It’s the Parking, Stupid: One Transportation Consultant’s Tough Love Approach – Commute – The Atlantic Cities
Transportation consultant Jeffery Tumlin is mad about free parking. Find out why.Source: www.theatlanticcities.com, via City Atlas
Green Roofs Aren’t Perfect—Yet
Good asks if changing the color of green roofs might be part of improving their appeal.Source: www.good.is, via City Atlas
Water Bottle Pollution Facts
Good roundup of facts about water bottles from National Geographic.Source: greenliving.nationalgeographic.com, via City Atlas
Nature Adds Water, and Everything Mushrooms
New York City is enjoying a prodigious harvest of mushrooms in a riot of rainbow colors and in every possible shape.Source: cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com, via City Atlas
Bike Helmets Aren’t Required for New York Share Program
Interesting insights into the nuances of bicycle safety policy.Source: www.nytimes.com, via City Atlas
At Zuccotti Park, a People’s Library
At Zuccotti Park, a People’s Library The library holds over 1,200 books from an array of genres, including politics, poetry, religion, gender studies, foreign language, and science fiction.Source: www.citylimits.org, via City Atlas
Tiago Barros Designs a Passing Cloud that Lets You Float Through the Sky
Tiago Barros design the Passing Cloud, a mode of transport that lets you float through the sky. He submitted the design for consideration to the NY Dept. of Cultural Affairs.Source: inhabitat.com, via City Atlas
Zombies in the Garden: Ray Villafane’s Giant Pumpkin Sculpture – Video
Two of the world’s heaviest pumpkins ever were carved up into a ghoulish sculpture this weekend at the New York Botanical Garden.Source: www.nybg.org, via City Atlas
Utilities Can’t Convince Us to Save Energy—Can Facebook?
Facebook is turning energy conservation into a social game.Source: www.good.is, via City Atlas
Is Gentrification Always Bad for Revitalizing Neighborhoods?
Thought-provoking look at the complicated relationship between neighborhood revitalization and gentrification.Source: www.theatlanticcities.com, via City Atlas
Gowanus Artist Elizabeth O’Reilly Puts Canal on the Map — Artistically
Art exhibit inspired by the Gowanus Canal open until Nov 12, 2011. We’ll definately check it out!Source: www.brooklyneagle.com, via City Atlas
Climate Activists Stand With Occupy Wall Street Movement
The Occupy Wall Street Movement started with a handful of protesters in the middle of September.Source: thinkprogress.org, via City Atlas
World’s Largest Pumpkin Carved Into an Awesome Creepy Sculpture – Photos
Artist Ray Villafane carved up the world’s largest pumpkin at the New York Botanical Garden on October 22 and 23.Source: inhabitat.com, via City Atlas
Top 3 US cities moving in different directions
City Forward presents data on the three largest cities in America: New York City, Los Angelos, and Chicago.Source: cityforward.org, via City Atlas
Guess The Year… And What These New Yorkers Were Protesting
There are a lot of signs here to tip you off, but you can guess what year this photo was taken, and what these New Yorkers were protesting?Source: gothamist.com, via City Atlas
New York City Wants to Fast Track Wind Power Installations in Freshkills Park
At a meeting last night, the DEP Commissioner Cas Holloway said that the city wants to fast track the installation of wind turbines in Freshkills Park.Source: inhabitat.com, via City Atlas
World Population to Hit 7 Billion People This Week!
This week the world’s population will reach a whopping 7 billion inhabitants, but experts are already releasing their estimates of what’s to come by the end of the century.Source: inhabitat.com, via City Atlas
East River Ferry Service Exceeds Expectations
Water transportation is a great sustainable option for travel. Glad to hear that the latest East River ferry services are successful.Source: www.nytimes.com, via City Atlas