Tacloban and New York
Typhoon Haiyan is a glimpse of what a densely populated world colliding with a radically changing climate system could look like.
New York leads global cities in adopting LED bulbs
By 2017, the dull glow of New York City streetlights will be replaced by the bright white light of LED bulbs.
Footbridge to the future?
“New Yorkers don’t need a Nantucket; they need easy access to public green spaces.”
How to move forward, one year after Sandy
Anniversary events and actions, hosted by Occupy Sandy and many others, are free and all are welcome.
Citywide, stronger business case for green buildings
The belief that business and the environment cannot thrive together is challenged by the success of several green residential developments in NYC.
Buses but no bikes: Quinn’s scaled-back transit agenda
According to Quinn, New York City transportation options are in dire need of a serious revamping
Essential visit: 5Pointz, the “graffiti mecca” of the world
Make sure to support and visit 5Pointz while you still can!
What a $10 bag of produce can do for New York
Fresh, healthy, affordable food delivered to your neighborhood; now that’s a step, or a roll, in the right direction.
Book review: The City and The Coming Climate
New York has persevered through two heat waves so far in summer 2013, including a day that broke the Con Ed record for peak energy use. When will we experience the next heat wave and how bad will it be?
Political, economic repercussions of Obama’s climate change plan
The president wants everyone to be a climate change communicator.
Incredible green roof on P.S. 41
Kids at P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village now have a green roof to use as a learning lab — and the school saves energy too.
Watch midtown Manhattan’s explosive growth (and hear about it from Paul Newman)
Cube Cities traces the lifetime of midtown Manhattan through growth animation
Bike tickets on the rise in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Citibikes lead to more tickets. For safety or for quotas?
Book review: Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs
Cheap oil built the modern American landscape. Now what? Eric Sanderson has some ideas.
Urban foraging: a lost art?
In the world of NYC foraging, appetites, and sometimes tensions, are high. Here’s our guide to the landscape.
The latest climate analysis for NYC: what’s it mean for us?
How can we adapt and rebuild responsibly?
Kim Stanley Robinson: utopia and how to get there
According to writer Kim Stanley Robinson, we must abandon the ‘middle way’ of coping with crisis, and understand that utopia is possible. But how?
Five mayors at IDEAS CITY
How does a city’s history become untapped capital? Five forward-thinking mayors gave their answers at IDEAS CITY.