How would a continuous basement benefit not just Columbia, but people who live and work in the neighborhood?
In a classic New York mixed-use public space like Rockefeller Center, it’s possible to see how providing a unified underground space for parking, truck loading and support services allows for a virtually unbroken line of street-level activity and publicly accessible open space that draws people and constant activity. At the same time, placing support service, parking and loading underground is significantly better for the local environment. A shared loading dock will significantly reduce the amount of street-level truck traffic in the community. It will allow for a reduction in noise, exhaust and pedestrian disturbance compared to a more common alternative of having two street-level truck bays for each building. Coordinated entrances and exits will reduce the number of curb cuts on the entire site from more than 18 to only six, increasing the amount of space available for active ground floor uses, such as shopping, dining and community services. Placing services underground makes it po
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