This is MY Kind of Revolution! Time's Square Now Pedestrian (or Lounge Chair!) Friendly

Revolution, you say? YES! Because in this area of Manhattan, just days ago, this area was covered in cars and gridlock. And now people are catching rays, reading, chatting, resting, and yes, even napping! What I call civilized!

And, I would argue, I revolutionary act, taking the streets back from the car. LOVE it! Check the excellent backstory in New York Magazine about the fab woman, Janette Sadiq-Kahn (NYC’s transportation commissioner) who made this all possible in New York Magazine.

Thanks to Matthew McDermott of Treehugger for the awesome pix and original coverage.

New York City, pedestrian, Times square

Starre Vartan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin's Press). A problogger and oft-quoted green living expert who has been featured in the NYTimes, Elle, Glamour and Whole Living, she is a contributor to The Huffington Post, Inhabitat, and Hearst's The Daily Green, and is currently editor-at-large for Coco Eco Magazine. An active ecofashionista, she has style edited for Plenty magazine and coordinated runway shows. She splits her time between Connecticut and NYC and calls Sydney, Australia her second home, even though it was her first (as that's where she was born and most of her family resides). When not writing, blogging, or researching her next book, she is trailrunning, trying to cook, or snowboarding.

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3 Comments on “This is MY Kind of Revolution! Time's Square Now Pedestrian (or Lounge Chair!) Friendly”

Michelle

I saw this a few days ago. It is just crazy good. I can’t wait to see it when it’s all done.

06/04/09 » 11:30 am »
Allegra

That is AWESOME — I will have to read more about it….

06/04/09 » 6:18 pm »
Marcus

I think it’s a great idea, as a longtime citizen of NYC. But I can tell you that a car free Time Square has more to do with increasing foot traffic in the cities commercial cash-cow than reducing environmental impact.
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06/09/09 » 12:18 pm »