Reviewing the Year in New York City Urban Planning

The Curbed New York team takes a tour of "the good, the bad, and the ugly" in urban planning from 2015.

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December 30, 2015, 11:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


As part of its 12th Annual Curbed Awards for New York City, Curbed NY presents a list of the "best (and worst) urban planning moves of the year.

Amy Plitt drafts the post that celebrates the winners and names the culprits, depending on the projects. Here's a complete list of the awards the Curbed team made up, but click through to see who got the glory (or ignominy):

  • Wait, This Is Really Happening?
  • Most Awaited Conversion (or, Please, Please Don't Mess This Up)
  • Most Anticipated Comeback
  • Most Beautiful Addition to a NYC Park, Non-Natural Edition
  • Most Beautiful Addition to a NYC Park, Natural Addition
  • Revenge of the Megaprojects
  • Yay, MTA!
  • Boo, MTA!
  • The Most Outrageous Thought Experiments
  • The Nontroversy of the Year Award

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