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Upstate Cities See New Growth Amid Fiscal Crisis
Dented by population loss and industrial decline, cities like Rochester and Buffalo see a future in higher-ed and high-tech. But fiscal woes could hamstring those hopes.
Coney Island's Invisible Towers
The Bloomberg administration has rolled the dice on a major rezoning and costly infrastructure upgrades in Coney Island. Will the hoped-for development ever appear?
Federal Funds Have City Planners Eyeing East New York, Bronx
A federal planning grant to be shared among several governments on either side of the New York-Connecticut border aims for transit-oriented development.
Quitting Time: A Factory's Fall, A Neighborhood's Fallout
The 2007 closure of a Pfizer factory in Brooklyn was a milestone in manufacturing's retreat from the borough. Chapter three of "Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand" looks at what it's meant for a neighborhood and its residents.
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 grow more after that. Is there a point when the Big Apple will be too big?
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 admit.
Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.
Is the city's failure to plan a plan for failure?
Roads, Rails, Rezoning: Dreams For A Better NYC
Over the past century, no one has thought more about New York's physical and economic growth than the Regional Plan Association. Read a sampling of their past plans for the city's future.
Whose Dreams Will Decide?
The push for neighborhoods to have more than a voice.
The Casualties
"A lot of small businesses aren't getting the assistance they need to become more competitive."
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 comprehensive—and inclusive—approach to planning its physical future.
Can a Year-Round Coney Island Succeed?
After seven years of legal wrangling, hundreds of millions of dollars in city expense, and the eviction of many of Coney Island's historic amusement operators, the island is still seasonal.
The Life And Death Of The Mom-n-Pop
Small businesses help make New York's neighborhoods. But as the next issue of City Limits reports, economic trends and policy decisions are threatening their survival.
Bloomberg Deputy's Legacy, From Yankee Stadium To Hudson Yards
Nearly three years after Mayor Bloomberg's powerful deputy mayor and development czar Dan Doctoroff left City Hall, we check in on some of the major—and controversial—projects launched during his tenure.
Electric Car Infrastructure Coming To NYC
New York got its first public charging station for electric cars earlier this month. More are coming, as industry analysts predict that soon the country will be demanding the cars.
Saga Of The Worthless Condo
A developer broke the rules, the city belatedly cracked down and dozens of Brooklyn families own property with no legal right to exist.
Union Wage Push Meets Resistance
Across The Fence:
The Year In Neighborhoods
City Limits Investigates:
Bushwick Under Bloomberg
The Department of City Planning assists government organizations and the public by promoting the strategic growth of the city. The organization's decisions are backed by consensus-based zoning changes for smaller neighborhoods and crowded business districts.
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America's Cities Shaped (and Mishaped) by Rules
Zoning laws, building codes and other regulations can seem like bureaucratic obscurities. But, says this author, they have a powerful—and often negative—impact on urban areas.
Planning For Cities' Future Must Be Fair
As the Regional Plan Association convenes its annual assembly, one participant notes that along with efficiency and the environment, equity must be a goal of urban planners.
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Anatomy of a Sign- NYC DOT
Directed By Robert Hooman The NYC DOT fabricates, maintains and installs over 1 million signs a year and roughly 9000 a month. All this is done with just 22 people out of a workshop in Maspeth Queens. The unsung heros of the NYC DOT put a lot of hard work and dedication into maintaining our city's infrastructure and it was fitting and very satisfying to make a film about them and put a little spotlight on their hard work.
NYC Coastal Storm Hazard Analysis
According to the New York City Office of Emergency Management, some 2.3 million people live within areas of the city that would be at dire risk in a category 3 or 4 Hurricane storm.
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