a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
[Photo of Robert Burghardt mural: wallyg/Flickr. Found on Streetsblog]
Come one, come all. Come join SustaiNYC, your friends Ben and Naveen, and a whole bunch of roadside revelers as we celebrate the glory that is Summer Streets.
Tomorrow, Saturday, August 16th
We’ll be staking out some street on 4th Avenue between East 10th and 11th, sipping coffee […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Aug 11th, 2008
Wow. Well that video just about captures it. What more could you ask for out of a Summer Street?
Plenty of links about the day:
NRDC’s Scott Todd loved it and has a rather incredible slideshow of photos he took: “Look Ma, No Cars!“
Streetsblog has some great photos too.
The Times was all love and roses for Summer […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Aug 10th, 2008
Were you out on the Summer Streets? We’ve been having a hard time finding good photos and video. While we’re certain that Streetfilms will have something up soon, hopefully this lone entry can tide us all over.
Were you there? Have photos? Have video? Leave a link or a description in the comments below!
Summer Streets from […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Parks and Open Space, Transportation, Urban Environment on Aug 6th, 2008
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 […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Jun 22nd, 2008
For a sense of how the recently announced Summer Streets might play out, look no further than this Streetfilm about Bogota’s Cyclovia:
This is but a shortened version of a longer piece all about the amazing Cyclovia in Bogota. You can check that out here.
Posted in Community, Transportation on Jun 19th, 2008
[Much of Park Avenue, above, will be closed to cars on parts of Aug. 9, 16 and 23. Right, Lance Armstrong joined Mayor Bloomberg to announce street closings. Photo: Fred R. Conrad/NYT; John Marshall Mantel for NYT]
We’re a couple days late on this–not for lack of excitement, but because it actually took a […]