This project creates a new vision for New York State’s largest incorporated village and has become a regional and national model for aging commercial corridors and transit-oriented development and revitalization. Freeport, located on the south shore of Long Island, sought a community-driven plan that would revitalize this declining corridor and station area. Working in a charrette, residents collaborated with the design team to provide insights into their community and their hopes for “Building a Better Freeport.”

The vision plan that grew out of the charrette focused on North Main Street and the transit station area. This includes the design of a regionally appropriate plan for the public realm, a form-based code, emphasis on transit-oriented development, smart growth opportunities and a structured implementation plan. An illustrative vision plan document describes the nature of the renewed main street corridor, leveraging new development and preservation to reestablish safety, economic vitality, pedestrian connectivity and community place-making.

The project is being undertaken through the joint efforts of Moule & Polyzoides, the Regional Plan Association and Sustainable Long Island.