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Times Square Becomes Pedestrian Area Permanently

Pedestrianized area's in Manhattan's Herald Square and Times Square will remain permanently closed to auto traffic.
11 February 2010 - 1:00pm
Crain's New York Business
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Experts Predict NYC Will (Re)Try Congestion Pricing

In April, 2008, the state assembly rejected Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan. In this recent panel, the experts agree that the revenue the project would have produced for improving city transportation infrastructure is vital to its future.
5 February 2010 - 9:00am
Streetsblog
Mike Lydon

The Country's Best Urban Bike Commute?

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 16:49

More than two years years ago I chronicled my daily bicycle commute in Miami. The 8-mile trip was as representative of Miami's built and socio-cultural landscape as it was harrowing. 

While that city has surely made progress in the pas two years, I'd be lying if I didn't disclose that I partially moved to New York City because of the progress being made in designing livable streets infrastructure. Quite simply, it feels good to be in a city that "gets it." 

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The Animated History of Midtown Manhattan

This animation from The New York Times examines the history of Midtown Manhattan -- from pristine island environment to bustling metropolis.
31 October 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Splicing Planning Students into Community Boards

Planning students from New York-area universities are being integrated into the city's community boards through an innovative new fellowship program.
24 October 2009 - 11:00am
The Architect's Newspaper

Manhattan is the Greenest City

A review of GREEN METROPOLIS: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability by David Owen, expanding on his groundbreaking essay in the New Yorker in 2004 on why New York is the greenest city around.
15 September 2009 - 1:00pm
The New York Times
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Free Bus Rides Coming to New York?

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced an idea to speed up buses in Manhattan by eliminating crosstown bus fares.
5 August 2009 - 7:00am
The New York Times

Manhattan, Minus Buildings

The Mannahatta Project is a project of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The website aims to visualize the island of Mannahatta in 1609, before European settlers began developing it.
27 July 2009 - 1:00pm
The Mannahatta Project

Central Park: Perfect Location for an Airport?

The Manhattan Airport Foundation is lobbying to turn Central Park (yes, that Central Park) into an airport. The web is a twitter, and the MAF's elaborate designs are very funny. Aren't they? They're not really serious?
22 July 2009 - 10:00am
Treehugger
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A Walk On The High Line

Managing Editor Tim Halbur reviews The High Line, the much-lauded new linear park in Manhattan.
2 July 2009 - 5:00am
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Removing Illegal Signs

On Thursday, the Department of Buildings of New York City took off a billboard which has blanketed the lower floors of the 19th-century Cushman Building, 174 Broadway, at Maiden Lane for several years.
2 June 2009 - 5:00am
New York Times

The Story of the High Line

The Sundance Channel has produced a series of short films profiling the landscape architects, officials, activists, writers, and Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon about how the High Line park came to be.
29 May 2009 - 10:00am
Sundance Channel

Goodbye Broad Ways, Hello Streetscaping

New York City has released a new manual for street designs, representing over two years of work from the Department of Transportation.
20 May 2009 - 1:00pm
The New York Times

Ground Zero Plans Taking Shape, But Still Troubled

The long-delayed and troubled design for Manhattan's Ground Zero site has undergone some improvements and been revealed in a new model. But as New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Oroussoff notes, the design is still lacking.
12 May 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Housing Slump Hits Manhattan

Though typically a strong and steady market, falling condo sales indicate that the housing slump has moved into Manhattan.
12 April 2009 - 11:00am
The New York Times

Cash-Strapped Congregations Can't Save Landmark Churches

Another victim of the economic downturn is historic preservation. In New York, a number of churches slated for preservation can't find the funds to keep the bulldozers away.
17 March 2009 - 12:00pm
Bloomberg.com
Ian Sacs

Broadway Opening is a Leap Towards Better American Cities

Tue, 03/10/2009 - 05:34

This month's Broadway "opening" proposal is as much a clarion to the new thinking of public street space in America as it is a gift to the people of New York City.

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Ridership Increases in Boroughs, Even As Cuts Loom

The Center for an Urban Future found that ridership in the greater Manhattan area has been up significantly since 1998. But these routes are precisely the ones targeted for service cuts due to decreased revenue.
9 March 2009 - 11:00am
Center For An Urban Future

Mid-Town Manhattan To Go Car-Free

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced plans to close off parts of Broadway in Manhattan to car traffic. The city will experiment with the closing as early as May, creating a large pedestrian zone near Times Square.
26 February 2009 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

NY's Middle Class Still Exists

Maybe they're not in Manhattan, but Queens and Brooklyn are still home to much of New York's diverse middle class. And although facing some economic stress, they're not likely to go anywhere soon, according to Joel Kotkin.
4 February 2009 - 11:00am
New Geography
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