BEFORE
A low-volume, 1-block stretch of Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn served as a popular corridor for pedestrians between Brooklyn’s civic center and main shopping district.
![Willoughby Plaza, before](https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/willoughby-before-640x293.jpg)
INTERIM
This segment was closed to vehicle traffic using temporary planters, seating, and bollards in 2006.
![Willoughby Plaza, interim](https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/willoughby-interim-640x293.jpg)
AFTER
Following a full capital construction process, Willoughby Plaza was made permanent and officially opened in 2013.
![Willoughby Plaza, after](https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/willoughby-after-640x293.jpg)