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1972 Subway Map
New York City has come a long way since the underground rail system was first built by Alfred Ely Beach in 1869. It has evolved over time expanding and providing service to New Yorkers 24 hours a day 365 days … 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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Transportation Enhancement (TE) Funds Through USDOT Improve Vermont Communities
Thanks to federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds, three communities in Vermont are now ready to move forward with several new pedestrian and bicycle connection plans. For example, in the town of Fairfield, wider paved shoulders, crosswalks, roadway surfacing, and locations … Continue reading
Funding Resources For Green Building Projects
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website has a green building page entirely dedicated to funding for green buildings. Although the EPA does not provide direct funding for green building projects, the agency has listed numerous sources available at the national, state … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, Sustainable Development
Tagged Environment, EPA, funding, grants, green building, Green Sprawl, LEED, loans, Planning, Sustainability, Sustainable, sustainable development, tax-credits, urban planning
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Urban Farming in New York City
What do Brooklyn Grange, Added Value, Tenth Acre Farms, Urban Farm at Battery, and Gotham Greens all have in common? They are 5 of the leading urban agricultural projects in New York City. They all share a similar goal, in … Continue reading
Architecture for Humanity
As urban planners and architects it is our responsibility to build for environmental disasters. Yes, this may sound like a difficult task to build for one, but what is even more difficult is the aftermath of a city after severe devastation. … Continue reading
The Most Sustainable Cities On Earth
The following five cities share an astounding characteristic: (1) Vancouver, Canada (2) San Francisco, United States (3) Oslo, Norway (4) Curitiba, Brazil and (5) Copenhagen, Denmark THEY ARE THE TOP FIVE MOST SUSTAINABLE CITIES IN THE WORLD! This would not have … Continue reading
Philly firm Onion Flats plans largest net-zero mixed-use development
Photo Courtesy of Onionflats Philadelphia may be the first city to be developing a net zero mixed use development. Onion Flats began in 1997 when Tim and Pat Macdonald purchased a five story, 200 year old building in the Old City … Continue reading
Has our focus on housing distracted us?
Towards a Right to Space Photo Credit: Kerwin Datu Does everyone in a community have a right to space? For some that space can include a residential space, an educational space, and a work space. This may seem quite … Continue reading
Posted in Population Growth
Tagged Design, employment, growth, India, issues, land use planning, Mumbai, Planning, policy, population, property rights, residential, spaces, urban planning
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Rooftop Greenhouses To Provide Food For Thousands
In Montreal, Lufa Farms Inc., the creator of the world’s first commercial-scale rooftop greenhouse, has agreed to build and operate rooftop greenhouses on LEED-certified industrial buildings. These commercial sized rooftop greenhouses will be between 80,000 and 120,000 square feet in … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Energy Efficiency, Environment, garden, green roof, LEED, organics, Planning, rooftop garden, Sustainability, Sustainable, urban planning
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