Urban Design Forum

Church Avenue is glowing. ✨

We celebrated the launch of Shine a Light on Flatbush, a new three-part public art and lighting installation with Church-Flatbush Community Alliance and Queens Lighting Collective.

The piece (built from photos submitted by Flatbush residents, students, and seniors) now lives at the Church Ave. B/Q station, along the Q Gardens fence, and in CAMBA’s windows — on view through May 2027.

We danced to the The Afro-Latineers 🎶, took home free plants from Q Gardens 🌱, snacked on empanadas from Flatbush Latin Grill, and watched the sugarcane parade stems light up for the first time.

These installations were made possible with funding from the NYCSBS Public Realm Grant

📸: Cameron Blaylock
Additional project support from: MTA Arts & Design, CAMBA, q_Gardens and NYCSBS Phillips Lytle LLP

What can Mexico City teach New York about housing, transit, and the future of our streets?

Urban Design Forum’s newest study trip is accepting applications for an immersive study trip to CDMX.The study trip has been approved for up to 26 AIA LU and 26 AICP credits.

Register by June 30 for early-bird tuition. Link in bio.

💡 Lights on! Last week, the Tompkinsville Local Center team unveiled the “Tompkinsville Lightway,” transforming a high-traffic pedestrian corridor into a glowing, welcoming gateway to the Staten Island neighborhood.

The project, designed by Staten Island Urban Center, A+A+A, Flint Collective, and artist Urechi Oguguo, anchors the neighborhood with a landmark that celebrates local small businesses, promotes nighttime safety and honors the diversity of the community. The project is made possible with funding from the Public Realm Grant.





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Join us on our fall study trip to learn from Mexico City’s innovative approaches to mobility, housing, and the public realm.

You’ll explore how one of the world’s largest mega cities and the oldest capital city in the Americas has found bold and creative ways to transform mobility networks, address housing shortages and inequality, and take back their public realm for people.

Learn more and apply at the link in bio.