Despite the wonderful design, the biggest impression I was left with is that this is not a park. For a long time, I feel that the idea of “park” and “landscaping” has been placed under the “pastoral shadow” of Mr. Olmsted and his amazing work in parks across New York City and America at large.
In my mind, the big question in play is if Times Square can become a 21st century equivalent of the urban room and gathering space that Union Square traditionally has represented.
The larger issue at stake is how to position the city and the opportunities it provides in a place that doesn’t fall behind and decay because it is still based on, and growing from, early 20th Century planning. If you can attempt to solve the bigger problems that are far beyond not having enough convention space, then you become a benchmark for the rest of the nation.
My commute is one of seeing a city while moving along its edge – not as arriving to the city, or walking away – but riding the border between the chaos and the calm. The river’s revival is well chronicled and the primary reason for its success is what has been developed along its edges.
A few more things I ran across in my various trips down the rabbit hole of cycling research: Taxing Bike Riders Oregon representative Wayne Krieger has proposed a law requiring cyclists to register their bikes at a cost of $54 every two years. In his words: “Bikes have used the roads in this state forever and have never [...]
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