The Green New Deal is the real deal
Like the original New Deal, the Green New Deal is extremely wide-ranging. It addresses agriculture, energy, transportation, economic security, the environment, and the entire social sphere besides.
Like the original New Deal, the Green New Deal is extremely wide-ranging. It addresses agriculture, energy, transportation, economic security, the environment, and the entire social sphere besides.
Being at one of the booths of the IDEAS CITY festival was nothing like I expected it to be.
The High Line has become a top destination for visitors. Does it still work for New Yorkers? Sarah Holder takes a tour.
The QueensWay would transform an abandoned railway in Queens into parkland.
Eric Sanderson’s new interactive urban design website, Mannahatta2409.org, challenges users to see the natural landscape that is still possible within the city.
Are you a private property owner interested in building your own roof top garden, or helping the city in its efforts to keep our city…
P.S. 41 and partners are seeking support for the development of a green roof curriculum for school kids.
What comes to mind when you think about the coming years in New York City? Resilience? Livability? Community? More new tools for a sharing economy?
One kind of resilience might start with a few spare Fridays of digging and planting on some blocks near your friend’s house.
+ Pool, the dauntless and brilliant crowd-sourced river pool project, moves a step closer to reality.
The belief that business and the environment cannot thrive together is challenged by the success of several green residential developments in NYC.
Brooklyn Bridge Beach, designed by WXY, will allow New Yorkers, visitors, and all public to kayak and swim in wading pools of filtered riverwater.
Last month Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out what is likely to be his final healthy living initiative while in office: encouraging New Yorkers to take the stairs.
Attend the Tree Talks with Parkies and Friends lecture series to learn more about how beneficial trees are to NYC and how the city plans on harnessing the power of trees to address climate change and sustainability.
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.
Cheap oil built the modern American landscape. Now what? Eric Sanderson has some ideas.
How does a city’s history become untapped capital? Five forward-thinking mayors gave their answers at IDEAS CITY.