{"id":8985,"date":"2012-09-18T13:02:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=8985"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:19","slug":"urban-planet-new-yorks-6-12-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/09\/18\/urban-planet-new-yorks-6-12-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: New York&#8217;s 6 1\/2 Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/09\/18\/urban-planet-new-yorks-6-12-avenue\/attachment\/612\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/feature-urban-planet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"http:\/\/observer.com\/2012\/09\/janette-sadik-khan-6-1-2th-avenue-midtown-six-half-avenue\/\">New York Observer<\/a>, Matt Chaban speaks with Department of Transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Kahn, and a range of other New Yorkers about the opening of 6 \u00bd Avenue \u2013 a series of connected pedestrian plazas running from \u00a051<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 57<sup>th<\/sup> streets. The seven passages are privately owned public spaces connected by crosswalks. According to those surveyed, some are enjoying the new pedestrian space while others feel that the project was a waste of money that makes it harder for cabs to stop.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/observer.com\/2012\/09\/janette-sadik-khan-6-1-2th-avenue-midtown-six-half-avenue\/\"> New York Observer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. 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