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Many of the world's great public spaces may be programmed in many different ways, to serve many different purposes. While bicycling through Times Square late last night, I noticed three orb-like seating areas dropped into the plaza. ... Read On

I had some errands to run on Friday evening before Hurricane Irene arrived, and as walked down Broadway in Soho, business owners were hard at work boarding up their windows. After a dinner in Chinatown, I hopped on the 4 train for what would be my last subway ride until Monday afternoon. ... Read On

The New York Daily News reports on Professor Mark Naison of Fordham's alternative ego, "Notorious PhD," and his rap about the potential challenge of gentrification in the Bronx, which he did at new student orientation this past week, in "'Notorious PhD', aka Fordham professor Mark Naison, raps against gentrification in Bronx." I think the issue is displacement and change, and the term "gentrification" doesn't fully encompass the nuances and implications of what is happening.. ... Read On

On the one hand, New Urbanists say that cities should have minimal impact on their natural surroundings, while on the other hand world-class designs are defined by unconventional schemes that strive to minimize the use of non-renewables.  It seems, then, the twenty-first century building is a machine designed to rationalize its inputs while maintaining high function. But the agreement between the two groups ends there. ... Read On 

Mark Gorton is perhaps best known for founding the peer-to-peer service LimeWire. But his real passion is transportation - specifically bicycles, and making cities friendlier to them. ...  Read On 

"I'd rather have done all the prep work and not need it than the alternative." Read On