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Vol. 34, No. 6
In This Issue
Development, Zoning Fights Fuel Push For NYC Roadmap
In the new issue of City Limits, a look at the growing calls for New York to take a more comprehensi
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Waking the Dead
Lomex. Robert Moses. Westway. Jane Jacobs. What New York's planning past tells us about its future.
On The Move
The city's transit system is better than you think. It's also under more strain than politicians adm
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Roads, Rails, Rezoning: Dreams For A Better New York
Over the past century, no one has thought more about New York's physical and economic growth than th
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The Election's Over. So Let's Talk Issues
A look at the policy questions that campaign 2010 didn't answer
January 2011
There are growing calls for New York to re-examine the way it plans--or doesn't plan--for the future. Pitched battles over recent redevelopment plans—from Atlantic Yards to Manhattanville—have fueled a fervor for more community input into how the city grows. Developers face lengthy environmental reviews that can increase the cost and alter the marketability of a project. Deals in which builders offer benefits in exchange for community groups' support are under increasing legal and political scrutiny. New York, with a transit system strained by growing ridership and crumbling finances, is struggling to compete with other cities in offering a greener and more efficient commute.
In this issue, City Limits looks at the past, present and possible future of planning in New York, with reporting from the South Bronx to the Brooklyn waterfront to suburban Staten Island and lessons from Miami to Portland.
From rising seas to fiscal tightening, New York is facing its future. Who will decide what the new New York looks like?
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NYC Charter Commission: Land Use
City Limits' recent issue looks at the debate over whether the city needs to reform the way it makes
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New York Faces Its Future
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How Big Is Too Big For New York City?
New York City is supposed to grow by more than 600,000 people between now and 2030, and it could gro
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Making Plans: What Other Cities Say About Their Futures
Some U.S. cities are guided by comprehensive plans for physical growth and government spending. Do t
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Japan Tsunami, Katrina Memories Wash Into Waterfront Debate
A new city plan addressing competing claims on New York's coastline draws praise. But there's still
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Conversations/Opinions
All I Want For Christmas Is A Subway To Staten Island
Gridlock Sam outlines his transit dreams for New York's future: the return of streetcars, more bus r
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About City Limits Magazine
City Limits Magazine is devoted to the in-depth investigation of pressing civic issues in New York City. Driven by a mission to inform public discourse, the Magazine provides the factual reporting, human faces, data, history and breadth of knowledge necessary to understanding the nuances, complexities and hard truths of the city, its politics and its people.
