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Hi, my name is Lily, and I'm in the third grade

I was born blind

She moves around campus and interacts with students just as everybody else does

She's got a feisty little spirit that you can't help but be drawn to her... adults and students alike

I like math more...

it's like more fun because I get to do shapes and stuff and

Science is one of my top favorites because I get to do experiments and all that other cool stuff

She's really not that different. She just has different tools that allow her to do the same kind of things

She likes to collect rocks.

Sometimes we find rocks

Cuz I'm interested in rocks. This is actually a mineral. It's mixed with carbon type minerals or whatever...

It's called blue aragonite

This called pyrite known as fool's gold. Doesn't it look like gold? Called agates

Okay, this is called hematite. It's heavier than all the other rocks

Kinda heavier. Dalmation Jasper it's a perfect cube almost.

Lily is an exceptional student. She's a

perfect example of how we can celebrate our differences

Lily is blind, but that definitely does not define her.

She likes this ride, where you gotta spin it and like she sometimes like tries to prank us..

She like pretends like she's falling but she's not.

She's like "I got you!" It's fun.

Go Lily!!!

I was asking her who her friends were, who she would call her friends...

so she started giving me a list

And then she said "well, I'm pretty much friends with everybody in my class

There is one person I don't know as well because she's new" so she told me her name and she said

"But I did get to play a game with her already of course"

I know and I was just thinking of course

you wanted to play with her already and get to know her because that's just Lily, just really welcoming and

She wants people to feel, you know like they belong right away. She really cares about other people.

She has a heart for them

which is amazing.

She's AMAZING!

She's just amazing!

I want to be a pastor...

No weapon

Formed against me shall prosper

God will do what he said He would do He will stand by his word

He will come through oh

And I also want to be a youtuber, teaching people how to use the abacus and how to write in Braille?

Think she said she wanted to be a

veterinarian a

Veterinarian or a doctor I wanna work at a nursing home. I can't decide what job

I wanna be. She's taught us all a whole lot about

About working with students that are different

and how really they're not she's just a kid. She loves school loves her friends and loves to play.

I feel like I'm just one of the gang, but I feel but I I feel

I feel special.

Yeah.

For more infomation >> Lily loves her public school, loves people, looks forward to a bright future... she is blind - Duration: 3:23.

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EVE'S SONG visits MoCADA to explore family and home | The Public Theater - Duration: 2:57.

Welcome to MoCADA. Thank you so much for joining us at MoCADA. my name is Rolando and this is Amy

So my name is Patricia Ione Lloyd and I am the playwright of EVE'S SONG.

EVE'S SONG is about a regular American family and they're are black family and they're

going through their family ups and downs. There's a divorce one of the kids coming

out as queer and they're trying to love each other through all of that. But their

house is also being haunted by people that have been killed by injustices in

America today. This is not a historical piece, this is a piece that is about now

and challenges us about now. MoCADA stands for the Museum of the

Contemporary African Diasporan Arts. It started in a brownstone and 20 years later here

we are. So this exhibition is called "Where I

seek, I find myself. Really want to produce an environment where we could

use the work of photographers to explore concepts of home. When we think about home we

think about home outside, inside, within the body. I feel like it's everything that Lauren is looking

for in EVE'S SONG, our space and society and how people look at us and how we

look at ourselves and I feel like this is the ultimate goal for Lauren once she realizes

that she's been oblivious to so much for so long. What happens when the home we've

grown accustomed to the life we've grown accustomed to is no longer and all that

shatters, where's home? What does a person do? How does a person live when their

home is altered? Mark experienced that in the play. His family seems

picture-perfect, it's normal, but once the outside world reality - the dark reality -

comes into this world he thought was perfect, it's turmoil. That's what I'm

thinking about. How do they ultimately find themselves within that storm? When you look at

these images the appearance and disappearance and the fragmentation of

the character here, it totally represents what it is that we're trying to achieve

as spirit characters in EVE'S SONG. you know in experiencing death for the first time

last year, and like seeing death happen right in front of my eyes, and then being

this character and seeing this it's like I'm literally in

in that you know that spirit. One of the great things about this collaboration

between EVE'S SONG and MoCADA is that black artists are revolutionaries and and our

art makes change and so I'm really excited to see the visual arts and

performing arts come together in the fight for a better society through art. Absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely.

For more infomation >> EVE'S SONG visits MoCADA to explore family and home | The Public Theater - Duration: 2:57.

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USDA-FDA Joint Public Meeting, Day 2, Afternoon - Duration: 1:16:14.

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"Baazaar" Movie Public Review | Box Office Collection | Saif Ali Khan | Radhika Apte - Duration: 1:23.

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Youngstown Library looks to public for input on multi-million dollar project - Duration: 0:54.

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Narcan available at YMCA and Public Libraries - Duration: 2:20.

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Adventist adds exercise stations to walking trail open to public - Duration: 1:12.

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Kpop Dance Game 11 [in public] UJJN FAMILY - Duration: 51:42.

Introducingggg.....

Shinee - View

BAP - No Mercy

Seventeen - Thanks

EXID - Ah Yeah

NCT - Limitless

Apink - No No No

Sistar19 - Ma Boy

Ikon - Killing me

HOT - Candy

Ace - Take Me HIgher

Big Bang - Bang Bang Bang

WJSN - Save me Save you

whyy...

One more time I promise

I LIED

You know this song by now

One more for the bants

Finally

EXO - Mama

Sistar - Give it to me

Sunmi - 24 hours

Super Junior - Super Girl

Gfriend - Rough

Hyuna - Red

2pm - Again and again

NCT Dream - We young

SNSD - Into the New World

Shinee - Sherlock

G-IDLE Hann

4minute - Watcha doin Today?

T-ara Bo peep Bo peep

Girls day - Twinkle twinkle

SNSD - Genie

Monsta X - Beautiful

Trouble maker - now

Mamamoo - Yes I am

Taeyang - Ringa Linga

Seventeen - Oh my

Rania - Dr feel good

Rainbow - A

Monsta X - Hero

Exo - Growl

AOA - Miniskirt

Bi Rain - Rainism

Taeyang - I need a girl

Dreamcatcher - Fly high

2pm - Heartbeat

BAP - Warrior

Chungha - Love U

Ikon - Bling bling

FX - la cha ta

Psy - Gangnam Style

IU - Marshmallow

Miss A - Only You

Produce 48 - Rumor

After School Red - In the night sky

NCT - Boss

EXO - History

2NE1 - Falling in love

Jay Park - Mommae

Kara - Mamma mia

Nu'est - Hello

Dreamcather - Full Moon

Teen Top - Miss Right

IOI - Whatta Man

Sunmi - Siren

Pristin V - Get It

GWSN - Puzzle Moon

BTS - Not today

CLC - Hobgoblin

Girls day - I'll be yours

Twice - Ooh Ah

Oh! GG - lil touch

After School - First love

Taemin - Move

Orange Caramel - Catallena

TVXQ - Mirotic

Beast - Shock

Dreamcatcher - Goodnight

Miss A - Goodbye baby

GOT7 - Fly

FX - Chu

Block B - Shall We Dance

BTS - I need you

Infinite - Come back again

Shinee - Lucifer

Teen Top - Crazy

2pm - ADTOY

Super Junior - Sorry Sorry

Nasty Nasty - Knock

TRAGEDY

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Genius Movie Public Review | Suseenthiran | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Roshan | Kollywood | kalakkalcinema - Duration: 2:40.

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Crystal Lake Lawyer Charged With Threatening Public Officials - Duration: 2:02.

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BQE Presentation from 9/27/18 Public Information Meeting - Duration: 38:40.

Hello, this is a presentation that was shown at the public information meeting

for New York City Department of Transportation's

BQE from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street project. Commissioner Polly Trottenberg,

Deputy Commissioner Bob Collyer and myself, Tanvi Pandya, BQE program manager

presented the information at the Ingersoll Community Houses at 6:00 p.m. on September 27, 2018.

We began by discussing the history of the BQE

Which is a challenging project that was built by Robert Moses in the 1940s and 50s.

Like a lot of the Moses structures it was not built to last and is now showing signs of deterioration.

The structure is complicated and includes many areas where the roadway is stacked or cantilevered

Confined by other buildings and structures and the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge

We're now facing the end of the structure's useful life and must either repair or replace the existing highway

This project spans 1.5 miles of the BQE from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street

As you can see in the pictures the construction included the promenade being constructed

at the same time that the BQE was built and it is integral to the BQE structure.

As some of you know, this project has been around for a few years

New York State DOT was working on this project up

Until 2011 when they suspended the environmental process.

In 2014, NYC DOT added capital funds

To its plan and began working on the project in earnest.

We conducted a review of

options with a panel of experts as well as reviewed the

Possibility of a tunnel to replace the BQE corridor. There was also an origin and destination

Traffic study that tells us where the traffic is coming and going from in this corridor.

In 2016, we completed an in-depth inspection of the whole corridor

This included creating access points within the structure to be able to do

in-depth inspection from within the structure.

What we found is that in 2026, the deterioration will have progressed to a point

where trucks will need be removed from the BQE

After that point the deterioration would continue and by 2036 to 2040

a complete removal of vehicles from the BQE corridor would be anticipated

So with the studies that were completed within the NYC DOT's efforts and the previous information

available from New York State DOT--

NYC DOT began work with a design consultant to develop some concepts.

Now these were done using some of the

parameters that are

Part of the NYC DOT's constraints

153,000 vehicles use this roadway and that traffic capacity

needs to be maintained throughout construction.

Any congestion or slow down in traffic has not only local street impact

but also regional transportation network impacts

We're also looking to generally build within this existing footprint as there are

Other infrastructure as well as historic Brooklyn Heights and parks

Very close to the area

Given that this is a New York City project, We are operating under the constraints of the local control.

For example, we cannot add

tolls or congestion pricing under our authority.

So while the larger conversation may continue and some of these assumptions may be questioned and

reconsidered, the concepts being presented here are

within the parameters that NYC DOT is operating with

So first, let's start with the project corridor and look

at how constrained the site is with Van Voorhees Park at the south end

Atlantic Avenue interchange that we are also looking to improve under this project

The yellow bands that you see on the video here are subway lines that go underneath this the whole roadway across

On both sides you see very tight quarters with buildings with 360 Furman

As well as Brooklyn Bridge Park

At Montague there is a TA facility on the other side on the riverside

so there are multiple TA facilities both underneath, adjacent and inside our structure.

As we continue north we go into very tight quarters under Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights itself is a bridge

It is also our pinch point for vertical clearance as well

as one of the structures that is in the poorest condition out of all the others and it does have a park that sits on

the bridge. As we continue beyond that we go underneath Brooklyn Bridge, which is a very tight portal

There isn't a lot of room to work in this area and the structure between Columbia Heights and Washington Street is also very complex

This is a double cantilever section that has

A lot of varying structure types, and then we have a tight portal again under Manhattan Bridge

So as we were developing the concepts for

Rehabilitation or replacement, We had to keep all of these constraints in mind

And that is how we have

We want to make sure we find a solution that works for this whole corridor.

As we've talked about in the past the

2026 timeline is not that far into the future when you consider the size of the corridor

that we're working against,

The bottom two pictures are of the Joralemon structure

inside and also on the

Visible side of the structure at the top of the deck there are plates

So we are under a time constraint where we need to have addressed the BQE in this corridor

Otherwise, we will be at a point where we have to take trucks off the road off the BQE

which would lead to traffic on local roads

Not surprisingly BQE is one of the heaviest travel roadways if you look at it in comparison

Compared to some of the major projects that we are familiar with

Queensboro Bridge is probably the only other one in this area that has greater vehicles

The percentage of trucks in all of these is also quite high on the BQE. So this makes it quite complex on

Our staging concepts on how to maintain traffic as we move forward

On most projects typically when you stage the traffic

There is a place alongside where one can place

Bypass traffic or you can build on a parallel alignment. In this case here

We do not have space for parallel alignment and

What that means really is that when we are looking at the Staten Island bound and Queens bound traffic

it's not just a matter of detour this traffic completely away from the corridor because when we did our origin and destination study

Which is essentially a study of where is this traffic coming from and where is it headed?

We find that 90 percent of the traffic,

Truck traffic is destined for one of the New York City boroughs

For the Staten Island bound traffic. In the Queen's bound direction that's 70 percent of the truck traffic

The number of vehicles that are coming in and out of Brooklyn that use this stretch is also quite high so

It is not a matter of sending traffic somewhere else, even if some of this traffic could be diverted to other roadways

There are other ways to get to areas point that are to the north or the south

There's a significant amount of traffic that does need this corridor

to get to various businesses and other

Points of connections to Manhattan. So when we talk about the traffic that is

of the local neighborhood, if BQE didn't exist

That traffic would spill to all of the local streets and create a serious gridlock

This is a simulation we ran to see how traffic looks

So right now the first slide shows the traffic as it exists right now, the red being the

heavily used roadways that during the

evening rush hours clogs some of the streets in spite of there being a BQE that takes three lanes of traffic.

If we were to eliminate that

BQE connection in this area between Atlantic and Sands

All of that traffic would have to spill on to the local roadways and as you can see

Several more streets now are clogged and turn red. So this is a scenario

We're trying to avoid and trying to maintain a parallel or a bypass roadway while we work on the main structure

There have been previous conversations around tunnels

and we have looked at it in a little more detail than what was previously

Considered under New York State DOT. If you wanted to look at the whole study it is available on our website

But essentially here are the main reasons why we don't think tunnel can solve the problem of this corridor

Number one there is several subway lines that crisscross this area. So a tunnel would need to be

Aligned in such a way that it doesn't interfere with any of those tunnels.

In addition to the subway tunnels there are

multiple large water tunnels that are part of DEP infrastructure that also need to be avoided

After looking at all of those structures

There was only one alignment that would actually fit in this area

But what that does is completely bypass the Downtown Brooklyn including the connection points to

Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge

There's about fifty percent of the traffic on this corridor that either is coming or going to one of these bridges

Manhattan Bridge or Brooklyn Bridge

So a bypass tunnel would still require

Fifty percent of traffic to get through this area and without BQE they would have to use all the local streets to get around

So that is a major concern

So even with a bypass tunnel, we would still need to maintain this corridor in some form

In addition tunnels are

not only very expensive

They are also somewhat limited in what can be achieved in the current technology

The lrgest tunnel that we could build

That has been successfully completed around the world

It has a diameter of about 54 feet, which only fits two lanes of traffic in each direction

Currently BQE carries three lanes of traffic in each direction and even then is over capacity

So the concept of dropping one lane in each direction and managing the traffic is not realistic

It would be very difficult to make all that traffic fit in the local road network

And one of the other things to keep in mind, is that for a tunnel you essentially have to also build a portal

At each end, there's ventilation shafts and

There would need to be property seizures

In order to create space for these portals and ventilation shafts

So there are some significant challenges with the concept of a tunnel

And while a bypass tunnel could be considered under another project

We're proceeding on this project with the understanding that

No matter what the BQE structure or the corridor needs to be maintained

The other concept that we had looked at is, you know could traffic go somewhere else

Is there another bypass that could be used

And one concept would have been the use of Belt Parkway during construction

However, Belt Parkway is a parkway meaning it was meant for cars.

There are several bridges not belonging to DOT. They are part of the Transit Authority's

infrastructure that have low vertical clearance over the Belt Parkway

So that would be a significant undertaking to raise them high enough that trucks could use Belt Parkway

In addition to the narrow lanes and tight ramps and so on that would need to be modified to make them safe

This would be a huge undertaking and therefore is not considered

Appropriate bypass for the corridor for construction purposes

So going back to what our structure is in the triple cantilever section

There's multiple things that are of concern.

There's limited access due to lack of shoulders. The lanes are narrow

There's vertical clearance issues as well as

Sight distance concerns with the tight curves which lead to higher crash rates,

Up to 10 times higher than the statewide average. These are all

Concerns that we need to address in addition to that

There have been vibration complaints from several buildings that adjoin the

Structure because what holds the roadway up also holds up the slope of Brooklyn Heights

And what holds up the BQE roadways also holds up the promenade itself

So this is one combined structure and needs to be addressed accordingly

We cannot deal with one direction roadway without addressing the entire structural integrity

And while we were thinking about what to do in this corridor

We're taking the opportunity to see what are the greater benefits we can achieve so there are some

concepts that have already been discussed such as

unifying Van Voorhees Park and

Creating a safer Atlantic Avenue interchange while we're in the process of working through this area. We have also been approached

by some community members to have a direct connection from the promenade down to Brooklyn Bridge Park as an

Additional connection point. We have the opportunity to separate the BQE structure from the Brooklyn Heights community

And eliminate the vibration concerns. But the biggest opportunity we have is at the north end where

Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge currently

Have their traffic come down to the local street network and then make their way to

The highway system. If we can make a direct connection from Brooklyn Bridge to

The BQE and similarly at Manhattan Bridge that would relieve significant congestion from the local street and improve the

Pedestrian and bike access and these are some of the goals that we are looking to consider as we develop this

Strategy for this project

Fortunately with all of your support we have been able to get the design-build authority for this project

And while that it will be very helpful in

Ensuring this project moves forward in the most innovative way, we have to work towards creating that environment of

Innovation. Our environmental process needs to be

Structured in a way that it leaves room for the design-build community to come in with innovations.

If we limit the area in which a design builder can work or build very tightly

It doesn't allow them to think creatively and come up with better ways or faster ways of doing things

So one of the thoughts that we had to keep in mind as we move forward is how do we leave room for innovation

That we can get out of harnessing all of the design-build teams that will be competing to win this project

And one other thing to keep in mind is as we move forward there will be times where it will seem

That we are coming out quite a few times with little bits of information and that is the nature of design-build

It's a little more iterative. There will be

Many more conversations who with all of you and and we will keep you informed as we move forward in this process

So one of the main things about this

Design-build and why it was critical to this project is because the way we build in this area is going to be directly

Tied to what we end up with at the end when the construction is over and this is very

Important to understand because there are ways to

Construct that limit the type of structure we will be left with. So we started out with a traditional approach. What is

Typically done, and you might have seen it around the city, is you do one lane

Bypass, do a reconstruction of a lane and then you keep shifting until you've replaced the entire structure

And we found this approach to be slow for this corridor, and we also felt that there was some

Concern with the time and cost

Related to this structure

To this method. And so we look for another way and the other way we've looked at is what we're calling the innovate approach

temporary elevated roadway

This video is an extended version of the BQE

Replacement at the triple cantilevers portion using the incremental method of replacement.

A shorter version was used in the September 27th meeting

Due to time constraints. The work would begin with

Construction of new foundations along Furman Street in the sidewalk area

Once that is completed

New foundations would also be placed along Furman Street along the existing BQE wall and

Traffic would be shifted over in the first lane that's configured at that Staten Island level roadway

During the overnight hours

Progressive demolition and construction would continue at the Staten Island bound roadway level

This requires modification of existing structure, which is a very slow process and could potentially

Land on the duration of this phase depending on condition of the existing structure.

Once that is completed an upper level roadway would be built and then the queens-bound

Traffic can be shifted over to this new bilevel structure that is built along Furman Street.

This condition would exist between Joralemon and just before Columbia Heights.

At that point the existing promenade would be removed and

Sheeting would be placed behind the existing wall, which allows

Removal of portions of the existing retaining wall along Brooklyn Heights for placement of

Foundation elements for the new BQE structure

At that point the soil and the trees behind the retaining wall can be removed so that the

Existing BQE structure can be

Removed and replaced

This requires

Work to retain the existing soil by using soil nailing method

This is just one concept that's been considered and then the new foundations could be built for the new

BQE structure.

Once the foundations and the retaining wall effort is completed,

then the existing bilevel structure can be extended out to the west to the east and

Roadway can be extended and the retaining wall replaced along with the promenade

Under this setup. The promenade could be out of

Availability for up to two years

At that point the traffic can then shift back to the east as the upper level is completed and then

Modifications to the existing structure would be made traffic would shift to its permanent location and the columns would remain in position

for the rest of the structure's life.

So the incremental approach does allow us to get to the roadway width that we need we can get to

Most of the widened lanes and other safety improvements that we're looking for

We would be able to eliminate the vibration concerns that we have

And also

Would eventually replace the promenade by doing some rolling closure

So we would replace portions of promenade until all of the promenade was replaced. But it makes the

Connections to Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge a little more difficult because it requires additional

Complete weekend closures to make sure that those connections can be completed .

The thing with this method of construction

Is that it creates what we call cattle chutes, essentially when you have a concrete barrier on either side and

The traveling is between these kinds of lanes that are

Snaking across a long corridor. It tends to slow the traffic down.

It makes people a little bit nervous

Particularly if there are lane splits and they have to make a decision on which direction to or which lane to be in

Everybody's afraid of missing a exit or something

And so that leads to overall queueing.

Essentially you don't get as much traffic through that corridor as we normally do which leads to

backups at the two ends of the corridor

According to some of the numbers we have run that could lead to up to

12,000 vehicles per day that can't get through that could add up to three miles of impact in either direction.

So the concern with this type of construction is on a few fronts.

One is the cost and on-time completion is a lot less certain

Vertical clearance improvements are a little bit more difficult because

the tight quarters that we're in we are tying to the existing structure

So it essentially ties us to a certain elevation

It requires several complete weekend closures and by weekend closures

we mean Friday night into Monday morning

So that is a significant complete closure of both directions of BQE

There is also a much greater construction activity during the overnight hours, which has its own noise issues.

And also the duration is longer, so the queues and the traffic issues last much longer

One of the things to keep in mind which you can see in the top picture is

The work being done on the existing structure in order to be able to get to this final condition

That's shown in the lower picture

This is work being done on the existing structure every night

During the few hours where there is complete two lane closure available to us should anything go wrong with any of that

Work because we're working with an existing structure

this work could result in delays in reopening the lanes in the morning and that would be a

significant issue because that could lead very quickly to a 12-mile impact in either direction

And that is something to keep in mind when you're doing construction of this nature

This is similar to doing rehab work at home. If you open up a wall and suddenly find a surprise behind it

It has a big impact on the cost and the schedule of what comes next

So this is something that is of concern to us with this type of construction

also, as you would have noticed that the line of

Columns stay along Furman Street all the way down to Atlantic

Meaning they are in the sidewalk in front of 360 and that's a permanent condition

So then what is the option if you can't go to the left you can't go to the right?

You can't go down then the only place to go is up.

And this is where we come up with this elevated roadway concept.

So this is a fly through of what that could look like

So just past Congress Street

We would start off with

Starting to build this bypass that

Is going towards the west to the degree possible

So that we can open up the space for the existing roadway to be replaced. So this would be a complete bypass where all

The existing traffic can be shifted over

It's rising up from that elevation to rise to the promenade level so that

Once the traffic is shifted over we can build underneath it

There are sound barriers that we would obviously be installing alongside the

Residential areas

There are also viewing platforms that could be installed at each of the cross streets to allow for some space for

People who want to visit and see the view and

Then the construction is occurring underneath this roadway

Which gives much more availability

For the contractor to stage, to do the demolition, and most of the work can be done during the daylight hours

Which is much more productive and reduces the construction duration

The promenade continues through the Columbia Heights bridge area

Which essentially is a replacement of the Columbia Heights bridge which then

Beyond Columbia Heights, it would bypass the existing roadway again and

Go over the approach to Brooklyn Bridge

This allows us to build between

Atlantic and Washington in one continuous stage, which is much more productive.

Gives us much more room to modify the alignment both vertically

and horizontally and limits the number of weekend closures to two or less

What this looks like in terms of at

Triple cantilever in a cross section to kind of break down how this construction would occur

Again the construction would start at Furman Street

So along the center of Furman Street

There would be a row of columns installed and because this is brand-new construction we can

Have the aesthetics that we would like to see. Here we have used arch as just a option

But once those supports are built, during overnight hours when we were able to have one lane in each direction

Traffic would be shifted to the lower level and the promenade would be removed at the upper level during those overnight hours

Once that is completed a row of sheeting would be placed behind the existing walls so that the

Support structure along the east side of the

Elevated roadway can be placed

Once that is placed and we can build the superstructure which is essentially the promenade being built ahead of time

Which would be used and set up as a roadway for this phase

Once that is ready the traffic then shifts to that upper level and then construction can begin at the

Existing BQE level. Again because this whole structure is completely separate from the

Existing BQE, there is much greater freedom on how to

Replace this structure

Here we are showing how the existing structure would be removed and we

Are considering using soil nails to replace the supporting structure and

During the daytime hours this construction could be done in a much more expedited manner

We can also put in some incentives for this work to be completed faster and then once they have replaced that

Structure they can go back and replace the green area behind the existing promenade and

Replace the vegetation that was disturbed in the removal of the promenade

So once that is completed

The traffic then moves back down to more or less the existing elevation and the upper level that was used as a roadway is

Reconfigured to become a promenade. We have an opportunity to make it a wider promenade

It can be configured in various ways depending on input from community and and

The vision that we set for ourselves

So the this is a concept of how the elevated roadway would be completed

This video is an extended version of the Columbia Heights staging concept

Under the elevated roadway. The entirety of it could not be included

In the presentation on September 27th due to time constraints.

The work would begin with modification of the Squibb Park as

Well as demolition of the Harry Chapin playground

Construction would begin at the West abutment behind the existing abutment

With the roadway at Columbia Heights close to traffic

During overnight hours when traffic can be maintained as one lane in each direction on the lower roadway

The existing superstructure of Columbia Heights would be removed

During the daytime BQE traffic would revert to its regular traffic pattern

Once the new abutment has been completed during the overnight hours again when traffic is shifted to the upper level

The existing abutment on the west side of the structure would be removed

This allows for widening of the BQE at the lower level

Again with traffic being diverted to the lower level, replacement of the eastern abutment would begin

This would be completed during the overnight hours over a period of time and

Along the same time that the rest of the elevated roadway is being built the

Columbia Heights bridge would be replaced and as a continuation of the elevated roadway

Would be used for traffic during the rest of the phases

Which would include replacement of the BQE

Queens-bound as well as Staten Island-Bound level for the entire corridor

This would include replacement of the on-grade work at the Staten Island bound roadway

With the widening that is necessary to meet the lane widths

As well as replacement of the Queen's bound structure with the wider roadway

With the shoulder as well as 12-foot lanes.

Once the traffic is shifted down to this level on the new BQE, the

Level above would replace, would revert to the Columbia Heights as

It is currently, with the park being replaced as well as an additional open space that could potentially be left in place at

Columbia Heights where it connects into the Brooklyn Promenade currently.

So the concept for the elevated roadway gives us much greater freedom to improve the geometry both vertically and horizontally

We can completely separate the BQE from the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood

We can also get a wider promenade at the end if desired

We have much greater opportunity for better aesthetics of the completed structure

But also the thing that is especially

Attractive about this is that it allows the direct connections to Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge to be completed without additional

Extensive closures. So this would be a significant improvement for the local street

The elevated roadway provides numerous benefits during construction

It reduces a construction duration in comparison to the traditional. It's down to six years

It has much greater certainty of project cost and on-time completion for multiple reasons

One of them being that we have

Much more flexibility in the construction staging sequence since the contractor has the full

Daytime hours and the traffic is not being moved around constantly. If we can

Push the contractor to finish on time and provide incentives to get

Certain specific things done such as reopening the promenade at the earliest and such

Things that would be of benefit to the community

It also causes the least amount of impact to the traffic once the traffic is shifted to the upper level

It can continues in the same configuration for the rest of the construction

It does have some dramatic impact at the

Brooklyn Heights area along the promenade. It does need trees to be removed. But this is similar for the

Traditional, we need to replace the wall that separates the Brooklyn Heights from the BQE

Which causes the trees to be impacted but we are fully committed to

Restoration of the green space

At the end of the project

So here we are showing you what a Brooklyn Bridge direct connection would look like. Currently when someone exits off

Brooklyn Bridge down to Fulton then there's a couple of left turns

You sit through a couple of light cycles because there is always a backup at those lights

There's two lanes turning left before you can get onto Vine Street ramp. Under this concept we could make a flyover

Over Brooklyn Bridge approach over the BQE and then connect back into

BQE Staten Island bound just before it ducks under the Brooklyn Bridge

This would reduce the number of vehicles that are in the local street and also allow us to close York Street ramp because

By redoing Manhattan Bridge ramp connections there are some

Redundant ramps that we can eliminate and create more open space. This would significantly

Improve the traffic on old Fulton and

Pedestrian access to Brooklyn Bridge Park in that area

At Manhattan Bridge again, currently

Traffic exiting off Manhattan Bridge goes to Jay and Sands and then makes a couple of turns to get onto BQE

Under this concept we would be building a direct connection onto

Over the Manhattan Bridge approach

And then connecting into

Both Staten Island and Queens bound direction with a with a flyover ramp

This will allow us to

Reconfigure the existing ramps in a way that will

Open up some of the green space that's locked between some of these ramps and

Also eliminate a lot of the truck traffic that's in this neighborhood. And so that is a significant benefit

We can achieve by making these direct connections. So looking at the two concepts side-by-side

One of the things to be noted is that the elevated roadway can be completed in six years and we have much more certainty of

Getting this done within the six years because of the

Certainty we have with a contractor being able to work during daytime hours versus with the incremental method

Where it could be eight years or more because of the

Work that we have to do on the existing structure and

The work being done during the overnight hours

For significant portions. So if something comes up that is not anticipated it could

Complicate not only the completion but the schedule and the cost go with it

So there's some significant challenges with the incremental method of construction

Promenade and Columbia Heights both need to be replaced

So there would be some time that both of those need to be closed so under either

Circumstances there is a duration where both of those areas would be closed

But the big other

Thing to keep in mind is the

Direct connections to the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge can be completed

Without any additional weekend closures and also the traffic impact is

During the overnight hours for a shorter duration with the elevated roadway

Whereas the incremental method will have major traffic impacts causing spillover into the local streets for much

Longer duration and would be much more difficult to control

Given the uncertainty of working on existing structure

So with the idea of re-envisioning the BQE

We're looking at unified Atlantic unified Van Voorhees Park with improved Atlantic Avenue corridor

Better opportunity to make a direct connection down to the Brooklyn Bridge Park from the promenade

Under the elevated roadway as well as better opportunity to make direct connections to

Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge

Complete separation of the BQE structure from Brooklyn Heights so that we can eliminate the vibration issues and

Overall improve the safety and

Operation of the whole corridor

As we continue through this, this was only the first time that we have discussed this details

Staging concepts with the community, there will be many more conversations ahead

Including the

Formal process that is required under the NEPA

We will be kicking off the NEPA process in the near future and we will be back in touch with you about that

There will be workshops where we can focus on specific

Areas of interest such as parks and playgrounds or the pedestrian bike safety concerns

So there will be many more times that we will be in touch

Over the next couple of years we'll be completing the

Environmental process as well as getting the

Design-build team on board and proceeding with the procurement for that effort

So we thank you for taking the time to hear about our project and we

Request that you stay in touch with our website. We will be putting out any invitations to the

Upcoming events or new information as it becomes public on the website.

You can also send us email via this website

Or get in touch with someone on the staff for any particular concerns that you may have.

www.BQE-i278.com is our website, please visit and stay in touch, thank you.

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Activating for MI Public Video - Duration: 1:37.

If you are attending a Michigan public college or university and you're ready

to use your MET contract you're going to need to activate your contract. To do

that you're going to need to use the contract login button off our home

screen. And then you're going to need to log into the contract while using the

beneficiary's username and password. When you log into your contract the first

thing that's gonna pop up is going to be your address. You just need to verify

that the address is correct or you'll need to update it with your new

information. When you activate your contract you're going to need to do this

for each of your contracts, but if you only want to do one at a time select the

oldest one first. And then you're going to see your contract information. And at the

top you're gonna have different buttons you can choose. We're going to choose the

benefits information button. The top portion is going to tell you all about

your contract and then below they're gonna have some useful links. You can see

there's a lot of different links and things that you can do with a contract.

But for today, we're going to use the notice to use the educational benefits link.

And it's very easy to get this contract activated. We're just going to need your

email address and then you're going to need to choose the academic year and semester

that you want to start using your benefits. Once you've selected that

you're going to choose which school you are attending and then hit submit. And your

contract is now going to be activated. And we'll tell the school that the funds

are available, so that the school can send us a bill.

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