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Streets The street network is the circulation system of New York City. At most times of the day streets provide a common public realm for travel, social interaction, and simply getting around. It is important that, as Lower Manhattan rebuilds, its street layout is analyzed and the optimum con­ figuration determined. Several components can help guide this effort: the restoration of Fulton and Greenwich Streets, the "loop and the spine"(discussed below), improvements to West Street and Water Street, the City's proposed Street Management Program, and more effective traffic management in Chinatown.

Restoring and Unlocking the Street Grid

A major element of World Trade Center site planning is the restoration of Fulton and Greenwich Streets. The creation of the World Trade Center superblock interrupted a number of Lower Manhattan streets. One of the goals for the future WTC site is to restore streets that will improve the currently inconvenient and confusing network. The relatively narrow down­ town streets do not lend themselves to supporting two-way traffic and one goal in restoring streets is to address this problem. A potential solution is to "pair" streets to provide more ade­ quate routes for north-south and east-west travel.

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