From the Archives: The Fulton Street Retail Redevelopment Plan (2002)

The Fulton-Nostrand Revitalization Project is the Bedford-Stuyvesant successor to the Fulton First Initiative which was lead by the Brooklyn Alliance, the not-for-profit affiliate of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The Fulton First Initiative kicked off in 2001 and focused on the revitalization of the entire Fulton Street corridor from Fort Greene on through Bedford-Stuyvesant. One of the major products of the Fulton First Initiative was the Fulton Street Retail Redevelopment Plan (the Plan) which was completed in 2002 by the architecture and planning firm Davis, Brody, Bond, LLP.

The Plan is a concept document which studies existing conditions on Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy from Classon Avenue to Malcolm X Boulevard and provides a set of recommendations for the physical and economic revitalization of the corridor. A large part of the work of the Fulton-Nostrand Revitalization Project is guided upon the general principles and recommendations provided in the Plan.

The Plan is available below in PDF electronic format. In order to view this document, your computer must first have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

The Fulton Street Retail Redevelopment Plan (2002)
Concept Plan
Davis Brody Bond, LLP

Real Estate Solutions
Signe Neilson Landscape Architects
TwoTwelve Harakawa
The Sam Schwartz Company
Ann Kale Associates
Barfield Public Relations
Abeles Philips Preiss & Shapiro
Pete and Company

Because of the large size of the complete file, the document is provided here in sections. To save these files to your computer, Right-Click each link (or CTRL+Click for Macs) and choose "Save Link As" if you are using Firefox, or "Save Target As" if you are using Internet Explorer:

Page Cover-3. Introduction
Page 4-5. Overview
Page 6-7. Existing Conditions
Page 8-9. Retail Districts
Page 10. Zoning
Page 11-12. Signage and Storefronts
Page 13-15. Streetscape
Page 16-18. Circulation Parking and Mass Transit
Page 19-23. Retail Analysis
Page 24-26. Bedford-Stuyvesant Competitive Retail Areas
Page 27-36. Economic Analysis
Page 37-38. Recommendations
Page 39-41. Streetscape Elements
Page 42. Storefronts and Signage
Page 43-46. Special District Features
Page 47-50. Traffic and Parking Improvements
Page 51-53. Implementation
Page 54-59. Retail Recommendations
Page 60. Budget Estimate
Appendix. Sample Questionnaire

Download the entire Fulton Street Retail Redevelopment Plan (Please Note: this file is 98.2 MB)