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New York City Faces Immense Growth

Posted by: David Gest
Thanks to: ArchNewsNow
20 April 2006 - 8:00am

How can the city learn from other major metropolises like Chicago and Los Angeles to develop a viable growth strategy for the 21st century?

"Which city in the United States added the largest number of people over the last 15 years? The answer is not Las Vegas. It's not Phoenix. It's not Dallas. It's New York City. New York City added more than 800,000 additional residents since 1990.

And, according to forecasts, this will continue. We expect that probably a million, and perhaps as many as a million and a half, additional residents will come to New York City in the next 25 years."

"Finding ways to accommodate even more residents will require public education and support. People have to understand that the city and region are going to grow, and it is either going to happen in a thoughtful way or it is in an unthoughtful way, an unplanned way."

Full Story: Finding Space for a Million More New Yorkers
Source: The Gotham Gazette, April 17, 2006
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