The case for the electric taxi
In his January 2013 State of the City Address, Mayor Bloomberg called for a one-third electric taxi fleet by 2020. What will it take to make that happen?
Spring 2014 tree giveaways have begun
Pick up your free tree! In partnership with community organizations in Queens, NYRP is giving away trees. NYC residents can pick up free trees and…
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?
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.
The latest climate analysis for NYC: what’s it mean for us?
How can we adapt and rebuild responsibly?
Free trees from the NYRP
The New York Restoration Project, the Bette Midler-founded, community garden-protecting organization has announced its annual Spring Tree Giveaway. The NYRP, in partnership with Toyota, will…
A new word for NYC: bioswales
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy the issue of New York’s vulnerability to flooding has stepped to the forefront of media concerns. And rightly so.…
Revisiting the Rising Currents solutions: creating buffer zones for the city
As a series of posts on City Atlas have shown, the storm that swamped New York on October 29th pushed climate change onto the national…
Where the rich use public transport…
A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transport — paraphrased from Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor…
Parks get greener
We should not automatically view parks as being environmentally friendly by their nature…
Mary Miss
“I really have this fantasy, this image, that a community could develop that begins to picture New York in a bigger way.”
Breaking ground on soundview park
On Monday, June 18, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and other elected officials to break…
City Zoning Turns Green
The City Council just approved a far reaching set of zoning changes to smooth the path for building owners to adopt new, green technologies. How could this transform the city in the next ten years?
Attention New Yorkers! Would You Like A Free Tree?
MillionTreesNYC – Tree Giveaway Calendar Trees will be given away to NYC residents on a first-come, first-served basis until supplies run out. One tree can…
PlaNYC: Transportation
Where would New York be without public transportation? New York’s transportation system moves more people and goods than anywhere in the world. Our…
Bloomberg Cleans Up the City’s Energy
Several recent press releases from the mayor’s office detail exactly how the Bloomberg Administration is tackling the issue of clean energy in the city. As…
Far Rockaway Project on Track for this Summer
One of the city’s most cherished public spaces, Rockaway Beach is undergoing significant redevelopment. Started in the fall of 2010 and on-track to be completed…
PlaNYC: Water Supply
New York has one of the best water systems in the entire world. Our water is clear and clean, and is only one of…