“If you dig a hole in New York City, it costs a million dollars and generates a million meetings,” jokes Mark Yoes, design principal at WXY. The design process for the Robert R. Douglass pedestrian bridge, which crosses West Street in lower Manhattan, backs up his point. Seven years and $45 million later, just before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, WXY has completed the last piece of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC) plan for rebuilding and restoring the area below Houston Street.
WXY connects two downtown Manhattan neighborhoods with an intricate pedestrian bridge.
Robert R. Douglass Pedestrian Bridge by WXY
The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Lower Manhattan's Local Newspaper ~ 7/21/21
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The BroadsheetDAILY ~ Lower Manhattan's Local Newspaper ~ 7/21/21
Robert R. Douglass Pedestrian Bridge by WXY
Robert R. Douglass Bridge
Robert R. Douglass Pedestrian Bridge by WXY