Camminare a New York. Dalla lotta al Gridlock alla pedonalizzazione di Times Square
New York is the paradigm of the twentieth century industrialized metropolis, entirely devoted to progress. It’s the vertical-city par excellence that became the concretization of Koolhaas’ theory of “congestion as a culture”. The streets of the Big Apple were hyper-crowded, unhealthy places and the scenery of unsolved social conflicts. The increasing urban decay, however, has pushed the various municipal administrations to an ever-increasing commitment to improve the liveability of Manhattan by triggering beneficial mechanisms, such as rediscovering the road as a place of well-being.