Streetsblog San Francisco recently had an interview with Tim Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance to see what they could learn about Times Square public spaces.
Tim Tompkins have a few interesting thoughts such as
What I see is that what’s been happening is part of a larger movement in terms of the revitalization of cities. It’s kind of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, where you need to take care of the basics of comfort and security first before you can even think about anything else………
and
I think the biggest change is that now, especially with the introduction of Duffy Square, which opened in October 2008, [we redefined the] expectations for Times Square as a public space. Until we actually had Duffy Square as a kind of a concrete, tangible paradigm, it was all theoretical, and people couldn’t really experience it.
to read the full interview go to the [SOURCE: Streetsblog San Francisco]
