Has Madrid set the bar for a changing New York?
The city of Madrid has transformed its core with a new riverfront park, on land reclaimed from a busy freeway. As noted in the NYT…
Cornell To Build Vast New Campus on Roosevelt Island
Cornell has won the city’s competition to build an entirely new engineering campus in New York City, on city-owned land on Roosevelt Island. The long…
The world’s mayors should have broader role in climate debate: Bloomberg
“Cities should be given seats at the table when international sustainability policies are mapped,” said Mayor Bloomberg, speaking at the United Nations on Thursday 12/15.…
Solar One in the Schools
Solar One and the NYC Department of Education have teamed up on an energy education program for public schools, to both save power and engage…
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…
Tapping the Tappan Zee for Wind, Arts for Transit Director Speaks Out, and Outdoor Restaurant Seating on West Eighth
Tapping the Tappan Zee Bridge for Wind Power – really cool idea. Urban Omnibus has an extended interview with the MTA’s Art for Transit Director. Gothamist reports on a neighborhood plan for West Eighth Street that hinges on outdoor restaurant seating.
What to do with Governors Island? Why not connect it to Manhattan?
The first project of Columbia University’s Center for Urban Real Estate is not shy about proposing a big change to New York: build a land…
5 Sites for Buying Local Food Online, NYC Uses Tech to Solve Traffic Problems, and More Transit Tidbits
NYC makes Mashable’s list of 4 cities using tech to solve traffic problems. Also from Mashable – 5 Sites to Help You Shop For Local Food Online. In transportation headlines: Cool Graph of East Side Select Bus Service Impact. Also: Bike Facilities = Good for Businesses.
Toys Tell the History of NYC, Up-cycling to Create a Minimalist Closet, and a New Collaboration Cart for Design Charrettes
The Museum of the City of New York has a new exhibit that shows the social history of childhood in NYC through toys. Do The Green Thing talks about Re-Consuming (we like the up-cycled minimalist closet). Hester Street Collaborative has made a Collaboration Cart to aid in Community Design Charrettes.
Civic Pride T-Shirts, Crowdsourcing the Electoral Redistricting Process, and the Climate Crisis Blame Game
Think Progress asks “Is the Climate Crisis Caused by the 7 Billion or the 1 Percent?” The Public Mapping Project is trying to bring more transparency to electoral redistricting in New York State. Ready to shop for gifts already? City Fabric has made some great looking shirts with NYC maps on them.
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?
Crowd Source Your Commute
Listening to WINS 1010 and hitting “show traffic” on Google Maps is so passé. We hope that your car use is minimal overall. But when…
Fracking Hearings from Trenton to Binghamton
There really is no shortage of protest this week. And while OWS has certainly gained much of the (deserved) attention, there are a few other…
Local Honey, Smart Parking, Urban Homesteading, Street Art Made By Erasing Dirt, and High Line Park Book
NYC DOT will be instituting new high tech parking management in 2012. In other transit news, residential parking permits are being considered. Think Progress ruminates…
Putting it all in Context
While City Atlas is primarily a resource for New Yorkers to see all the great sustainability initiatives their neighbors are already engaged in and how…
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