Vollmer tapped to design streetscapes.Vollmer Associates has been awarded a contract by the New York City Economic Development Corporation Overview New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is a non-profit local development corporation that promotes economic growth across New York City's five boroughs. (NYCEDC NYCEDC New York City Economic Development Corporation ) to provide landscape architectural, design and engineering services for streetscape street·scape n. 1. An artistic representation of a street. 2. Surroundings composed of streets: the urban streetscape. and site design projects throughout the five boroughs. Under the retainer A contract between attorney and client specifying the nature of the services to be rendered and the cost of the services. Retainer also denotes the fee that the client pays when employing an attorney to act on her behalf. contract, Vollmer will work closely with the NYCEDC to design comprehensive plans for various urban design and streetscape revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. projects. The design team will employ a context sensitive design approach, drawing on the character of each individual neighborhood. Vollmer's responsibilities will include project area topographic survey and field investigation, schematic design, preliminary design, final contract documents, construction support, and construction inspection. The firm's previous streetscape projects have ranged in scale from decorative sidewalk replacement projects to large-scale urban streetscapes, including sidewalk expansion, new pedestrian and street level lighting, landscaping, street furniture, signage, and infrastructure relocations and reconstruction. |
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