Telling the Story of Cities
The era of plastic trash bags spilling onto New York City’s streets and sidewalks may finally be nearing its end. In a move aimed at curbing the city’s notorious rat problem and improving street conditions, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will soon require residential buildings to leave their trash in sealed bins designed to keep… Read more Trash Containerization Will Be Key to Winning NYC’s ‘War on Rats’
A Welcome from the Wagner Planner Co-Editors Dear Readers, This year, we are ushering in a new era into the Wagner Planner. With urban planning becoming increasingly more interdisciplinary, we wanted to make sure that the stories we tell about our cities followed suit. We are looking for more disciplines to contribute to the urban… Read more A New Era for the Planner: Co-Editor Introduction
An Introduction for newcomers to the City Gabriel Negrón Torres briefly introduces the City of Yes Zoning for Housing Opportunity with some of its more preeminent proposals to address the housing crisis in New York City By: Gabriel Negrón Torres Whether from other parts of the States or a foreign country, you just arrived in… Read more What is the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity?
Dear Readers, It has been a pleasure to publish and edit the Wagner Planner this year. This is the first year the Planner has had a team of co-editors, and we’re delighted to carry on our student publication’s long-standing tradition. When we started, we had a vision of being a platform that represented the diverse… Read more Farewell and a new beginning from your Wagner Planner editors – Jake Mericle, Emily Speelman, and Calley Wang
Guest contributor Jeremy Espenshade explores a way forward for both a linear park and rail service on the abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch. This piece was corrected on 5/8/2024 to fix some typos, attributions, and the correct length of the proposed QueensLink rail project. Inspecting a satellite map of Queens, you may notice two slices of… Read more Putting a Queens Park Project on the Right Track