Week 7 Progress

Week 7 was dedicated to the Final Proposal Draft, and overall design of the site. In this blog we want to introduce you with the progress we have made in designing the site (Figure 1).

                                                                               Figure 1

Comments on the design 

The major part of Proposed GSI (1560 m^2) will be placed on the right part of parking lot. This design will facilitate the flow of water from left to right and increase water absorption in the right part of parking lot. Also, it was observed that the free space located in the upper part of the site, in confine with the the railroad, can be used to implement GSI methods.

Figure 2. Curb Bump Out Design in AutoCad

Figure 3. Front View

Brief Description

The figure above (Figure 3) displays the intentional design of the curb within the JFK Parking Lot. The standard measurements for a curb will be implemented with our design (6" Reveal on curb; Total thickness of 18" hidden underneath the asphalt, clearly listed in Figure 3). In between each of the curb cut outs, there will be a pathway that will lead out onto the main sidewalk connected to the street (JFK Boulevard). The curb bump-out will be implemented out onto the main street (Shown in Figure 4) and provide efficient use of the large space that is already created from the original sidewalk.

Figure 4. Top View