Program Update

‘Water: Designing an Equitable Water Future for NYC’ RFP Awards Five Finalists to Advance New Projects

Alexa Mauzy-Lewis | April 20, 2026

The Design Trust for Public Space has selected five winners from its 12th Request for Proposals (RFP) cycle, a citywide call for project ideas that address key public space challenges on the theme of “Water: Designing an Equitable Water Future for New York City.” 

Photo credits: Map courtesy of the Seaweed Zone; NYC DEP; Photo of Tiffany Baker by Jason Bailey; Rising Tide Effect; Pratt Students testing out OTW models at the RETI Center Field Station in the Gowanus Bay, GBX Terminal;

Project Update

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