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Town of Poughkeepsie Placemaking and Design Principles for Infill Development




The Town of Poughkeepsie contains a patchwork of suburban neighborhoods, strip retail corridors, and large underutilized sites concentrated along Route 9 and surrounding highways. MUD Workshop developed a set of development guidelines to support infill development, adaptive reuse, and green infrastructure on key sites across the Town of Poughkeepsie.

ProjectTown of Poughkeepsie Placemaking and Design Principles for Infill Development

LocationPoughkeepsie, NY

ClientTown of Poughkeepsie

CollaboratorsNPV

ServicesClimate-Adaptive Design, Visioning, Outreach and Engagement, Public Space Design, Mobility and Streetscapes, Zoning Code and Design Guidelines, Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning



Many of the vacant and underutilized sites along Route 9, including aging malls and vacant contaminated parcels, lacked a coherent vision for redevelopment. The Town sought to update its comprehensive plan with design guidance that could support infill growth, attract investment, and improve the public realm without replicating auto-oriented development patterns.



Working alongside NPV and in close collaboration with the Town’s Planning and Zoning Boards, MUD Workshop facilitated community and stakeholder engagement, conducted land use and zoning analysis, and produced a toolkit of best practices for compact, mixed-use development.




These were tested and illustrated through redevelopment scenarios – one on the site of a vacant mall and the other on a brownfield site. Each scenario demonstrated options for density distribution, transportation layouts, green infrastructure, and new housing typologies.

The design guidelines were adopted as part of the Town’s comprehensive plan in 2021.


Showcasing Human-Scale Intervention of EV Charging Station in Arlington, NY
Using Sustainable Bio-Remediation Methods for Redevelopment



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Plan of Development Patterns in Town of Poughkeepsie
Plan of Development Patterns in Town of Poughkeepsie
Showcasing Human-Scale Intervention of EV Charging Station in Arlington, NY
Using Sustainable Bio-Remediation Methods for Redevelopment
Redevelopment of Partially Vacant Mall


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