Making Midtown: A New Vision for a 21st Century Garment District in New York City provides a roadmap for revitalizing the Garment District with fashion design and manufacturing at its core. The recommendations outlined in this publication establish a model for New York and other cities to create a new kind of urban creative district – one that leverages, rather than replaces, a given neighborhood's existing resources to create real estate value, support jobs, and capture a distinct neighborhood identity and character.
Read more about the Making Midtown project.
Authors
Andrew Bernheimer, Urban Design Fellow
Colin Cathcart, Urban Design Fellow
Jerome Chou, (former) Director of Programs, Design Trust for Public Space
Kei Hayashi, Policy Fellow
Rob Lane, Urban Design Fellow
Editor
Jerome Chou, (former) Director of Programs, Design Trust for Public Space
Details
Date: October 2012
Pages: 56
Design by: PS New York
Format: PDF file