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Times Square's Last Homeless Man

While this article focuses on 'Heavy', the homeless hold-out, it really is a success story of how a popular, urban destination can tackle what many considerable an insurmountable urban problem - homelessness.

March 31, 2010 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

Times Square Becomes Pedestrian Area Permanently

Pedestrianized area's in Manhattan's Herald Square and Times Square will remain permanently closed to auto traffic.

February 11, 2010 - Crain's New York Business

Combining Pavement and Reusable Materials to Make Urban Parks

Allison Arieff argues that cities should look to reversible parks modeled on the Pavement to Parks program to prevent blight, combat the practice of land banking, and model sustainable practices.

September 28, 2009 - NYTimes: By Design Blog

Not Enough Chairs in Times Square

Less than a week after Times Square became an outdoor lounge, it is already hard to find a seat there.

June 9, 2009 - The New York Times

Times Square, Without Cars

Construction crews moved in to Times Square Sunday night to start work on another ambitious leg of New York's pedestrianization project.

May 26, 2009 - The Huffington Post

The Benevolent Robert Moses of New York's Streets

As New York City prepares to pedestrianize Times Square, New York Magazine profiles Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, who they call "equal parts Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses."

May 22, 2009 - New York Magazine

The Aesthetic Dangers of Group Decisionmaking

In response to an essay on restricting outdoor advertising in L.A., designer and lawyer Lawrence Barth argues that putting these decisions into the hands of groups -- whether city- or activist-led -- can lead to unintended consequences.

February 7, 2009 - Design Observer

SF's Election Night Revelation

Relative to those in Chicago's Grant Park or New York's Time Square, post-election celebration turnouts in San Francisco public spaces were sparse. But it's not because of urban design--it's the city's character.

November 13, 2008 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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