The society of young urbanists
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) has been around since 1893, and since its inception has been working to make the City a more livable space.
A new entrance at the Botanical Garden // Una nueva eco-entrada en el Jardín Botánico
Remember the old entrance of the Botanical Garden in Brooklyn on Washington Avenue? Well, it changed. // Recuerdan la entrada antigua del Jardín Botánico el Brooklyn sobre la avenida Washington? Pues bueno, cambió.
Sometimes Cities: Urban America Beyond NYC
Anthology Film Archives’ film series “Sometimes Cities: Urban America Beyond NYC” challenges New Yorkers to look beyond traditional notions of urban sustainability.
Progress on the East River Blueway Plan
It’s not simply a matter of water access, but rather a multitiered approach to habitability and improvement.
Open plans for your cycling summer
Summer has arrived! Soon enough, you’ll be seeing blue. Thousands of blue bicycles.
Can you kickstart a city?
Is crowdfunding website Kickstarter a good way to redesign cities? Alexandra Lange thinks not. In a provocative post at Design Observer, she says: “A suitable funding platform for a watch is not a suitable funding platform for a city.
The bike station map arrives
Today, the city released the locations of the much anticipated stations for the new bike share program, as shown on an interactive map. As noted…
New York’s hidden green secret
A talk on Earth Day pulled back the curtain on something we thought we all knew: the MTA. Almost as inherent to MTA city travel as the sound of screeching brakes is the griping and groaning we do while on board.
How Would You Make Policy Public?
CUP (Center for Urban Pedagogy) is seeking collaborators for the next four issues of Making Policy Public, their publication series that uses graphic and information design to explore and explain complex public policy issues.
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?
Ambitious East River Project Surges Forward
In recent news, the East River Blueway project has taken a significant step forward. The project was previously mentioned here in reference to a planning…
Mayor questions the role of social media in urban planning
A story in the New York Times on Mayor Bloomberg’s speech in Singapore, where he was accepting an award for urban sustainability, noted that the…
New Bike Lane for Central Park
According to Streetsblog, Central Park will be gaining another bike lane, and losing a traffic lane in its place. The path will be along 72nd Street, and will run between Central Park West and Fifth Avenue.
Lara Penin and Eduardo Staszowski
“If we want society to change, we should look at ourselves, and learn from whatever is already working.”
2050 May Include A Pond At Canal and West Broadway
Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization that seeks to bring greater attention to climate studies, has launched a website that allows users to project…
Public Pool Coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park
According to yesterday’s New York Post, Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park will be getting a public pool this summer. It will be temporary — installed for just five years — and about 30′ by 50′. And, it will only be about 3.5′ deep.
NYTimes: “Making Cities Safer for Cyclists and Pedestrians”
To have a more sustainable, livable city, we must make the streets safe and accessible for pedestrians and bikers – cars should not be allowed to rule the streets.
Free lecture series!
Check out leaders in planning and development at the Pratt Program for Sustainable Planning and Development Spring 2012 Lecture Series!