New York
Two Men Face Off, With Millions In The Balance
The New York Observer profiles MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow and Transit Worker's Union chief Roger Touissant.
Affordable Housing Controversy in New York City.
What is the appropriate level of subsidization that affordable housing developers should receive? The article also describes New York City's unique inclusionary housing benefits.
Striking NYC Transit Workers To Go Back To Work
A mediator reports that transit union leaders have agreed to allow striking employees to return to work while negotiations continue.
Manhattan's Biotech Bid
Can a California REIT find happiness (i.e., tenants) for a big biotech building on the East River?
Greener Taxis in NYC
Just in time for the transit strike, we learn that Big Apple taxis will be cleaner and more energy efficient -- and the SUVs should be able to handle the increased passenger loads as well.
Where Do 7 Million People Go When Transit Shuts Down?
What are the alternatives for the 7 million daily transit riders? Cabs seem like a good alternative, but cabbies may also stay home if the strike goes on.
NYC Transit Strike Enters Second Day
The Transit Union disputes a daily fine of $1 million for ignoring injunctions barring a strike. The strike causes traffic chaos and estimates of economic damages reach $400 million per day.
NYC Transit System Shut Down By Strike
More than 30,000 New York City transit workers go on strike early Tuesday, shutting down nation's largest public transit system.
New York Citywide Broadband Under Study
New York City officials are looking at using wireless or some other technology to get the city's roughly 8 million citizens access to affordable broadband.
Events at Ground Zero Still a Mystery
Four years later, there are a host of unanswered questions about the events of 9/11, including the unexplained and unprecedented architectural collapses of three office towers, and the extent of toxicity in the air of Lower Manhattan.
College Town Seeks To Define 'Chain'
New Paltz does not want the special charms of its small town, collegiate business district chained down.
City Holds Walgreens to Design Standards
A proposed Walgreens Drugstore is the latest in a series of challenges to Syracuse's Eastwood Overlay District Guidelines.
Kid-friendly Granny Flats in NYC
Grandparents and grandchildren live in Bronx housing built especially for them.
Urban Glass House: Half Full?
A trendy Manhattan neighborhood rejected a groundbreaking design and gets the leftovers instead.
Congestion Charging For Manhattan Considered
Leaders of city business districts consider several ideas for reducing city traffic.
The Future of the NYC Taxicab
Futuristic suggestions to improve New York City's taxi fleet.
Could New York City Adopt London-style Congesting Pricing?
A nine month study on congestion pricing in New York reveals how a pricing plan might work, including a $7 charge during peak hours for autos in Manhattan south of 60th Street. [Link corrected.]
Book Review: Gone To New York
New Yorker contributor Ian Frazier offers a penetrating, writerly look at the city.
Infill Lots Disappearing In New York
Infill lots are now hot property in New York -- and developing them has forever changed the landscape of New York.
Should Battery Park City be Privatized?
The first CEO of New York's Battery Park City calls for a $3 billion selloff and a $300 million growth spurt at the historic mixed-use development.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
