The Village Alliance Business Improvement District spans a diverse and dynamic section of Lower Manhattan, from Second Avenue to Sixth Avenue. Despite the area’s cultural significance, it faces growing economic pressure from storefront vacancies, outdated infrastructure, and fragmented public space. This report presents a forward-looking vision and a pragmatic menu of interventions to enhance the [...]
Drawing from a year of research and decades of plans, Finding Floyd Bennett seeks to create a better connected park and a sustainability hub for the Jamaica Bay region. Few places in New York City compare to Gateway National Recreation Area's Floyd Bennett Field, a 1,300-acre park at Brooklyn’s edge with unparalleled recreational, natural, and [...]
This report proposes and discusses the potential for two Autonomous Vehicle (AV) pilot programs in Westchester County, New York. The proposed AV pilot programs, located at the Grasslands Campus in Mount Pleasant and along the Platinum Mile between White Plains and Harrison, are designed to improve transit access in the region and reduce dependence on [...]
