New Congestion Charge in Milan
Following in London and Stockholm’s footsteps, Milan has recently introduced a new congestion charge in an effort to reduce traffic – and the initial results…
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New York by the Numbers; EPA Provides Searchable Map of CO2
The CO2 guide to NYC; not likely to be first resource a tourist asks for, but contains fascinating data, given our changing planet…as the city…
Mulchfest: Christmas trees recycle too
Building on the success of last year’s Christmas tree recycling event, at which almost 17,000 trees were turned into useful chips, this year Mulchfest will…
Weekend Videos : Essex St Trolley Terminal & Return to the City
VIDEO: Check out the Essex St Trolley Terminal which has been closed off for 60 years, and Return to the City is an awesome use of re-imagined time-lapse photography.
Chic Scaffolding, Water Infrastructure, and Urban Farms
Chic scaffolding makes its debut in front of 100 Broadway this December. Aging infrastructure may lead to increasing water prices, and funding for urban farms will help keep our waterways clean.
De-crowding the L, NYC 3rd Most Artistic City, Pilot Study Uses Mussels to Naturally Clean Bronx River
MTA reports that L trains should be less crowded after additional weekend trains are added, and a new signaling system should be finished early next…
Happy Turkey Day
Thanksgiving is a great time to relax with friends and family, stuff your face, and get into colorful conversations about what’s going on in the world, and whats important in your life.
After Intense Weather, MTA Preps for Climate Change at a Cost
If the subway system does flood from a storm like Hurricane Irene, how long would it take to get it running again?
The Food Truck Industrial Complex
Business is booming for food truck manufacturers, giving more people a chance to break into the industry in tough economic times. http://citya.tl/rEnMJx Source: www.theatlanticcities.com
New York, Recycling Reprobate, Aims to Do Better
As NYC recycling rate slumps, officialls look to cities like Seoul for possible solutions. Source: green.blogs.nytimes.com