At 10:30am on NYC Summer Streets I found myself in the area around the Viaduct over adjacent to Grand Central. One of the most memorable spots in New York City along the Summer Streets route and while amongst the sea of people I decided to do a little experiment: how many people

We asked a few dozen folks how many Summer Streets they think are the right amount of Manhattan (which has been stuck at 3 events in August every year for the last 18 years!)

Only one person replied it was about the right amount. Everyone else wanted more! Many more!

A few months ago, the Meatpacking District in NYC decided that a loud 60 foot roadway on West 14th Street was too much and thwarted opportunities to get more folks to linger and shop as they passed thru. So they converted it into a green, relaxing promenade and took back 36 feet of roadway filling it with plenty of places for people to pause.