Policy makers, urban planners, and the private sector often attack civic problems with a top down approach. But when designers think about civic challenges, they look at them from the street-level.
Gotham Gazette and City Limits break down NYCHA chairwoman Shola Olatoye’s remarks this week about NextGen NYCHA, maintenance hours and whether public housing is aiding or arresting mobility.
Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.
