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Solar-Powered Streetscape Could Spruce Up Columbus Avenue

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An unsightly fence on Columbus Avenue between West 76th and West 77th streets is on track to be replaced by a row of trees, solar panels and rainwater-purifying channels. The Columbus Avenue Business… Read More

Water Street Pedestrian Plaza

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Tables, chairs and shrubs will soon replace cars on a block of Water Street in lower Manhattan. The city’s latest pedestrian plaza will close the right fork of Water Street between Whitehall and… Read More

Wider Sidewalks Will Keep Pedestrians Safe at Wall Street Bull

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Tourists standing in the middle of Whitehall Street to take pictures of the Wall Street bull will no longer have to worry about getting hit by cars. The Department of Transportation announced plans… Read More

“De-central” Park in the City – Richard Louv talks about spreading green in the city

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From the Ampleen blog – Walking down the tree-lined 18th street in NYC, my street, I was thinking how beautiful the street is with my deep gratitude.  Gratitude for being a part of this beautiful Gramercy… Read More

Urban Population Growth Creates New Demand for Parks

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The Brookings Institution recently released a comprehensive report on metropolitan demographic changes over the past thirty years, which highlighted the increasing concentration of the U.S. population in major metropolitan areas.  Overall, metropolitan areas… Read More

New Green Playgrounds Will Capture Stormwater Throughout NYC

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Playgrounds may be a favorite place for New York City children, but they have also become an ideal environmental solution for city officials. With a possibly rainy summer season ahead, the Department of… Read More

Welcome to Stryker Park!

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Stryker Park is our proposed linear park on W. 97th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues.  The area right now is an unusually wide sidewalk – a bit more than 50 feet wide. … Read More

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