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Light On New York--Blue Network For All

All the rumours that you heard about New York are true.
By Lonely planet

New York City is a city with thousands of faces. It is a city that has been well
explored by various books, films, music, TVs; however, it is also a city that has
never been fully read. The blue network is trying to reinforce water, this nature
body that embracing the City, to expose New York City to itself, as much as it can.

The Blue Network proposal is developed through six systems: 1) The NYC
Landscape Loop; 2) The Speed Loop; 3) The Boroughs Loops; 4) The Inter-
boroughs commuting water lines; 5) The Expo water lines; 6) The Water Body
Guide. Five different Green hubs are chosen as the urban pirate projects to
transform five spots in five boroughs.

The proposal has the ambitions to: reshape the relationship between the water
and people in NYC, expose the city diversity; create a more balanced the urban
proportion and unity, in sum, to light on the New York City, for all.

Aerial View of NYC Blue Network

NYC Loop Speed Loop Boroughs Loops Inter-Borough Lines Expo Lines
City loop is a citywide Speed Loop is a fast Boroughs Loops, as Inter-Boroughs Lines Expo Lines are two
slow transportation water way which links its name addressed, are the water lines water lines, one speed,
route which consists lower Manhattan, east are water ways that directly linking the stops one slow. The slow
of blue water way and Brooklyn, Governors run alone the borders between two boroughs. one connects all the
green land way. It is island, North Staten of each borough with They proposed to be Expo sites and all the
proposed to be the Island, New Jersey port systematic water the fast and convenient important transit hubs
landscape water line for and Liberty Island. It stops punctuating the commuting water routes alone way; the speed
all the people to explore is proposed to be the important spots. They for people to cross the one only commute
various senses along commuting water hubs are proposed to be the rivers or narrows. between the Expo sites
the border of the whole for the rapid travels borough-scale water and the water green
New York City. around the Upper New lines for peoples daily transit hubs.
York Bay. transportation.
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Manhattan
D Tightening
E
Staten Island
General Plan of Blue Network and Clean Tech Expo in 2014
Water Body Guide
Water Body Guide is
developed base on the
different natures of the
existing water body in
NYC. It is proposed
to be the guides for
different water activities
in different water area.
Bronx
A of existing infrastructures. It works
B to provide a pictorial biography
Queens
C Boro Loops
Brooklyn
City & Speed loops Transit Boroughs LoopsTransit
The Two loops connect
the two important gates
of NYC: the JFK airport
and Penn Station. Two
main hubs for all kinds
of transportations are:
The Pier 11 and St.
George Terminal, which
are the two green hubs
in Manhattan and Staten
Island.
STRATEGIES SYSTEMS GREEN HUBS
Unifying
A: Bronx Green Hub
The City Loop is proposed to ad- Strategy: Circling
dress the unity of New York City, Consisting of:
It tries to emphasis not only the Expo site: Bronx Electric car city
spectacular city centres, but also Existing site: Hunts Point Food Market
the periphery of the city, which has Waterline: Bronx Borough Water loop
the ambitions to shift the urban Inter-Boro line
proportions of the whole New York Expo lines
City. Subway: Hunts Point Av A
NYC Loop
Intermediating
B: Queens Green Hub
The Speed Loop is created to be
the convenient water transit loop Strategy: Punctuating
to link a series of important hubs Consisting of:
Expo site: Queens Clean industry city
both in ideogram and in practical Existing site: Hunters Point
as the intermediate system which Waterline: Brooklyn Borough Water loop
cooperating with the other water Inter-Boro line
way systems in the proposal. Expo lines
Speed Loop Subway: Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av
Train station: Long Island City
Lightening B
The Boroughs Loops intend to
identify and uncover the unique
senses in each borough. It aims C: Manhattan/ Brooklyn Hubs
for each borough through peoples Strategy: Framing
daily life water travels. Consisting of:
Expo site: Brooklyn Science city
International Pavilions
Existing site: Bridge Park (BKL)
Pier 11 (MHT)
Waterline: BKL/ MHT Borough Water loop
Inter-Boro line
Speed Loop
Expo lines
The Inter-Boroughs Lines provides Subway: High St (BKL)
more alternatives for crossing riv- Fulton St (MHT)
ers or narrows transportation. This C
system aims to ease the traffic
pressure of the bridges and water
tunnels, bringing tighter connec-
Future Hall
tions between boroughs.
Inter-Boros
D: Governors Hub
Rhyming Strategy: Floating
Consisting of: Future Hall
The Expo lines, different from the Expo site: Academic Villages
ordinary water systems proposed Existing site: Governor island
above, are the event water system. Waterline: Brooklyn Borough Water loop
It is highly flexible to adapt the Inter-Boro line
event activities, aiming to provide Expo lines
an efficient water transportation for
the participant of the Clean Tech D
Expo, adding on an colourful layer
to NYCs daily life.
Expo Lines
Recognizing E: Staten Expo Hub
The Water Body Guide addresses Strategy: Tubing
the different natures of the water Consisting of:
body, highlighting the eco issues Expo site: Hall of Civilization
of it. It aims to give more explicit Existing site: East SIEDC Green Zone
concept of the water body, as well Waterline: Staten Borough Water loop
as providing a meaningful layer for Expo lines
water education. NYC Loop
Water Body
E
Inter-Boroughs Lines Transit Expo Lines Transit
The transits between Most of the water stops The Expo sites transits
Boroughs Loops water of the Inter- Boroughs are the Green Hubs in
ways and subways, train lines are contiguous each boroughs.Only the
lines and bike systems with the subway lines. Staten Island Expo site
are systematically In each borough, one is in the East of SIEDC
located alone the to three transits are Green Zone, apart from
borders of the boroughs. set up for the Inter- the Staten Island Green
The sequences of Boroughs water lines to Hubs in St. Gregory
these hubs works are interchange with other Terminal. But these two
rhymed around 1.5 to 3 transportation means. stops are connected
kilometers. both water ways and
trains.