While it’s exciting that Broadway’s redesign is busy shouting to New York City what was whispered to Kevin Costner’s character in Field of Dreams: “If you build it, they will come,” what’s more thrilling from a transportation perspective is …
New York City’s plan to close Times Square to vehicles looks like a triumph. The chaise-lounges [or chaises-longues, depending on whom you ask - Ed.] the city dropped at the Crossroads of the World on May 24th have …
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Lisa Chamberlain explores the Forum for Urban Design’s interdisciplinary design competition that aims to make Red Hook the most bicycle-friendly neighborhood in New York City. |
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Lisa Chamberlain takes a look at selected competition entries from Reinventing Red Hook, a design competition that aims to make Red Hook the most bicycle-friendly neighborhood in New York City. |
Mayor Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan have created quite a lot of buzz today with their announcement of the pilot program “Green Light for Midtown.” The idea is that both automobile traffic flow and pedestrian safety (and …
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Ulrich Franzen’s 1969 film articulates a bold vision to reclaim Manhattan’s congested streets. 40 years later, we’re still talking about the same thing. |
