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Gowanus Neighborhood Plan
About the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan Working Groups
The Working Groups met during the winter and spring of 2017 to discuss topics including:
- Arts and culture
- Housing
- Industry and economic development
- Public realm (streets, buildings, parks and other shared open spaces)
- Sustainability and resiliency
The Working Groups included residents, elected officials, businesses and City agencies. They met more than 25 times over 80+ hours.
Each Working Group produced draft recommendations to help shape the 
Gowanus Framework.
View the study process and outreach approach.
Working Group Summit
At the Working Group Summit on July 11, 2017, all Working Groups shared, discussed and prioritized their draft recommendations. The Department of City Planning (DCP) also shared a progress update of the Working Groups and other outreach.
View the comment summaries and recommendations from the Summit.
The discussion covered the three types of recommendations.
- View a list of recommendations that were mutually supported by Working Group members and City agencies, plus recommendations that were generally supported but required more information or research.
- View recommendations that were beyond the reach of this neighborhood plan and/or were not mutually supported by Working Group members.
