitalization Plan for Fairmont, WV
|
|
Downtown Development Plan, Louisville, KY
Bob Brown worked jointly with Louisville Central Area, Inc. as well as with economic and traffic consultants and citizen interest groups, to lay the groundwork for developing and maintaining the quality of Louisville through the year 2000.
|
|
|
