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- Community Gardens
- Excavation
- Exterior Security
- On-site Clean Power Generation & Battery Storage
- Parking Lots
- Paving & Curbs (Non-vehicular Areas)
- Planting
- Playgrounds
- Site Amenities
- Site Circulation
- Site Fences
- Site Lighting
- Site Utilities
- Stairs, Ramps & Railings
- Stormwater Piping & Drainage Structures
Paving & Curbs (Non-vehicular Areas)
Description
- Paving is used to delineate paths for resident and staff travel. Paving is used for walkways throughout developments connecting parking areas, sidewalks, and seating areas to buildings. Paving is used for vehicular pathways; paving is also used for recreational areas. Whenever paving is used, preference is for more porous paving solutions that help reduce hardscapes in developments and aid in site drainage. Paving should be designed with resident input for colors and patterns with preference for variation to help create a distinct character for individual campuses and developments. Materials for paving are asphalt, concrete, stone, rubber, and porous bound materials.
Baseline
- Design pathways that are convenient, intuitive, and enjoyable. [CCG]
- Circulation on and through NYCHA campuses should be clearly defined, appropriately sized, and safe for pedestrians and cyclists while balancing vehicular access needs. When combined with other design strategies, such as materials, wayfinding, fencing and lighting, pathways can be convenient and enjoyable means to connect people with their destination. [CCG]
- Internal pathways should be designed with consideration of who is using them and for what purpose, to prevent conflicts and create a system that works for all the activities throughout a campus. [CCG]
- Utilize a variety of materials to reinforce a sense of place. [CCG]
- The palette of materials used throughout a campus should be visually engaging, durable and easy to maintain. Materials should support accessibility for people with disabilities, children, and seniors. Material selection affects the way spaces may be used. For instance, a paved space can better serve as an area for a children’s game of double-Dutch, while a grassy space is more conducive to picnics. Adding colors, textures, or similar materials in different patterns help achieve visual variety and differentiate adjacent areas. [CCG]
- NYCHA has moved away from asphalt paving for several reasons, including reduction of the “heat island” effect. Instead of asphalt, designers are urged to use concrete pavers for walkways, vehicular access and parking areas, seating areas, building entrances, and gathering areas.
- Only use asphalt paving for basketball courts and playgrounds. Safety surfacing or surface color paint can be installed in conjunction with asphalt paving.
Stretch
- Designers are encouraged to use light-colored, high-albedo materials, with a minimum solar reflectance of 0.3, over at least 50% of the site’s paved area.
- Use of porous material to aid in site drainage, are encouraged for sites in high flood risk zones or if project budget allows the use of these landscape materials.
Strategies
Promote Safety and Security of Residents & Staff
Optimize Performance, Operation & Maintenance of Buildings, Systems & Assets
Ensure Accessibility & Inclusion
Innovate Adaptive & Resilient Solutions
Last Updated on January 8, 2025 at 4:38 pm
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Specifications
32 13 55 - Natural Stone Pervious Paving
32 14 13 - Precast Concrete Unit Paving
32 16 13 - Cast-in-Place Concrete Curbs and Walls
32 17 23.13 - Painted Pavement Markings
Details
L-DT_3reveal Curb 6SBF
L-DT_4 Conc Pavement
L-DT_4 Reinforced Conc Pavement
L-DT_6 Heavy Duty Reinforced Conc Pavement
L-DT_6 Reinforced Conc Pavement
L-DT_7 Reinforced Conc Pavement
L-DT_Asphalt Heavy Resurf Scar All
L-DT_Asphalt Heavy Resurf
L-DT_Asphalt Heavy
L-DT_Asphalt Light Resurf Scar All
L-DT_Asphalt Light Resurf
L-DT_Asphalt Light
L-DT_Asphalt Patch Heavy Duty
L-DT_Asphalt Patch Light Duty
L-DT_Asphalt Patch Ped
L-DT_Asphalt Patch Rsrf Ped
L-DT_Asphalt Patch Rsrf Veh
L-DT_Asphalt Patch Veh
L-DT_Asphalt Pavment
L-DT_Asphalt Speed Bump
L-DT_Asphalt1
L-DT_Asphalt2
L-DT_Band Flush 3
L-DT_Band Flush 4 Inches Thick
L-DT_Band Flush 6 Inch Deep
L-DT_Band Flush 8 Inch Deep
L-DT_Band Flush 8x6
L-DT_Band Flush 8x8
L-DT_Band Flush 8x10
L-DT_Band Flush 10 Inch Deep
L-DT_Bridge Curb
L-DT_Bridge Curb2
L-DT_Brik1
L-DT_Brik2
L-DT_CLF Curb
L-DT_CLF Flush
L-DT_Cob Round
L-DT_Cob
L-DT_Conc 4 Dot Sidewalk
L-DT_Conc 4
L-DT_Conc 4re Stamped
L-DT_Conc 4re
L-DT_Conc 6col
L-DT_Conc 6re Hd Thick Edge
L-DT_Conc 6re Hd
L-DT_Conc 6re
L-DT_Conc 7re
L-DT_Conc Expansion Control Joint
L-DT_Conc Flexible
L-DT_Conc Lightweight
L-DT_Conc Patch Curb
L-DT_Conc Patch Wall
L-DT_Conc Pavement
L-DT_Conc Rigid Match Ex
L-DT_Conc Rigid-Unidecor
L-DT_Conc Rigid
L-DT_Conc Unit Pavers on Flexible Base
L-DT_Conc Unit Pavers on Rigid Base
L-DT_Curb 3rev + Variable-Layout1
L-DT_Curb 3rev Cut
L-DT_Curb 3rev Variable
L-DT_Curb 3rev
L-DT_Curb 6rev
L-DT_Curb Bridge Fencing
L-DT_Curb Bridge
L-DT_Curb SBF Flush
L-DT_Curb SBF3 3rev
L-DT_Curb Steel
L-DT_Curb Variable Fix
L-DT_Drop Pedestrian
L-DT_Exp-Joint
L-DT_Granite Block Pavers on Flexible or Rigid Base
L-DT_Heavy Duty Asphalt Pavement
L-DT_Heavy Duty Reinforced Conc Pavement
L-DT_Key for Poured-In-Place
L-DT_Light Duty Asphalt Pavement
L-DT_Mis Conc Patching Conc Curb
L-DT_Mis Conc Patching Stair & Platform And Wall
L-DT_Mis Patching Existing Conc Curb
L-DT_Patch Veh
L-DT_Paver Pavement
L-DT_Raised Conc Pad
L-DT_Reinforced Conc Pavement
L-DT_Resurfaced Asphalt 1 Sheet of Existing Asphalt
L-DT_Resurfaced Asphalt 2 Sheet of Scarified Asphalt
L-DT_Scupper Curb
L-DT_Synthetic Turf