Prospect Park

Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn with fall foliage on surrounding trees.

NYC’s Prospect Park is Getting a $68 Million ‘Bluebelt’

The city plans to upgrade the park’s drainage infrastructure to channel more stormwater into its lake and other drainage ponds and reduce flooding risk.

December 14, 2025 - Smart Cities Dive

Cars Banned From New York's Prospect Park Starting in 2018

Decades of activism have led to this victory for pedestrian advocates, Streetsblog NYC reports.

October 26, 2017 - StreetsBlog NYC

The Hills of Governors Island

The Power of Prospect: A First Look at the Hills of Governors Island

In the tradition of great urban landscapes, the Hills of Governors Island will soon challenge the status quo and create a dynamic new type of park for all people to enjoy.

May 19, 2016 - Mark Hough

Car Ban Proposed in Central Park

A lawmaker in New York has introduced a plan to ban cars from Central Park and Prospect Park.

March 24, 2011 - The New York Post

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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