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Meatpacking BID Plans Pedestrian ‘Oasis’ Near Hudson River
A new "Vision Plan" proposes to make the area near the High Line and West Street a "front porch" for the waterfront.
October 11, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health
Why having shopping destinations and an interconnected street network keep people active and alive.
September 22, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Energy of Ancient Cities
What can ancient cities tell us about contemporary urbanism? An anthropologist explores some themes.
September 9, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations
Yes, the lowly bus stop can involve the community, engage transit operators, and bring life to grey spaces.
August 25, 2022
This Artificial Intelligence Bot is Designing Better Streets Than Some Engineers
Leave it to a Brooklyn artist to break through Americans' willful inability to imagine how their communities could be designed around people instead of automobiles.
July 28, 2022
Urban Design Forum Envisions Street-Based ‘Platform’ for a ‘Thriving City’
The group's new report, "Streets Ahead," articulates goals that won't be controversial for Streetsblog readers, but may sound new to New Yorkers who think of streets only as repositories for free car storage.
May 18, 2022
Design Trust Releases Public Space Management ‘Toolkit’
Group seeks to smooth way for small-fry community and business organizations in 'placemaking' efforts.
April 29, 2022
An Open Letter To DOT Commissioner Rodriguez on Eve of #FixCanal Workshop
An architect sets us up for tonight's Canal Street workshop.
March 7, 2022
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’
How London learned to keep children safe and healthier by restricting cars.
October 20, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How To Manage a City of Eight Million
New York needs a 'director of the public realm,' argue officials at two important municipal not-for-profits.
October 19, 2021
