Author: Siddharth Ashish Shah

Currently a graduate student in Urban Planning at NYU Wagner, I am specializing in international development along with environment, transport, and infrastructure. I have six years of education in built development and construction. The built environment is a source of inspiration and motivation for me. Through my academics and work experience, I have been able to gain significant knowledge about its conceptualization, construction, and performance; and I am ever eager to learn more My focus areas are transit, resiliency and infrastructure development, and its synchronization with real estate development. I have an interest in project management, project feasibility analysis, and environmental impact assessment.

Keeping Parks Public: Regardless of Management

by Siddharth Ashish Shah Public parks promote public health, combat urban vice, and function as a democratically available meeting place for all individuals. Fredrick Olmsted, the landscape architect who designed New York City’s Central Park, outlined these benefits in 1870. Evidently, parks’ performance impacts society as a whole. The rejuvenating experience of visiting a park… Read more Keeping Parks Public: Regardless of Management

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