Find Out Why Urbanists Love Battery Park City in This Walking Tour

06/27/2022 in
Find Out Why Urbanists Love Battery Park City in This Walking Tour

You’ve got another chance to learn about the groundbreaking new urbanism of Battery Park City this summer. 

The Congress for New Urbanism is holding another one-hour tour of Battery Park City on July 10 to show off the 92-acre Battery Park City. The development opened on landfill in the 1980s and was cheered by urbanists for emphasizing community and walkability over single-building construction. Read more about the tours and the history of Battery Park City here. Register for the walking tour by emailing [email protected].

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