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A road in Brighton, UK modelled using the Shared Space philosophy. Motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians share the same space. Traditional road markings, signs and signals are absent.

John Massengale

John Massengale is an architect and urban designer in New York City, co-author with Victor Dover of "Street Design, The Secret to Great Cities and Towns" and "New York 1900, Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890-1915," with Robert A.M. Stern and Gregory Gilmartin.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Congestion Pricing is Just One Step Toward Reclaiming City Streets

By John Massengale | June 3, 2019

The consensus is growing that we want fewer cars, especially in Manhattan, and more places where it’s comfortable to walk and bike. Against that stands multibillion-dollar ride-hailing companies, the AV industry and the modern manifestation of ‘Organized Motordom.’

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

To Stop Pedestrian Deaths NYC Must Change How it Builds Streets

By John Massengale | December 22, 2015

Vision Zero is edging us closer to a pedestrian-safe city. But New York won’t get anywhere near that goal until we reverse decades of street design intended to make the world work for cars, not people.

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