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New York City Department of Environmental Protection awarded $3.8 Million in Grants for Community-Based Green Infrastructure Program Projects
In 2011, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection awarded $3.8 Million in Grants for Community-Based Green Infrastructure Program Projects. Awardees were selected for innovative methods to manage storm water runoff in the New York Harbor. 15 winners were … Continue reading
The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan
C. Bachman’s View looking south from Union Square, 1849. Courtesy MCNY The grid pattern has been around for thousands of years and every city that has adopted the gridlock plan has a personal relationship with it. One of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged grid, infrastructure, Manhattan, new york city, Planning, urban, urban planning
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Zurich, the World’s Best Transit City
Zurich, Switzerland has one of the most mature and sophisticated transit systems in the world. It has been favored not because of its fancy buses and rail lines but because of its notion of the dedication it has to keeping … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, infrastructure, light rail, rail, Switzerland, systems, transportation, vehicles, Zurich
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“How the Dutch Got Such Great Bike Paths”
Nowadays, the health-benefits to both commuters and the environment from the Netherlands’s bike culture are a testament to the power of bike paths in transforming communities and community members — both inside and out. Check out the entire article here through … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, bike lane, bike paths, cycling, dutch, Environment, Green Sprawl, Hembrow, infrastructure, Netherlands, policy, Sustainability, Sustainable, transportation
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