The cognitive map is about my experience walking through Broadway Ave from 116th St to 59th Street-Columbus Circle. The first impression was the\ remarkable sunset on west end, changes in building typology, seeing Hollywood stars from afar, engaging the confusing intersection of Broadway Ave & Amsterdam Ave and 9th Ave, and finally approached by Columbus Circle. Walking during rush hour, I was able to spot busy New York City subway station and its most occupied station by the number of people per station. Because I walk down Broadway Ave from 116th St to 100th St daily, my memory of walking down Broadway Ave focused more from 95th St to Columbus Circle. The whole memory from the walk was a refreshing, being part of the busy NYC and away from Morningside Height. New York City is full of discovery, you think you the city but there’s so much to it, you discover more.
Edges: Material changes of buildings & the design change of buildings
Districts: Morningside Height to Upper West Side
Nodes: Countless, eyeopener was the Columbus Circle, could be cliche but was “the strategic spots in a city into which an observer can enter, and which are the intensive foci and from which he is traveling” (Lynch)
Landmarks: Columbia University, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, Dante Park Columbus Circle
New York City, the most metropolis as it could get, is a walking city. By feet, you could get anywhere, it’s just the matter of time. The walk from Columbia University to Columbus Circle took a little more than an hour. Despite the weather, the walk was pure amazing. The changes every corner/intersection/node from Morningside Height to Upper Manhattan can be easily seen through the programs, people, and the transportation traffic.