Last week, my mother sent me a card with a newspaper clipping about what high school students at my alma mater have been up to these past few years. A lot, it turns out. I would expect no less from students at the Boston Latin School (BLS), a rigorous public exam school in the heart [...]
Welcome to the new CISC blog, the version that will change your life (hopefully–that is, if we do our jobs right.) But really, we have a new look, new contributors and a dedicated commitment to re-think the oft thrown around words and concepts around and behind sustainability. We will share stories of everyday people (folks, [...]
What would you do if you’re home was flooded? And I don’t mean just an inch of rain water the basement, I mean something far more serious. What if it was your favorite park, the subway you take to work, or perhaps the city beach that you visit on weekends to cool off from the summer heat?
I took some of our fabulous CISC interns on a kayaking voyage up the Bronx River a few weeks ago. And this is what they had to say about it. “New Yorkers tend to think inwards and underground about their city: Central Park and the subway. But lately, this has been changing. Boating organizations and [...]
Earlier today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with my friend and fellow urban planning student Heidi Exline one last time before she heads off to India for nine months. In less than two weeks, she will be leaving for Ludhiana (a city of around a million people several hours north of Delhi) to [...]
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