1. Times Squares Public space journeyAn overview Cape town, South Africa 1

2. Parks reflect surroundings You can neither lie to a neighbourhood park, nor reasonwith it. Artists conceptions and persuasive renderingscan put pictures of life into proposed neighbourhood parks or park malls, and verbal rationalizations can conjure upusers who ought to appreciate them, but in real life onlydiverse surroundings have the practical power of inducinga natural, continuing flow of life and use. Jane Jacobs,The Death and Life of Great American Cities 3. An evolving mission1992To make times square clean safe & fun2002To promote & improve times square sothatit retains the creativity, energy & edgethat have made it an international icon for over a century 4. MISSION STATEMENTTo promote and improve Times Square so that it retains the creativity, energy and edgethat have made it an international icon for 100 years.Dynamic Times Square will always be about energy and constant changeDistinctive unlike any other place in the world, with its own special edgeDiverse a mix of commerce, culture, and all the peoples of NYC and the worldDesirable a safe, attractive and appealing placeDestination a place that everyone from NYC, NY state, the country and the worldfeels is the pace to be, see and be seen 5. What Changed Times Square EconomicDevelopment tools Tax reductions State buys land Public/private financing Cross subsidy 6. What Changed Times Square Zoning (Land Useregulations) Increased density Lights & signs Dispersing adult stores 7. What Changed Times Square The Times SquareAlliance 8. Clean & SafeSanitation: 185,000 bagsremovedcrime down: 11% since 2008 58% since 2001 82% since 1992 9. Crime Statistics 10. TIMES SQUARE SURVEYWhen you think of Times Square, what comes tomind? Employee Nationwid NYCs e Crowds/Busy 35% 56% 45% Bright Lights 34% 17% 36%Broadway 30% 20% 23% Tourists26% 49% 10% Shopping18%3% 12% 11. TIMES SQUARE SURVEY - what are Biggestdrawbacks 12. 32 13. 33 14. Pedestrian Overcrowding ProducesPedlock 34 15. Study: Pedestrian Congestion Will Only GetWorse 35 16. Streetscape Schlock -- It AintPretty36 17. It Aint Pretty37 18. Comments from design trust WorkshopsIt would be a big mistake if the streetscape had a sort of dullingeffect of uniformityWe need to choreograph the chaosthere has to be a place to appreciate the chaos.Its really important that we think about scale, really grand scale andthen also very human scale. Create a place where Times Square can be observed. 38 19. 39 20. 10 Things to Keep in Mind from the Design Trust Workshops Balance different elements. Recognize the diversity of who and what is here, as well as the layers. Create places. Be sure to make Times Square a place where New Yorkers want to come to. Look for opportunities to reinforce and recognize what is authentic, what is historic. 21. 10 Things to Keep in Mind from the Design Trust Workshops Allow for the exhibition of creativity as a way to express Times Squares unique qualities. Re-think the relationships between pedestrian and vehicular spaces. Think of Times Square as an ever-changing theater set, with both fixed and changing elements. Look for ways to make the horizontal plane as exciting and dynamic as the vertical. ...Keep it simple. 22. Expand and Rebuild Duffy Square42 23. Create 53% More Sidewalk Space 43 24. Investigate New Ways to Regulate TrafficMichael Fishman 25. Wire the Bowtie 26. Provide Spaces and Opportunities for PublicArt 27. Encourage and Recognize Higher Quality Design 28. Explore Enlivening the HorizontalPlane 29. Reduce Sidewalk Clutter 30. Jan Gehl Visit November 2005 31. London::New YorkPedestrian Issues ForumJune 2005 32. Times Square:A National PerspectiveFebruary 2008 33. Putting the Heart back into TimesSquare I wish they would put some of the56%"New York" back into Times Square 64% Times Square has improved55%dramatically over the past ten years81%* I would like to see more independent52% Total U.S. stores/mom and pop shops in Times Square 61%Tri-State Times Square has become just 45%another big mall 52%Times Square does not reflect the true36%quality of New York City 50%*0% 20%40%60% 80% 100% *Significantly higher than corresponding audience at the 95% level Ranked on Total U.S. 34. Advantages/Drawbacks of Working inTimes Square Top 5 Easy to commute to/from92% AdvantagesAccess to Broadway/theater 57%High energy34%Access to entertainment (bars, comedy clubs, 22% live music)Diversity of people21%Top 5Too many people on the sidewalks92%Disadvantages Feels like its more for tourists than for New 92% Yorkers 43% ofToo costly/expensive 70% employees are satisfied* withDifficult to run errands 67% working in Times Square Noise67%Satisfaction = Top 2 Box Very Satisfied/Somewhat Satisfied Base: Times Square Employees 35. Times Square Employee CopingMechanismsWalked inWhich of the following have you ever done?the street instead ofUsed athe sidewalkbuilding(96%) Avoided thruway orcertain internalareas of walkway to Times avoid traffic on Square atthe sidewalkcertain(84%) times (88%)Best Times To Be in Times Square Best Season:Winter (JanuaryMarch), Spring (AprilJune) Best Day of Week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday Best Time of Day: Early morning, Late evening, After midnight Base: Times Square Employees 36. Ranking Times Square AllianceInitiatives Times Square Alliance TotalTri- Employees U.S.StateInitiatives Sprucing up the streets and sidewalks, making them more attractive 1 2 3Restricting traffic on certain streets during certain days/times of the week so that pedestrians can walk where they want 2 2 1 3 1 2 Widening the sidewalks 4 4 4Adding more greenery, trees, benchesReducing the number of phone booths, newspaper racks andother sidewalk-blocking items 5 5 5 6 6 6 Reducing the number of street vendors 1 = Top Priority 6=Lowest Priority 37. RECOGNITION FOR DUFFY SQUARE 38. RECOGNITION FOR DUFFY SQUAREBuilding of the Decade New York Magazine 39. RECOGNITION FOR DUFFY SQUAREAWARDED 2007 NYC Art Commission, Award for Excellence 2008 New York Magazine, Best in Architecture 2009 Travel & Leisure, Best Public Place 2009 American Planning Association, William H. Whyte Award 2009 AIANY, Design Merit Award, Lumen Citation for theIntegration of Light, Architecture and Signage 2009 International Association of Lighting Designers, Lumen Award 2009 World Architecture Festival, New and Old category winnersubmittedNYC Dept. of Small Business Services, Placemaker AwardMunicipal Art Society of New YorkID Magazine 40. Broadway PedestrianPlazas 41. TRAFFIC studiesPHILIP HABIB & ASSOCIATES, APRIL 2009PURPOSEBetter management of public space requires clear understanding of vehicular as well aspedestrian behaviorEarly draft Findings80,000 vehicles entered the Bowtie in a 24-hour period 26% (21,000) from Seventh Avenue, 21% (16,500) from BroadwayTheatre patron surveys 54% via public transit, 17.9% via private car, 7.3% via yellow cab Reasons for driving: 50% more convenient, 28% faster, 11% cheaper Double-parking rare among both private vehicles and commercial trucks47% of trucks observed parked illegally, but only 4.5% double-parked 42. Broadway PedestrianPlazas 43. Broadway PedestrianPlazas 44. Broadway PedestrianPlazas 45. Overall opinions arepositive 8 in 10 Tri-State Area Residents have positive opinions of thePedestrian Plazas in Times SquareBase: Total Tri-State Residents Q34. What are the first words that come to mind when you think of these pedestrian plazas in Times Square? 46. Theater-Goers are positive toward plazas, tooImpact of Times Square Pedestrian Plaza on Theater-Going ExperiencePositive ImpactNo ImpactNegative ImpactBase: Total Recent Theater-Goers (past 6 mos)--Dont know responses not includedQ71. What impact has the Broadway pedestrian plaza had on each of the following: Your theater-going experience 47. Negative associations with Times Squaresoftening, positive ones improving- Net Words to Describe Times Square Today + Net2008: 92%* 2008: 83%2009: 83% Top 5 Negative Words Top 5 Positive Words2009: 87%* * * * ** ** Base: Tri-State Area Residents* Statistically significant at 95%Q17. Which, if any, of the following words best describe Times Square today? 48. PLAZA CONCESSIONS 49. Bow-Tie redesign 50. Bow-Tie redesign 51. WITH STEEL KIOSK 52. The Impact of TIMES SQUAREDecember 2011 53. Times Square museum &visitor Center 54. The times square story 55. The times square story 56. The times square story 57. Museum & Visitor Center Reviewing content & experience Historical advisory council Secured partners for the official Times Square Walking Tour Exploring ways to refine experience 58. 106 59. New Years Eve 60. Broadway on Broadway 61. TASTE OF TIMES SQUARE June 11 62. PRESS COVERAGE74,788,390 Total Circulation of PrintCoverage61,991 Estimated viewership of ABCCoverage +40 Websites posted stories 63. SOLSTICE IN TIMES SQUARE JUNE 20 64. National Coverage, Global Reach PRESS COVERAGE 508, 544,601 Total Circulation ofPrint/Online Coverage12,865,902 Estimated viewership of Broadcast CoverageTotal Media Impressions 521,410,503 65. COVERAGEPrint: 1,716,943Broadcast Audience: 616,068Radio: 4.2 MillionOnline: 21 sitesTwitter: 27,842 66. Grate performances-Best of the Buskers 67. Valentines Day 68. Valentines Day 69. Mmmm MeetingbowlsTimes Square Allianceand Hidemi TakagiPresent Blender atTimes SquareMake New Friends inTimes SquareMeeting Bowls 70. Kyungwoo Chun versus 71. Shen Wei Dance Arts 72. COME OUT & PLAY FESTIVAL June 12-14,2009HOPE SCULPTUREBY ROBERT INDIANAJune 4-10, 2009 73. Bright lights: big verse Sing, oh muse, of Times Square Poets evoke its flair for a contest celebrating the famed New York stretch of concrete and chaos. Poetry, poverty, preening -- its all there as four writers read their works on a wind-whipped night. 74. DESIGN TIMES SQUARE LOUNGEDUFFY SQUARE MAY 24 JUNE 15, 2009 75. Mmmm MeetingbowlsTimes Square Allianceand Hidemi TakagiPresent Blender atTimes SquareMake New Friends inTimes SquareMeeting Bowls 76. xploding Flowersnd Robert Wilsonortraits Supplant AdsDigital Art Coming ton Times SquareTimes Squareumbotron Times Square Moment 77. Times Square Moment 78. Philip Glass WORLD PREMIERE 79. Creating A greatpublic realm- High quality design- Well managed- Creatively and consistentlyprogrammed 80. Creating A greatpublic realm-Partnerships -Public & private -Big and small -Use each others strengths 81. Creating A greatpublic realm-Know thyself-Love thyself-Use data-Build a constituency-define the problem-Support & advocate 82. Creating A greatpublic realm- things change- take a chance- Try it out- no single answer 83. public realm-Community based-Consistent-Coherent-Concentrated-Creative-Critical mass