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Ideas for New York City (Closing Date: Jan. 12, 2026)
- Affordable Housing: Convert public golf courses into mixed-income developments with garden allotments and wetlands.
- Cross Bronx Expressway Park: Deck over the Cross Bronx expressway and create a new park (based on Columbia University research suggesting cost savings and lives saved).
- E-Bike/Scooter Lanes: Create dedicated lanes for e-bikes and scooters to improve safety for all. (Addresses concerns about dangers highlighted in a NY Times article).
- Pedestrianize Lower manhattan: Make Lower Manhattan pedestrian-only, given that a small percentage of people arrive by car.
- Mental Health Crisis Centers: Build more mental health crisis centers citywide.
- Public Toilets: Provide more clean,safe,and affordable public pay toilets (addressing high costs of current installations).
- Coastal Marsh Restoration: Convert coastline into spongy marshes (like Hunter’s Point South Park) to mitigate rising sea levels and floods.
- Parks & Libraries Funding: Increase city budget allocation to public libraries and parks (currently at barely 2%).
- Fifth Avenue Makeover: Complete the Adams administration’s $400 million plan to transform Fifth Avenue with wider sidewalks, reduced traffic, and more pedestrian amenities.
- Parking Reform: Eliminate free street parking and enforce parking placard rules.
- Vault Access: Open the soaring vaults under [the text is cut off here].
The text also includes links to supporting articles and resources for several of the ideas.
