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Planning Process of “pedestrian Plaza” in Times Square, New York

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Recently, reinvention of public spaces is receiving academic and practical attentions. The purpose of this paper is to make clear the planning process of “pedestrian plaza” in Times Square as a result of collaborative efforts by Times Square Alliance, NYC-DOT and other professional organizations. The following four facts are pointed out and discussed as lessons from the process: 1) continuous initiative by TSA as an area management organization, 2) supports from the professional sector, in particular, non-profit organizations for remaking the public realm, 3) leaderships by the mayor and the commissioner, 4) connection between local pedestrianization and transformation of the city’s structure.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.81.1549

Authors: Naoto NAKAJIMA, Shingo SEKIYA

Institutions: Regional Planning International Co., Ltd. (Japan), The University of Tokyo

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of Tokyo