Redesigning New York streets

New York City is taking “going green” to a whole new level. The Bloomberg administration has just issued a design manual to redesign New York’s streets in a cost effective and environmentally safe manner, including sidewalks made of recycled rubber and LED street lights. The plan also seeks to create aesthetically appealing neighborhoods “in an effort to make over the utilitarian 1970s-style streetscape that dominates the city.” New developments even began this past... Read More