NY to ban cars from Times Square?

Jan Gehl, an architect and urban design consultant, has helped cities like London and Melbourne create less congested urban areas by banning cars from certain streets and giving citizens and bicycles top priority. Bloomberg is now looking to the Danish architect in order to ban traffic from Times Square and raise parking prices.

As a plan of Bloomberg’s plaNYC program, Janette Sadik-Khan, City Transportation Commissioner, is working with Gehl to help prepare a citywide master plan. Goals include reducing traffic and pollution, increasing mass transportation and making it possible for anyone to reach a park
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rg12345 - 7/11/2007 12:43:15 PM

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They should remove the trash from the sidewalks first. It stinks.

Brembo - 7/11/2007 1:12:29 PM

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And then build moving sidewalk like the Jetsons.

M35MT - 7/11/2007 1:45:59 PM

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NYC is an incredibly dirty city. It comes with the 13+ million people.

I like Boston just fine....although driving here is even more of a nightmare.

Caddyman07 - 7/11/2007 3:28:34 PM

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A nightmare is driving around here during the Taste of Chicago event...

Caddyman07 - 7/11/2007 4:30:32 PM

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ROTFLMBAO!!! This boosting thing is the lamest thing Ive ever seen!!! (STILL ROTFLMBAO!!!)

david989 - 7/11/2007 3:20:37 PM

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The article forgot to mention that Lexus and Toyota hybrids are exempt from this.

Htay7500 - 7/11/2007 8:08:43 PM

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too bad I live 5 miles to DC, where theres a lot less trash in the georgetown area, and sometimes downtown, but the only thing suffering there is the crime rate, where the US capital is "murder capital" w/ the most highest crime rates than jersey, and nyc.

moto - 7/12/2007 6:40:38 PM

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about friggin' time! One can walk across Manhattan faster than one can drive during the daytime.

But the fastest way across town is DEFINITELY by bicycle. Check out the video "Drag Race NYC", and hold on tight to your chair. www.digave.com/videos/

Thanks, Lucas!

ctsang - 7/12/2007 9:51:46 PM

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how about banning all cars in Manhattan or pay a fee to drive there