We had a photo yesterday of the new lighting at the Brooklyn Bridge that was put in our GL Photo Pool and yesterday there was a media event/photo op to showcase the new signage and lighting. The signs were created by Emphasis Design and the “public art lighting installation” was done by Tillett Lighting Design and KT3D entitled “This Way.” The new designs are meant to improve “foreboding entrances” and a notorious lack of signs that often leave tourists scratching their head. The release from the Borough President’s office, from whence the photo above came, says “For many years, the Brooklyn pedestrian entrance has been in need of an upgrade to complement the Bridge’s pedestrian-friendly Manhattan side, whose small greenway and opening into City Hall Park provides an attractive and welcoming beacon for visitors entering Lower Manhattan. This project addresses the elements of poor lighting, uninviting entrances, and insufficient signage that do little to alert the pedestrian traffic to the wide variety of Brooklyn assets at the foot of the Bridge that are an integral part of the borough’s unique identity. These simple, yet significant, improvements to the Walkway provide a fitting and necessary enhancement to one of America’s most cherished urban icons.” Dubmo NYC has a full flickr set of the event and the lighting.

[Photo courtesy of Dumbo NYC]

[A rendering from KT3D]