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World’s First Electric Wooden Bike Launches in Brooklyn, May 17 <ref>[http://inhabitat.com/nyc/worlds-first-electric-wooden-bike-launches-in-brooklyn/ Inhabitat New York City]</ref> | World’s First Electric Wooden Bike Launches in Brooklyn, May 17 <ref>[http://inhabitat.com/nyc/worlds-first-electric-wooden-bike-launches-in-brooklyn/ Inhabitat New York City]</ref> | ||
SolidarityNYC: Transforming Our City through Economic Democracy, Jan 27 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/solidaritynyc-transforming-our-city-through-economic-democracy @Shareable]</ref> | |||
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Sustainability initiatives
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Initiatives by topicBiodiversityNew York City Audubon - The Welikia Project, Ecology of pre-1609 New York City Climate actionVideo: New York City's greenhouse gas emissions as one-ton spheres of carbon dioxide gas, 19 Oct 2012 Wikipedia:Climate change in New York City (article appears to be not very up to date) Community involvementBetaNYC, building a better tomorrow for all. "We are NYC’s civic technology and open government vanguard. Since 2009, we have been leading elected officials to engage NYC’s technology community, helping pass transformative open government legislation, and supporting NYC’s civic oriented startups. We are America’s largest civic technology and open government community." - Participatory Budgeting in New York City Community currencies activismCommunity Connections TimeBank, Visiting Nurse Service of New York Community energyWikipedia: New York City, Energy efficiency Cycling activismError in widget Vimeo: Unable to load template 'wiki:Vimeo'
Bike New York - Citi Bike, bicycle sharing system Wikipedia: Cycling in New York City is associated with mixed cycling conditions that include dense urban proximities, relatively flat terrain, congested roadways with "stop-and-go" traffic, and streets with heavy pedestrian activity. The city's large cycling population includes utility cyclists, such as delivery and messenger services; cycling clubs for recreational cyclists; and, increasingly, commuters. While New York City developed the country's first bike path in 1894, and recent trends place the city "at the forefront of a national trend to make bicycling viable and safe," competing ideas of urban transportation have led to conflict, as well as ongoing efforts to balance the needs of cyclists, pedestrians, and cars. Bike New York is an organization based in New York City that encourages cycling and bicycle safety. They are best known for producing the Five Boro Bike Tour, the largest recreational cycling event in the United States. The Tour, which occurs on the first Sunday of May every year, takes 30,000 riders in a 42-mile ride around New York City. Bike New York also produces smaller rides, offers free classes to the public, and develops customized bicycle safety and education programs in and around New York City. Citi Bike is a privately owned public bicycle sharing system that serves parts of New York City. It is the largest bike sharing program in the United States.[3][5] The system opened to the public in May 2013 with 330 stations and officially with 6,000 bikes, but six weeks later, the actual number in use appeared to be less than 4,300. Environment qualitywikipedia:Environmental issues in New York City are affected by the city's size, density, abundant public transportation infrastructure, and location at the mouth of the Hudson River. New York's population density has environmental pros and cons. It facilitates the highest mass transit use in the United States, but also concentrates pollution. Gasoline consumption in the city is at the rate the national average was in the 1920s, and greenhouse gas emissions are a fraction of the national average, at 7.1 metric tons per person per year, below San Francisco, at 11.2 metric tons, and the national average, at 24.5 metric tons. New York City accounts for only 1% of United States greenhouse gas emissions while housing 2.7% of its population. In September 2012, New York was named the #1 "America's Dirtiest City," by a Travel+Leisure readership survey that rated the environmental quality of 35 prominent cities in the United States. Food activismError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
City Harvest exists to end hunger in communities throughout New York City, doing this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions - New Amsterdam Market - Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn Wikipedia:
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Design Trust for Public Space, nonprofit organization dedicated to the future of public space in New York City. "Our projects bring together city agencies, community groups and private sector experts to make a lasting impact — through design — on how New Yorkers live, work and play. [1] - The High Line & Friends of the High Line (Wikipedia) The High Line is a 1-mile (1.6 km) New York City linear park built on a section of an elevated former New York Central Railroad spur, redesigned and planted as an aerial greenway - People Make Parks supports community groups to contribute to NYC Parks’ building and design process Wikipedia:Parks and recreation in New York City: Major municipal parks in New York City include Central Park, Prospect Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Forest Park, and Washington Square Park. The largest is Pelham Bay Park, followed by the Staten Island Greenbelt. City Parks Foundation offers more than 1200 free performing arts events in parks across the city each year. The city has 28,000 acres (113 km²) of municipal parkland and 14 miles (22 km) of public municipal beaches. Sustainable transport activismMare Liberum, Hacking the Free Seas Since 2007. Mare Liberum is a freeform publishing, boatbuilding and waterfront art collective, based in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn, New York. Finding its roots in centuries-old stories of urban water squatters and haphazard water craft builders, Mare Liberum is a collaborative exploration of what it takes to make viable aquatic craft as an alternative to life on land. - Transportation Alternatives, advocate for bicycling, walking and public transit Towards sustainable economiesError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
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SolidarityNYC, SolidarityNYC: Transforming Our City through Economic Democracy, article from Shareable - NYC Real Estate Investment Cooperative Trees, woodland and forestUrban sustainabilityError in widget Vimeo: Unable to load template 'wiki:Vimeo'
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Events2014 May 4 TD Five Boro Bike Tour September 20 - 21 People's Climate March Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
September 22 - 28 Climate Week NYC 2013 August 25 Ecofest News and comment2017 Cycling levels increase 80% in five years, says New York DoT, Feb 9 [2] 2016 Every Tree in New York City, Mapped, Nov 4 [3] The Largest Church In Brooklyn Is Going Solar, Sep 24 [4] New nonprofit, Civic Hall Labs, aims to build tech for the public good, Jun 9 [5] 5¢ Fee on Plastic Bags Is Approved by New York City Council, May 5 [6] Floating Food Forest to Dock In New York Waters, March 7 [7] 2015 “GrowOnUs” floating water-filtering garden pops up on the Gowanus Canal, September 18 [8] Mayor de Blasio Releases One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City, April 22 [9] Assessing Resilience Planning: Is the City Preparing Smartly for the Rising Risks of Climate Change? April 16 [10] A Gorgeous Map of Every Street Tree in New York, Apr 14 [11] 2014 World’s First Electric Wooden Bike Launches in Brooklyn, May 17 [12] SolidarityNYC: Transforming Our City through Economic Democracy, Jan 27 [13] 2011 The City As A Social Platform (VIDEO, just under 20 mins.), impressive presentation from Rachel Sterne, Chief Digital Officer for NYC, [14] August 16 2010 Beekeeping no longer illegal in New York City, [15] March 16 2008 Bloomberg offers windmill power plan. August 19. [16] Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking to put wind turbines on New York City's bridges and skyscrapers and in its waters as part of a push to develop renewable energy. Resources
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596 acres, showing sites of potential community projects DEP Green Infrastructure Program Map Vacant NYC, crowd-sourcing information about vacant buildings Garden Geography: NYC community gardens in 2009/2010 Privately owned public spaces, Mapping New York's hidden gems, how crowdsourcing is taking the city back, guardian.co.uk, Nov 2011 ResearchError in widget Vimeo: Unable to load template 'wiki:Vimeo'
Farming Concrete is an open, community-based research project started by gardeners to measure how much food is grown in New York City’s community gardens. Third and final NYC Harvest Report released in March 2013.
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See alsoInterwiki linksWikipedia: New York City, Environmental issues in New York City, Food and water in New York City, NYC, Global outreach, Transportation in New York City, External links
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