Posted in Events, Politics, Urban Environment on Mar 26th, 2009
From CUE:
Panel Discussion: The Obama Effect: Opportunities in a New Administration
When: Thursday, April 2nd: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Center for the Urban Environment, 168 7th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, Brooklyn
At CUE, we believe that the future of sustainable communities relies on healthy nonprofits—particularly in forward-thinking cities like New York where […]
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There’s a boatload of stimulus money coming down the pipe for weatherization, retrofitting homes, transit, green-collar jobs training, and so on. But we’ve got to stand up and demand it. Who’s taking charge here? Why is there “no action planned” when I type NYC into this.
Anyone out there have leads? We need to organize. And […]
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I’ve been waiting to have some time to write something about this Waterpod project that has the potential to be suberbly awesome. But then Lisa Selin Davis went ahead and did the dirty work for me in her (also superbly awesome) Radiant City column in Grist.
Enter the Waterpod, a “floating, sculptural eco-habitat designed for the […]
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Posted in Education, Urban Environment on Feb 8th, 2009
Brilliant idea by CUE. Give students something fun, informative, and potentially life-changing to do during their school vacations. And give parents the break of needing to worry about what to do with the lil ones in that time off. Check out this program:
If your children are interested in the environment or sustainability—the Center the […]
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Most of my friends know that I’m rather obsessed with the idea of scrapping any 2nd avenue subway plans and creating a Curitiba-style bus rapid transit, paired with a long pedestrian mall.
File this Vision42 in that same cabinet. I love this idea, and will advocate for it with all I’ve got. The Times CityRoom has […]
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Lo, the glorious day is nigh. Prepare yourselves! Summer Streets is upon us!
Direct from the DOT:
Summer Streets is for you!
For three Saturdays this August, take pleasure in nearly 7 miles of car-free streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.
Play! Run! Walk! Bike! Breathe!…at SUMMER STREETS!!
August 9th, 16th and 23rd from 7am - 1pm
Lafayette Street […]
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Posted in Urban Environment, Water, pollution on Jul 14th, 2008
[Image by flickr user mercurialn]
While we’re on the subject of stink, here’s some news about Newtown Creek.
From the Times:
Newtown Creek, the polluted estuary that separates Queens and Brooklyn, should be named a federal Superfund site, a move that could hasten long-stuttering cleanup efforts, a pair of New York lawmakers say.
Representatives Anthony D. Weiner and Nydia […]
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Really good news for anyone looking to put some grass on their roof. From The Sustainable Cities Blog:
On June 24th, Assembly Bill 11226 was passed allowing building owners in New York City who install green roofs on at least 50 percent of available rooftop space to get tax credit for it. Property owners will be […]
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Posted in Education, Urban Environment on Jun 30th, 2008
From the New School’s website:
Beginning in fall 2008, pending approval from the New York State Department of Education, The New School will offer two new programs of study focusing on the environment, a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies.
This innovative new program, administered by the Tishman Environment and Design Center, […]
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Urban Studio Brooklyn (USBK), a project of Habana Works, has a very cool project going on this summer.
WHAT:
In 2008, Urban Studio Brooklyn will partner with the Lower East Side Ecology Center and pedicab designer George Bliss to design and build a one-of-a-kind mobile wetlab and fishing clinic: The Fishmobile. The human-powered vehicle/spectacle will be built […]
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