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A visual tool which provides evidence of the run off (and inherent combined sewer overflow) problems from which New York suffers during rainfall. For the project I will select a few of the new CEMUSA bus shelters in various locations around NYC. We will map the surrounding area in two ways with regards to runoff: 1) the existing structures - surface types and land usage 2)existing structures with run off remediation opportunities. I will then create 2 sculptural maps for per bus shelter. One of the maps will represent the existing system - with relative usage of the various surface types (brick, concrete, rooftops, percentage of paved space, and any existing green space) the second map will include the remediation possibilities (including porous pavements, addition of street trees, gardens, green playgrounds and roof gardens). Each of these maps will be placed atop the relevant bus shelter. When it rains, the amount of rainwater which comes off of each map will be visible down the back of the shelter (the glass roofs slope). There will be additional information presented as an adhesive "infomercial" on the backside of the bus shelter.
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