The director of an MTA program to bring visual art and performance to New York City’s public transportation system talks about activating spaces of infrastructure, improving rider experience and harnessing the power of public art.

On the eve of his departure from New York, the outgoing manager of public art for the Times Square Alliance discusses community engagement, urban placemaking and contemporary art practice at the iconic site.

A writer muses on poetry, neighborliness and waking up to the city around us while strolling through Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park.

Transportation and livable streets advocate Mark Gorton explains why the car is a flawed technology for cities and shares his vision for a mostly auto-free New York.

David Giles discusses the findings and implications of a recently launched report on the economic impact and potential of the architecture and design sectors in New York City.

In advance of our field trip to one of NYC’s privately-owned public spaces, we talk to Raquel Ramati about plaza bonuses, street life and the legacy of DCP’s Urban Design Group.

Suketu Mehta reflects on immigration, density and neighborhood change while wandering the Queens streets where he lived as a teenager.

In our fourth of a series of artist interviews, Swoon discusses how the urban environment informs her work, from Brooklyn streets to Venetian canals to post-earthquake Haiti.

Neil Freeman and Todd Shalom discuss walking through the city as a medium of art, poetics and urban awareness.

In the third of a series of interviews with artists, Heather L. Johnson talks about how complex urban infrastructure systems inspire her explorations of movement and space.