Adaptive Urban Design

摘要

Lower Manhattan, home to iconic landmarks One WorldTrade Center and the New York Stock Exchange, has faced unyielding transit challenges stemming from the proliferation of commuter traffic. Long bearing the burden has been the MetropolitanTransportation Authority's (MTA) Fulton Center, the principal public transportation hub in the region. To rectify systemic inefficiencies and drastically improve commuter passage, Fulton Center was subjected to a $1.4 billion rehabilitation that was completed in late 2014. The resulting structure is profound in scope, and serves as a decided example of adaptive urban design.