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NEW NEW YORK: Mayor Adams Will Create a ‘Public Realm Czar’
The new public space czar would become the central node to oversee the different agencies that affect all public realm policies and projects, including the departments of Transportation, Parks, and Sanitation.
December 15, 2022
GREEN CURBS: Open Restaurant Supporters Want Some ‘Parking’ Spots for Parklets
A permanent outdoor dining program should come with a side of parks, a group of experts argues in a new report outlining the future of the program.
November 25, 2022
Opinion: New York Needs Covered Outdoor Dining Year-Round!
Let's open the door to innovative ideas and solutions to re-social and redefine how we share public space safely (and save the restaurant industry).
November 4, 2022
Council Speaker Makes Her Choice: Car Storage over Diners and Restauranteurs
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams appeared to throw the entire open restaurant program under the bus on Wednesday morning.
September 28, 2022
City Hall Land Use Honcho Heads to Advocacy Sector to Get Transportation-Oriented Stuff Done
The Adams administration's senior adviser for land use, Annemarie Gray, has quit her lofty City Hall perch to head to the private sector to run an organization at the forefront of advocating for building more housing across the city — with a focus around transportation.
September 20, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Energy of Ancient Cities
What can ancient cities tell us about contemporary urbanism? An anthropologist explores some themes.
September 9, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations
Yes, the lowly bus stop can involve the community, engage transit operators, and bring life to grey spaces.
August 25, 2022
NYC to Contractors: We Want To Get Serious About Trash Containerization
Forget about the small-ball (and bin!) pilots. This is the Big Kehuna — a 'scalable' pilot that will modify 'sanitation fleets and staffing practices.'
August 22, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt Art!
How communities can use paint as an effective and relatively low-cost strategy to activate their streets.
August 12, 2022
Chinatown’s Doyers Open Street to Become a Car-Free Plaza
A street that is useless for motorists in a neighborhood with virtually no open space will finally get the treatment it, and its neighbors, deserve.
July 19, 2022
