NightSeeing Comes to Queens – key event for Lighting Strategy and Community Involvment

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“Roosevelt Avenue and 82nd Street are very bustling and vibrant commercial corridors,” says Taylor. “But if you look at the outdoor infrastructure, it’s relatively underdeveloped. There’s a lack of community gathering spaces. We want to encourage people to spend more time outdoors, and lighting is a part of that.” The elevated train tracks, long perceived as a negative element in the neighborhood, could be transformed into an asset if it were properly lit to showcase its remarkable architectural features, he says.

Part of the partnership’s strategy is to have Schwendinger create a new vision for lighting the streets of the area, in consultation with the community, to enhance the perception of safety and “organize the visual environment.” The NightSeeing tour is the first step.

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