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It’s no secret that the NYC Department of Transportation wants to make the Big Apple more pedestrian and bike friendly, but the department’s plans go way beyond pop-up plazas and bike lanes. Much to our excitement,we just learned the the DOT wants to put a pedestrian plaza, a la Times Square, in every single community district in the city. Considering that the Times Square plazas have drastically improved the air quality in Midtown Manhattan, more spaces of the same type throughout the entire city would make a huge impact on air pollution.Read more [/column] [column] [/column] 雅言组　译
纽约市运输部希望使更多的行人和自行车友好的“大苹果”，这并不是什么秘密。但该部门的计划一不限于只是设置一些路边空场和自行车道。我们兴奋地得知，纽约运输当局还计划要在城市的各个社区设置象时代广场这样的“行人广场”。基于时代广场绿色计划已经显着改善了曼哈顿中心区的空气质量，未来将有更多这一类绿色空间遍布市区各个角落，届时将对空气污染产生巨大的影响。