Free Energy Workshop
If you are interested in learning more about how to make your home more energy efficient, and the financial and environmental benefits, please join us !
Habitat III Agenda and Gender Equality: Safe Cities and Safe Public spaces for Women and for All
In preparation towards the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), to be held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016, UN Women Office in Ecuador in close coordination with the DED’s office proposes a CSW-60 side event on “Habitat III Agenda and Gender Equality, Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and for All.” The side event provides the opportunity to influence the process towards Habitat III. It will advocate for the full recognition of and the important contributions of women to the urban development agenda.
New York City Safe Energy Coalition Meeting
NYCSEC, New York City Safe Energy Coalition, is devoted to closing Indian Point and more. Started by Ken Gale to address three related issues: closing Indian Point, growing the renewable energy industry, and making NYC buildings more efficient.
The group meets the first and third Thursday of every month. at 6:30 pm for a potluck and 7:00 pm sharp for the meeting.
Healthy Streets workshop: Bronx Museum of the Arts
Find out how to bring play streets, speed cameras for school zones and other safety improvements to your neighborhood, and take the first steps to implement them
New safety feature could soon improve your commute
The goal of any public transit administration is to increase ridership without jeopardizing safety and efficiency. The question is whether the installation of these doors will improve this….and the overall outlook for the MTA.
DOT Hell’s Kitchen Study Produces Slate of Pedestrian Safety Upgrades
The Department of Transportation presented the findings of its five-year study of transportation in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood at a packed public meeting last night.Source: www.streetsblog.org, via City Atlas
Is a Vibrant City Best Measured at Night?
When evening light and crowds merge to create a sense of safety, where walking and transit define mobility and proximity, if commerce goes on without the sun, then human interaction with the built environment is a demonstrated success.
More Cyclists = Safer Streets
A question for the purported defenders of pedestrian safety who sit on the editorial boards at the Daily News and the Post.