New York

The Fight For A Park In Brooklyn

A grass-roots group pushes hard and wins a 70-acre greenbelt in one of the nation's densest urban areas.

June 12, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

City Restores Olmsted's Legacy

A million-dollar project will restore Frederick Law Olmsted's parkway system in Buffalo, NY,

June 11, 2002 - The Buffalo News

One Of America's Most Segregated Suburbs

A new study finds that racial segregation on Long Island, NY, with its 109 towns, villages, and cities, is beaten only by a few large, Midwestern cities.

June 6, 2002 - The New York Times

New York Tomorrow

When the sun rises on New York City a decade from now, it could well be a very different place.

June 2, 2002 - Urban Land Magazine

For New Yorkers, Rapid Transit Is A Relative Term

2000 Census data reveals that outer-borough New Yorkers exceed most of the country in commuting time. With the highest transit ridership in the country, is that a problem?

May 25, 2002 - The New York Times

Rebuild It Big!

The World Trade Center is not a memory, but an aspiration.

May 24, 2002 - Reason Online

Private Club Car Provides Respite From The Masses Of Transit

As NY area commuting patterns shift and trains are getting less comfortable, more eyebrows are raised over a pricey, members-only club car on Amtrak.

May 22, 2002 - The New York Times

WTC Architectural Guideliness Force Mediocrity

An architectural critic charges that the design guidelines required for the WTC rebuilding will ensure mediocrity.

May 22, 2002 - Newsday

WTC Planning Consultant Questioned

The LMDC selects prominent architectural firm, Beyer Blinder Belle as the urban planning consultant, but questions are raised about the process.

May 22, 2002 - The New York Times

'Atlantis' In New York

Almost a century ago, hundreds of houses in the Catskill mountains were submerged to create the Ashokan Reservoir. This spring's drought is slowly uncovering the past.

May 18, 2002 - The New York Times

Urban Design Teams Interviewed For WTC Site

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation is interviewing urban design teams for the urban planning study of downtown Manhattan.

May 17, 2002 - Architectural Record

Brooklyn Library Design Commission Goes To Mexican Architect

Brooklyn Public Library selects leading Mexican architect to design its Visual and Performing Arts Library.

May 16, 2002 - The New York Times

Air Quality - Only As Bad As It's Always Been?

Air monitoring in Lower Manhattan leads to some reassurances and more questions.

May 16, 2002 - The New York Times

Who Decides The Future Of Ground Zero?

Now that the site has been cleared, who will decide what will be built at Ground Zero?

May 16, 2002 - Newsweek

A Taller Building Planned For 7 WTC

The new structure planned for 7 World Trade Center will be taller than the bulding that collapsed on 9-11.

May 15, 2002 - The Washington Post

'Green' Buildings For A New Manhattan

Battery Park City Authority now requires environmentally friendly and energy effienct features on buildings.

May 15, 2002 - GreenBiz

Dreaming Of A Bold New Downtown

Urban planners and elected officials are thinking up grand visions for rebuilding the 16-acre area around the site of the World Trade Center.

May 11, 2002 - The New York Times

Mixed Use In Brooklyn: New Strategy Uses Old Idea

NYC housing program combines economic revitalization, home ownership, and traditional neighborhood design and finds inspiration for the future in a tried-and-true formula.

May 10, 2002 - The New York Times

7th Grade Students Get A Crash Course In Urban Planning

Seventh-grade students at a school in Brooklyn are attending a five-month workshop to learn about urban planning, design, and real estate.

May 9, 2002 - The New York Times

Meet New York City's New Chief Planning Commissioner

Meet Amanda Burden -- the new head of New York's city planning commission. She's the new breed of Bloomberg public servant.

May 9, 2002 - New York Metro

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Senior Manager Operations, Urban Planning

New York City School Construction Authority

Building Inspector

Village of Glen Ellyn

Manager of Model Development

Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO

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