{"id":6718,"date":"2017-11-17T10:47:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T09:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=6718"},"modified":"2017-11-15T10:57:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T09:57:23","slug":"initiatives-for-better-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/initiatives-for-better-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiatives for a better city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since I arrived in <strong>New York<\/strong> \u00a0a couple months ago I have had the chance to discover surprising and exciting places all over the city which were once developed by the city administration, by private entities or by non-profit organisations. <strong>This city is home\u00a0to 8.5 million inhabitants and these projects shape it into a more lively and inclusive place\u00a0to be visited and\u00a0lived<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehighline.org\/\">The High Line<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thelowline.org\/\">the Low Line<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/onenyc.cityofnewyork.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/OneNYC_Progress_Report_2017.pdf\">PlaNYC<\/a>&#8230; are initiatives that promote public space and reclaim the urban space for the people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week I come upon another interesting project in-progress for public space, a 25,000 sq ft pool for the people of the city. Manhattan is surrounded by water, but the <strong>New Yorkers haven\u2019t been able to swim in the river since 1938<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pluspool.org\/\">+ Pool<\/a> could end with this situation, this water-filtering, floating swimming pool will filter the very river water that it floats in through the walls of the pool, making the water clean for swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>+ Pool reclaims the river as a recreational resource for the city, while educating the public about issues affecting our water quality.<\/strong> As a non-profit it also takes action on preservation and restoration of naturals bodies of water, promoting water management and educating the public about the importance of keeping water clean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to swim in the river and want to <strong>support the project<\/strong> you can sign the petition at <a href=\"https:\/\/swimintheriver.com\/\">swimintheriver.com<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>+ Pool, a water-filtering floating pool in New York for everybody!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":6720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[723],"tags":[341,1612,1613,1617,1616],"class_list":["post-6718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architecture-curiosities","tag-nyc","tag-pool","tag-public-space","tag-urban","tag-water"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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