Recently on this blog we have talked about the cognitive mapping of a city, exploring how individuals see and record their own neighborhoods. As I write this I can’t help but recall Kevin Lynch’s The Image of the City. He analyzed the organization of cities and subsequently pointed out the way we navigate through these spaces. […]
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Neighborhood Aggregators
Neighborhoods are amorphous, tricky things. Boundaries are usually the subject of conflict, their descriptors are highly qualitative, and in New York City, they are all we seem to talk about. Breaking down neighborhoods into tangible and succinct nuggets for consumption are what media outlets and bloggers do best. Everything from where the trendiest hotspots are, to the borders […]
