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The Olmsted Brothers consulted on the New York Regional Plan, also known as the Russell Sage Foundation, between 1921 and 1925. They worked with the Committee on a Regional Plan for New York and its Environs, which aimed to “examine the growth and physical needs of the communities in the New York Metropolitan area

The Olmsted Brothers consulted on the New York Regional Plan, also known as the Russell Sage Foundation, between 1921 and 1925. They worked with the Committee on a Regional Plan for New York and its Environs, which aimed to “examine the growth and physical needs of the communities in the New York Metropolitan area, in terms, not of any one municipality, but of the whole region within 50 miles of Manhattan.” [The Committee on A Regional Plan for New York and Its Environs_09-1921_LOC-OAR-B-00536_im.39] The firm also completed a graphic regional plan which included a series of maps that marked existing and proposed communication facilities and land uses.

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