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John Massengale

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New York
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Architect, Urbanist, Educator, Author. Chair: @CNU_NYC Board: @CityClubNY Fellow: @NewUrbanism @SeasideInst @CreateStreets
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New York 1900 Review

New York 1900 Review

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‎On Cities: Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns on Apple Podcasts

‎On Cities: Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns on Apple Podcasts

Architect and urbanist, John Massengale knows how to fix America's neighborhoods, cities and towns by making …

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Praise for STREET DESIGN

Praise for STREET DESIGN

"A revolution in street design is unfolding across America.... Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and …

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We Built This City To Walk And Stroll

We Built This City To Walk And Stroll

What if we treated historic districts historically, making cars accommodate the city? New Haven Trust for His…

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Put all the different plans on display so the public can see them

Put all the different plans on display so the public can see them

The powers-that-be at Pennsylvania Station have new ideas about the future of the important gateway to New Yo…

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Opinion | There Are Better Ways to Get Around Town (Published 2018)

Opinion | There Are Better Ways to Get Around Town (Published 2018)

New York and other American cities should look to Europe for ideas about solving the urban traffic and safety…

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Anglo-American Suburb Review

Anglo-American Suburb Review

NYT Design Notebook; AN HONORABLE U.S. TRADITION OF SUBURBAN PLANNING, Paul Goldberger (Published 1981)

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An American Renaissance Gem

An American Renaissance Gem

How an industrialist and his unlikely team built a Miami marvel

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Building for Beauty

Building for Beauty

Review of The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton

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TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free

TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free

As the de Blasio administration punts on fixing the dangerously overcrowded shared pedestrian-bike path of th…

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A Street Is A Terrible Thing To Waste - from the New York State Conference of Mayors Summer Bulle...

A Street Is A Terrible Thing To Waste - from the New York State Conference of Mayors Summer Bulle...

Download the PDF from the New York State Conference of Mayors Summer Bulleting

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Architecture is frozen music

Architecture is frozen music

Imagine the following scenario. There are some problems with it, but you will get the point. The Berlin Philh…

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There once was a tree on Nantucket

There once was a tree on Nantucket

JOHN MASSENGALE    OCT. 7, 2016 There once was a tree on Nantucket With none of its roots in a bucket. "That …

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The Proposed Expansion of the Frick in New York Would Erase Forever a Unique Museum Experience

The Proposed Expansion of the Frick in New York Would Erase Forever a Unique Museum Experience

Are adding gift shops and cafes to venerable museums the only solution to staying

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Opinion | A Newfangled Vehicular Contraption! (Published 2001)

Opinion | A Newfangled Vehicular Contraption! (Published 2001)

A Newfangled Vehicular Contraption! To the Editor:.

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