Recently, reinvention of public spaces is receiving academic and practical attentions. The purpose of this paper is to make clear the
planning process of “pedestrian plaza” in Times Square as a result of collaborative efforts by Times Square Alliance, NYC-DOT and
other professional organizations. The following four facts are pointed out and discussed as lessons from the process: 1) continuous
initiative by TSA as an area management organization, 2) supports from the professional sector, in particular, non-profit
organizations for remaking the public realm, 3) leaderships by the mayor and the commissioner, 4) connection between local
pedestrianization and transformation of the city’s structure.
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