Andrew M. Manshel helped transform New York’s Bryant Park from a blighted eyesore to a vibrant destination, then applied its strategies to an equally successful renewal project in a very different neighborhood: Jamaica, Queens. Here, he candidly describes what does (and doesn’t) work when coordinating urban redevelopment projects.
Andrew M. Manshel helped transform New York’s Bryant Park from a blighted eyesore to a vibrant destination, then applied its strategies to an equally successful renewal project in a very different neighborhood: Jamaica, Queens. Here, he candidly describes what does (and doesn’t) work when coordinating urban redevelopment projects.
For ten years Andrew M. Manshel was associate director and counsel at the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation (conceptualizing and successfully implementing many of its most noted programs including its performances, the film series and the construction and leasing of the Bryant Park Grill) and general counsel and director of Public Amenities to the Grand Central and 34th Street Partnerships (where he created the horticulture, street vendor and newsrack programs). Later, he became executive vice president of Greater Jamaica Development, in Jamaica, Queens. Mr. Manshel blogs about downtown and public space revitalization at theplacemaster.com. He is a long-time director and the treasurer of Project for Public Spaces, Inc. He holds Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from New York University and a BA in Government from Oberlin College.
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Contents Acknowledgements 1 Jacobs, Whyte, Bryant Park, Jamaica, Queens, and the Return to the Center 2 The Basic Strategies of Placemaking 3 Why Bryant Park is Important 4 The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Urban Revitalization 5 Operating Public Spaces 6 Programming Public Spaces 7 Learning From Your Mistakes 8 Improving Downtown Streets and Sidewalks 9 Suburban Main Streets 10 Homelessness and Equity in Public Spaces 11 Artists, Downtowns and Creative Placemaking 12 Real Economic Development 13 Downtown Jamaica 14 Revitalizing Smaller Towns and Spaces Notes Bibliography Index
Contents Acknowledgements 1 Jacobs, Whyte, Bryant Park, Jamaica, Queens, and the Return to the Center 2 The Basic Strategies of Placemaking 3 Why Bryant Park is Important 4 The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Urban Revitalization 5 Operating Public Spaces 6 Programming Public Spaces 7 Learning From Your Mistakes 8 Improving Downtown Streets and Sidewalks 9 Suburban Main Streets 10 Homelessness and Equity in Public Spaces 11 Artists, Downtowns and Creative Placemaking 12 Real Economic Development 13 Downtown Jamaica 14 Revitalizing Smaller Towns and Spaces Notes Bibliography Index
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