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A Gehl Dispatch From Down Under

By Brad Aaron | | 2 Comments
We reported yesterday that noted Danish urbanist Jan Gehl will soon be surveying New York streets with an eye toward improving them for human use. Gehl has been working in Sydney, Australia as of late, and an essay he wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald offers insight into what he may be looking for here in […]

World Cities Adding One Million People Every Week

By Jason Varone | | 2 Comments
Syndicated columnist Neal Peirce asks whether our planet will be able to absorb the population "mega-surge" currently underway in Africa, Asia and Latin America. From Common Dreams: The problem is that the global population base has increased so radically that even seemingly modest birthrates can have momentous consequences. Joel Cohen (head of the Laboratory of […]

DOT Launches Gehl Street Survey Project

By Brad Aaron | | 12 Comments
The New York City Department of Transportation has retained Danish urbanist Jan Gehl’s firm to evaluate city streets and other public spaces. Streetsblog first reported this development as a possibility back in June, when we interviewed Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. Not long after, we got word that Gehl had been hired by the city as a […]

Last Day for High Bridge Survey

By Brad Aaron | | 6 Comments
In addition to the subway, the Metro-North, and the ferry, baseball spectators should have another non-auto option to get to the new Yankee Stadium: a restored car-free High Bridge. The High Bridge merits attention today not only due to the current parking controversy, but also because it’s the last day of the Parks Department’s online survey. As noted previously, two […]

Take the NYC Neighborhood Quality of Life Survey

By Jason Varone | | No Comments
Citizens for NYC, whose mission is to stimulate and support self-help and civic action to improve the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods, invites you to participate in their new Neighborhood Quality of Life Survey.  This is your chance to report on your neighborhood’s air quality, capacity for open spaces, its facilities for […]

Transit-Oriented America, Part 5: Wrap-Up

By Aaron Donovan | | 1 Comment
Thanks all for reading and commenting on our non-motorized honeymoon travel series (see parts 1, 2, 3 and 4). Below is a table Susan put together to briefly summarize some of our observations on the cities we visited.   Transit Bike Accesibity Amtrak Station Street life and art Chicago Loop El made all connections we […]
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