New York

NYC Mayor Considers Tolls For East River Bridges

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is considering placing tolls on bridges on the East River to help with the city's troubled finances.

February 20, 2002 - The New York Times

Classically Spatial: The Morgan Library Addition

Herbert Muschamp reviews Renzo Piano's design for the addition to the Morgan Library in New York.

February 13, 2002 - The New York Times

Urban Planner Joins Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Effort

Urban planner Alexander Garvin will join the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation as vice president for planning, design and development.

February 12, 2002 - The New York Times

New York's Mayor Takes The Subway

New York's Millionaire 'MetroCard Mayor' Bloomberg takes the subway. Now if only his commissioners would also.

February 12, 2002 - Newsday

Harlem, 2002

Harlem is being rebuilt, parcel by parcel. A new Harlem is in the making -- but some entrepreneurs are frustrated.

February 11, 2002 - The New York Times

Garvin Backs Mixed Use At WTC

Well-know planner Alexander Garvin, named to lead lower Manhattan's redevelopment, backs a mixed use plan.

February 11, 2002 - Newsday

Redeveloping The Rockaway Peninsula

City officials announce a new plan to develop a 308 acre neighborhood in Southeast Queens.

February 6, 2002 - The New York Times

The Twin Towers Broader Legacy

New York's Twin Towers were part of an economic development deal that left a broad legacy in metropolitan New York.

February 6, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Architects Envision The Future For WTC Site

Noted architects envision the future of the World Trade Center site.

February 4, 2002 - The Washington Post

Architectural Landmark To Be Partly Demolished

The Bronx Developmental Center, considered to be a "masterpiece of Modernism." Architects and historians are concerned about plans to partly demolish and expand the complex.

February 2, 2002 - The New York Times

Project To Transform Former Plant Into Housing

$30 million renovation of ex-Trico plant aims to bring more residents to downtown Buffalo.

February 1, 2002 - The Buffalo News

Firms Leaving Lower Manhattan

Manhattan firms relocate offices to decentralize operations. How will the trend impact efforts to rebuild Lower Manhattan?

January 30, 2002 - The New York Times

Politics And Building A WTC Memorial

The politics behind building a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center.

January 28, 2002 - The Economist

Architecture And Claustrophobia

People who suffer from claustrophobia find it difficult to live in modern cities like New York.

January 28, 2002 - The New York Times

The WTC Memorial Debate Continues

The efforts to create a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center are uncoordinated.

January 27, 2002 - The New York Times

Sept. 11 Memorial: How Big Should It Be?

John Tierney argues that the Sept. 11 memorial need not be big in size.

January 25, 2002 - The New York Times

NYC Mayor Fulfills Campaign Promise, Commutes By Subway

Last year Michael Bloomberg promised that if elected mayor of New York, he would commute by public transit, but no one believed him until now.

January 23, 2002 - The New York Times

Students Redesign Church Hit On Sept. 11

Architecture students take on a real-world project -- redesigning a church demolished on Sept. 11.

January 23, 2002 - The New York Times

World Trade Center Designs Profiled

Newsweek profiles a collection of 50 sketches and multimedia projects for a a new World Trade Center.

January 23, 2002 - Newsweek

Seven Principles For Rebuilding Downtown

A coalition of architecture, planning, and design organizations has prepared a report describing seven principles for rebuilding Lower Manhattan.

January 21, 2002 - New York New Visions

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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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

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