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<p>In Manhattan's old Meatpacking District, New York City's Department of Transportation has converted a dangerous and dysfunctional expanse of asphalt into a stylish public plaza.</p>

<p>New York City's Department of Transportation has installed the city's first-ever physically-separated bike path inside the urban core.</p>

<p>During debate over the House of Representatives' energy conservation bill, North Carolina Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry ridiculed bicycling as a "19th century solution."</p>

<p>Jan Gehl, the renowned Danish urban designer, is in New York City this week where, sources say, he has been hired as a consultant for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Long-Term Planning and Sustainability initiative.</p>

<p>A simple sidewalk widening project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn marks a radical shift in land use policy for New York City.</p>