Paris, London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, etc, all have devoted large areas in the city to pedestrian and biking roads, enabling safer public spaces and room for community.
New York has so many streets, why not occupy some of them for public space and green areas? Starting with the space outside public institutions such as schools, that really could benefit from such enlarged space for community and play. Dangerous street outside school at 7av/2 street, where the sidewalks are overcrowded at pick up time.
*This was such an interesting comment, that we created a new post to talk about telecommuting. Reducing congestion by increasing telecommuting and flextime?*
The problem with NY is the working culture. White-collar workers think they need show up at the office to prove their value for the company, but in fact much of their work can be done from distance.
If NY city convince some of the larger companies to home-shore their labour a couple of days per week, this would solve not only problems with congestion. Probably it would be healthier for the workers not having to commute every day.
Paris, London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, etc, all have devoted large areas in the city to pedestrian and biking roads, enabling safer public spaces and room for community.
New York has so many streets, why not occupy some of them for public space and green areas? Starting with the space outside public institutions such as schools, that really could benefit from such enlarged space for community and play. Dangerous street outside school at 7av/2 street, where the sidewalks are overcrowded at pick up time.
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*This was such an interesting comment, that we created a new post to talk about telecommuting. Reducing congestion by increasing telecommuting and flextime?*
The problem with NY is the working culture. White-collar workers think they need show up at the office to prove their value for the company, but in fact much of their work can be done from distance.
If NY city convince some of the larger companies to home-shore their labour a couple of days per week, this would solve not only problems with congestion. Probably it would be healthier for the workers not having to commute every day.
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