Community Commitment Tracker

The Task Force maintains the Gowanus Rezoning Points of Agreement (POA) Tracker to provide transparency on progress and additional context for the 56 points of agreement in the neighborhood plan.

To see detailed information about each commitment, please navigate to the tracker below.

Learn more about each status

View all 56 Commitments

Completed

10

Progressing on Schedule

23

Progressing with Delays

16

Stalled

5

Not Started

2

Resources

The following resources provide additional context and information about the Gowanus Points of Agreement and related initiatives:

City's POA Commitment Tracker

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Impact Areas

Commitments intended to:
  • Build new public spaces and create public access to the canal waterfront, including a 1.5-acre waterfront park and an esplanade along the canal
  • Construct a new public school and renovate the Pacific Street Library
  • Upgrade and maintain other public spaces and amenities, including the Old Stone House, Thomas Greene Playground, Boerum Park, the Salt Lot, and Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens community centers
Commitments intended to:
  • Construct about 950 new units of affordable housing at Gowanus Green, a new sustainable development along the canal
  • Make $200M in renovations to public housing units at Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens
  • Provide support to public housing tenants, including cost coverage for temporary relocation, legal protections and free legal resources, free/low-cost Internet, community center renovations and programs, and a neighborhood safety program
Commitments intended to:
  • Prevent injuries and deaths at the street and intersections identified as most dangerous
  • Upgrade traffic safety and landscaping at certain public sites undergoing construction
  • Make Gowanus safer through potential new pedestrian bridges, improved walkways along existing bridges, and a neighborhood safety program at Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens
Commitments intended to:
  • Improve the resiliency of the neighborhood sewer system to prevent impacts from development and alleviate stormwater flooding, pollution, and damage
  • Ongoing cleanup of contamination in Gowanus canal and adjacent lots
  • Help business and property owners access resources for environmental sustainability investments, such as building solar/green roofs and making flood-related retrofits
Commitments intended to:
  • Provide job training and placement services for residents of Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens
  • Help small, local businesses identify and access funding and support from city services so they can continue to thrive in Gowanus
  • Establish Gowanus as a 21st-century job hub through support for businesses in the Industrial Business Zone
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