The street designs of the past are not adequate to meet 21st-century challenges. Therefore, Transportation Alternatives is looking for new conceptual and physical approaches to the planning of public streets by asking participants to redesign the intersection of 9th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The street will be re-imagined as a healthy, safe, and sustainable 21st-century street. The competition will conclude with an exhibit in a public place in December 2008. A publication will also be produced to highlight entries with significant merit that may not have been included in the exhibition and all submissions will be available for public review on this web site once awards have been announced.

The competition is open to the entire public: they hope that community members without any design training as well as design professionals and students will submit their ideas for street design improvements at this intersection. The registration deadline is July 18 (this week!), and all entries are due on August 18 by 5 PM. Visit the site to learn more.