More Meatpacking Plaza Construction Photos
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More shots of the street redesign project underway just north of 14th Street at Ninth Avenue: Photos: Clarence Eckerson, Mike Epstein
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Construction of Piazza de Meatpacking is Underway
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Dept. of Transportation street design projects are moving incredibly fast these days. Only a few weeks ago the City announced that, in response to long-standing community requests, it would create a new public plaza, buffered bike lane, and major pedestrian improvements at that big, crazy intersection in the middle of the Meatpacking District. Work has […]
Brooklyn Merchants Fight for Parking Over Affordable Housing
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A group of profoundly confused Brooklyn merchants have convinced themselves that a nearby empty lot is better used for motor vehicle storage than affordable housing for 152 families. Oh, and by the way, the affordable housing plan includes an even larger parking lot beneath the building. The Daily News reports: A group of Williamsburg merchants […]
Mayor Speaks at Times Square Pricing Rally
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Supporters of congestion pricing rallied yesterday in Times Square, urging state lawmakers to act by July 16 on Mayor Bloomberg’s initiative or risk losing $500 million in federal funds. "The time is now," said the mayor, according to the New York Post. "We cannot walk away from this opportunity." Shouting out to tourists in a […]
Bike-Sharing in New York: Could It Happen Here?
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A bike-share station in Lyon, France It was a vacation in Paris a couple of months ago that gave David Haskell, executive director of the Forum for Urban Design, the idea. Haskell was so impressed by the preparations the French capital is making for its massive municipal bike-sharing program that he decided he had to […]
One’s Inner SUV Driver
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This is the third essay from Alex Marshall, who has written extensively on transportation issues as a journalist and author. He is a senior fellow at the Regional Plan Association, where he edits the bi-weekly Spotlight on the Region newsletter. "All SUV drivers are assholes," I’ve frequently found myself thinking as I face the […]