Banning Cars From Manhattan
This article first appeared in our Summer 1961 issue. We are republishing it following the New York state legislature’s recent approval of a congestion pricing plan for New York City.
Spring 2024
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What Can We do With the City? 
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES, by Jane Jacobs. The Death and Life of Great American Cities is the kind of book which suggests a two-column discussion; one labeled right, one wrong. The author attacks city planners, architects, …
Lincoln Center, Emporium of the Arts
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