A $10.6 billion package of plans by

A $10.6 billion package of plans by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg would convert much of Lower Manhattan into what The New York Times calls “an urban hamlet of housing, schools, libraries and theaters, as well as other businesses.” In contrast to the mostly huge and odd-shaped buildings that architects have proposed for the World Trade Center site, Bloomberg’s overall vision offers many amenities for Lower Manhattan pedestrians and would create what the mayor calls “a live-and-work-community for the world.”