Public space hugs the curb

NYC Seasonal Curbside Seating, Sullivan Street

• Read about the Local's parking space to park project on Sullivan Street (pictured above).

• Learn more about the Chicago Dept. of Transportation's "Make Way for People" project via The Architect's Newspaper.

• The parklet in the University City District of Philadelphia was that city's first.

• Inspired by NYC, San Francisco's Pavement to Parks program now includes ten built projects including the Powell Street Promenade.  Landscape designer Walter Hood led a tour of the promenade when it opened in 2011; a section is shown above.