The Curbed New York team takes a tour of "the good, the bad, and the ugly" in urban planning from 2015.
As part of its 12th Annual Curbed Awards for New York City, Curbed NY presents a list of the "best (and worst) urban planning moves of the year.
Amy Plitt drafts the post that celebrates the winners and names the culprits, depending on the projects. Here's a complete list of the awards the Curbed team made up, but click through to see who got the glory (or ignominy):
- Wait, This Is Really Happening?
- Most Awaited Conversion (or, Please, Please Don't Mess This Up)
- Most Anticipated Comeback
- Most Beautiful Addition to a NYC Park, Non-Natural Edition
- Most Beautiful Addition to a NYC Park, Natural Addition
- Revenge of the Megaprojects
- Yay, MTA!
- Boo, MTA!
- The Most Outrageous Thought Experiments
- The Nontroversy of the Year Award
FULL STORY: NYC Urban Planning in 2015: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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