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A New Green Vision for Rikers Island

Building on the work of community, criminal justice reform, and environmental organizations, RPA supports transforming the island from one for incarceration to one for green infrastructure to benefit all New Yorkers.

There’s a lot of momentum for the island as a hub of green infrastructure. It’s an amazing opportunity and definitely doesn’t come along every day.”

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Renewable Rikers2
As part of its 2022 Richard Kaplan Chairs for Urban Design Fellowship, Regional Plan Association commissioned a visioning for how the design of a Renewable Rikers island could look and function.
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From the Fourth Plan

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