Special Event — “Urban by Nature: Healing the Landscape/Architecture Divide in NYC”
A discussion of New York City’s attempts (both successes and failures) to integrate the natural world into the city.
City Atlas
Atlas Beat – Week of Nov 17, 2011 to Nov 30, 2011
Join the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park for their Harvest Celebration, Sunday Nov. 20; more in Atlas Beat
All along Broadway citizens, artists, community groups and scientists collaborate on ideas for the urban ecosystem
Twenty “hubs” dispersed along the length of Broadway will serve as sites for collaboration.
Request a Street Tree : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/trees_greenstreets/street_tree_info.html
Cities: more housing = more density = better jobs = growing economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/opinion/sunday/one-path-to-better-jobs-more-density-in-cities.html "…When it comes to economic growth and the creation of jobs, the denser the city the better."
9 Tips for Tenants Who Want to Be Green
10 Tips for Tenants (we only counted 9, but it’s still a good list) Live in NYC. Dense, urban living is the most sustainable, resource and energy…
Community Supported Agriculture – a guide by Just Food
WHAT IS CSA? | Just Food CSA allows city residents to have direct access to high quality, fresh produce grown locally by regional farmers. When…
Good Tips for Beginner Cyclists
7 Tips For New Cyclists Who Want To Stay Safe: Gothamist More New Yorkers are commuting by bicycle than ever before, and if you’ve been…
The NYC Compost Project: a comprehensive resource from NYCWasteLess
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/compost/compostproj.shtml
Green roofs get property owners a tax break
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/property/property_tax_reduc_individual.shtml#green