Urban Planet: Walking Every Street in New York City

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.

“New York is the kind of place that, because it is so overwhelming, people try to reduce it. They make “best of” lists. This for me is just the exact opposite approach. The neighbourhoods that you’re never going to read about – there is still lots of exciting stuff there.” To experience New York City in its entirety, former road engineer Matt Green is trying to walk every street in the city’s five boroughs. He estimates the distance to be approximately 8,000 miles which will take him just over two years to complete. Along the way, he’s documenting his journey and sharing New York City’s hidden gems with his followers. (New York Times – video, article)

Image from I’m Just Walking

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