Open Plans

Founded in 1999, Open Plans promotes civic engagement for livable streets. Our tools –information, education and activation – empower residents to shape their communities.

Students from UWS school speak about safe streets, following the death of Cooper Stock, June 2015

Photo: Lisa Orman

Clarence Eckerson, Jr. interviewing Jennifer Nitzky, Landscape Architect and ASLA NY-Trustee at WEA Walk (West End Avenue) event on the UWS. September 2020.

Photo: Lisa Orman

StreetopiaUWS packed a Community Board 7 meeting with proponents of a study of the curbside (it passed). Peter Frishauf holding sign. February 2020.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Hosted a Rally to Find Safe Cross (Central) Park bike paths. December 2020.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Speed gunning in the 96th Street transverse. Part of our cross (Central) Park biking campaign. February 2020.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Open Plans Team building a trash corral in Hell’s Kitchen. July 2020.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Open Plans Team with CHEKPEDS co-founder, Christine Berthet, building a trash corral in Hell’s Kitchen. July 2020.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Street Mural Project for ParktoPark103 with Street Plans. October 2020.

Photo: Lisa Orman

StreetopiaUWS volunteer cleans the streets and sidewalks prior to our #StreetArts103 Earth Day celebration. April 2021.

Photo: Lisa Orman

100’s of people came out to enjoy #StreetArts103. The info we learned from this event fueled our Summer of Play report, giving city agencies feedback on simplifying community events. April 2021.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Open Streets.

Photo: Shabazz Stuart

Park Slope Block Party June 2021.

Photo: Jackson Chabot

MS 54 student interviewed passersby to ask what public space issues people cared about. With Bar Crawl Radio. June 2021.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Two MS54 students help paint a street mural for our ParkToPark103 campaign on the Upper West Side. July 2021.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Students read posts from our Celebrate Broadway event (I Want Space For…). This event created space for people and play on Broadway from 73rd to 76th. September 2019.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Student volunteers playing with kids, talking to neighbors and creating art. Celebrate Broadway. September 2019.

Photo: Lisa Orman

Founded in 1999, Open Plans promotes civic engagement for livable streets. Our tools –information, education and activation – empower residents to shape their communities.

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