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How Nice Should a Sidewalk Shed Be?

New designs banish the ugliness that has been standard-issue for decades. But we shouldn’t let these hang around for years either.
The Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) is literally angling for a new scaffolding design that lets in more light on the street below. The firms were chosen as part of the “Get Sheds Down” ...
Sidewalk sheds are ubiquitous facets of New York City life. After Local Law 11 was enacted in 1998, as an update to a 1980 law passed after a Barnard College student was tragically killed by a loose ...
Eden Sidewalk Contractors NYC has built a long-standing presence in the city’s sidewalk repair market, and their experience clearly sets them apart. Their team handles every step of the process ...
The New York State Department of Transportation is planning to convert the intersection of Route 52 and Route 82 in Fishkill, NY, into a roundabout.