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City Experiments by Adding Color to Bus Lanes

By rdahl@pps.org on Aug 20, 2007 | Add Comment

With support from the Federal Highway Administration, New York City will be the first locality in the United States to test painted bus lanes, the city’s Department of Transportation announced today.

Photo: New York City Department of Transportation

As part of a trial period, existing bus lanes on East 57th Street, from [...]

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Region’s Farmers’ Markets go High-Tech

By rdahl@pps.org on Aug 8, 2007 | Add Comment

Organic vegetables? Check.

Jams and jellies? Check.

Crafts and baked goods? Check.

E-mail orders? Better check.

Before heading out to set up their stands each week, some area farmers’ market vendors go online, looking for last-minute customer requests for fresh fruits and vegetables, cut flowers and herbs.

Many farmers’ markets now have their own Web [...]

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National Farmers Market Week: August 5-11, 2007

By rdahl@pps.org on Aug 7, 2007 | Add Comment

Farmers markets are important, nationwide outlets for agricultural producers. The popularity of these markets continues to rise as more consumers discover the joys of shopping for unique ingredients sold direct from the farm, and the pleasure of buying familiar products in their freshest possible state.

More than 4,300 farmers markets across the country [...]

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Why Parks are Important

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 31, 2007 | 1 Comment

No longer considered frills, green spaces are integral to intellectual and physical growth, writes Christopher Hume of the Toronto Star.

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Paris: Nice To People, Not Nice To Cars

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 31, 2007 | Add Comment

An observer comments on the French capital’s success at making alternate modes of transportation easier and accessible.

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Jan Gehl Recommends Banning Cars from Times Square

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 11, 2007 | Add Comment

The New York City Department of Transportation wants to hire as a consultant Jan Gehl, who has helped cities like London and Copenhagen create less congested urban areas by taking back the streets from cars – and giving top priority to pedestrians and bicyclists.

Jan Gehl is a world-renowned Danish architect who wants to [...]

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Bicycle Sharing in NYC

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 10, 2007 | Add Comment

The Storefront for Art and Architecture is experimenting with a bicycle share program to demonstrate to New Yorkers that bicycling is a viable, and enjoyable, transportation alternative.

Several European cities have successful bicycle sharing programs – Paris will shortly be making 10,000 bikes available from 750 stations across the city through a program called Continue Reading

Shared Street Space Making Neighborhoods Friendlier and Safer

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 10, 2007 | Add Comment

An urban planning philosophy often labelled Home Zone or Shared Space has developed over the past three decades and promotes sensitive street design as a way to create more people-friendly environments.

“We should learn to build villages in the way they were built in the past,” says Hans Monderman, the Dutch engineer seen as the [...]

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Downtown Malls Continue to Haunt Some Cities

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 5, 2007 | Add Comment

The Silicon Valley cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale are alike in many ways. But their downtowns offer a study in contrasts because of land use decisions made 30 years ago.

Like many suburbs in the 1970s, Sunnyvale approved and subsidized development of a mall as a way of “saving” downtown. It didn’t work [...]

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Winners of Jane Jacobs Medal Announced

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 28, 2007 | Add Comment

After funding the research that helped Jane Jacobs produce her landmark book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” nearly 50 yeas ago, the Rockefeller Foundation has inaugurated the first Jane Jacobs Medals.

Barry Benepe, the 79-year-old founder of Greenmarket, will receive the first medal for “lifetime leadership.” Omar Freilla, the 33-year-old founder of [...]

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Returning Streets to People, Not Cars, in Bogota, Colombia

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 28, 2007 | Add Comment

Bogota, Colombia, has turned itself around by focusing on using the public realm to promote the greatest amount of happiness. First stop? Car-free days. The city’s campaign to return streets from cars to people is now a model for the world.

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Study Criticizes NYC Parks Dept. Management

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 28, 2007 | Add Comment

The quality of the typical New York City park is determined largely by whether it is in a wealthy or poor neighborhood, according to a study to be released by a private nonprofit group today. The report also indicated that despite budget increases in recent years, the Parks Department is not doing enough strategic [...]

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