Archive for the Urbanism Category
Carina
October 12, 2011
Regarding fresh, local food in the city, I feel like a veteran to many models. I have been a member of multiple Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs–and experienced the vegetable anxiety/overload that can come with that. “I can’t possibly go out this weekend. My greens will go bad.” I love the farmers market, but buying [...]
Carina
September 22, 2011
We are thrilled to announce that the City Atlas is now launched and running. We are still in a beta testing mode, but all of our content is up there and the site will be functioning, updated, and utilized from now on! Please do come and check it out for your self but a recap [...]
economy, Education, Energy, Equity, Food, Global Warming, Politics, Revitalization, Sustainability, Transportation, Urbanism
Carina
September 12, 2011
There was a lot of serious stuff going on in the world of environmental politique last week. From hydrofracking to the Regional Green House Gas emissions initiative, New York policy makers were busy. More on these issues later this week, but for now, I just wanted to share this most excellent project by Alexander Chen, [...]
Oksana
July 25, 2011
Last week, a fire in the engine room of the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant — located on the Hudson River, from 137th Street to 145th Street — shut the plant down, causing millions gallons of untreated sewage to pour into the New York waterways. The North River plant is one of the largest in [...]
Oksana
July 20, 2011
No “vendor, hawker or huckster shall park a vehicle at a metered parking space to offer merchandise for sale from the vehicle.” According to the New York Times, this Transportation Department regulation has been on the books for at least 60 years, but has not been actively enforced in recent memory. However, a May 24th [...]
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