Urban Residue - leftover thoughts from the day

New York City's major transit hubs have tons of passengers. Literally. While "tons of [whatever]" is a common figure of ...

The New York Times recently ran an article about New York City's desire to stop using trailers for classroom space. It noted: "A...

This is not the type of intersection you want to cross with your children to go to the zoo: It's not really the type of intersection...

Mosholu Parkway is a great shared civic space between the Bedford Park and Norwood neighborhoods. One of the aspects that first impressed me...

The Bedford Park Boulevard subway stop on the 4 train serves as a significant multimodal center, despite a complete lack of design or any at...

There may be no more depressing reminders of the structural imbalances in our economy than buildings like this: This is a stark, physic...

This is the second in a series of posts about crosswalks with conflicts that threaten pedestrians. These are intersections located in neigh...