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New York City plans to raise crosswalks to make hazardous intersections safer

Archinect

Following a surge in traffic deaths in New York , in which a total of 273 people, citywide, were killed in crashes last year, the highest since 2013, Mayor Eric Adams wants to raise hundreds of crosswalks across the city. The new crosswalks will be financed by city and federal funding.

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"The Vessel shows us how bad the vampiric ultra-wealthy are at making public space"

Deezen

In 2013, Heatherwick won a five-designer competition sponsored by Hudson Yards developer Stephen Ross, and the design was kept a secret until it was debuted in 2016 following a behind-closed-doors "sculpt off". Heatherwick could have devised a solution. Instead, the Vessel was unveiled and built within just 30 months.

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A Timeline of Sonja Morgan’s Many, Many Attempts to Sell Her New York City Townhouse

Dwell

Mostly, Morgan has complained that the upkeep on the place is a major drain on her finances. 2010: A big year for Morgan: She officially joins the cast of RHONY , but all is not well with the townhouse and the general state of her finances. 2013: Morgan lists the townhouse for an optimistic $9.95 The newlyweds paid $9.1

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In Portland, Oregon, the Paths to Homeownership Are Multiplying

Dwell

Thompson’s business is alive and thriving; every one of its recent projects has turned a profit, he says, and financing hasn’t been too hard. Houston, today the nation’s least expensive boomtown, arguably led the way by slashing minimum lot sizes to 1,400 square feet with a two-step reform in 1998 and 2013.

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New life for Industrial Trust?

Architecture Here and There

It has been vacant since 2013, and sits on the most-endangered lists of both the Providence Preservation Society and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The city will hoover up more than enough in taxes to finance genuinely affordable housing. ITBB under construction in 1927. ” Sweetser still merits raised eyebrows.

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How the Governor and MTA want to get the Red Line done

Community Architect Daily

How to construct and finance the line? By contrast the Purple Line was offered entirely as a P3 with a private contractor refining the MTA offered design, then build and operate it and finance a portion of it. This caused a crucial delay in 2013/14. The new Red Line: How much is it like the old Red Line?

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Chinese architects facing nightmare working conditions amid real-estate crisis

Deezen

In 2013, SZAD signed a long-term strategic partnership with giant Chinese developer Evergrande that led to numerous large projects. As China impressed the world with its unprecedented speed of urbanisation, developers demanded faster and faster design and construction times so they could quickly move on to the next project.