by Adam Smith
· Overall #5
o Strengths
§ Transit/commuting
§ Land use and planning
§ Knowledge/Communications
§ Waste Management
o Weaknesses
§ Air quality
§ Local food
§ Housing affordability
o “Sustainability out of necessity”
§ ”NYC’s per capita emissions are a third of those in the rest of country because of public transit use, densely packed buildings and smaller homes.”
· Bus Rapid Transit
o Dedicated lane/traffic priority
o Reduce boarding times – “the major time waster on busses”
§ Pay at bus shelter, not while boarding
o Bx12 Route – 98% of riders satisfied
o Many advantages of light rail/subway, but low costs
· High Line
o Converted raised rail tracks
o Now a 1.45 mile long public park
o Well received, talk of implementing similia projects elsewhere
· PlaNYC
o Announced December 12, 2006
o 10 Goals for 2030
§ Create homes for 1 million new New Yorkers
§ Improve transit capacity
§ 10 minute walk to parks
§ Improve water network
§ Fully repair roads, subways, rails
§ Cleaner, more reliable electricity
§ Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30%
§ Cleanest air of any big city in America
§ Clean up contaminated land
§ Open waterways for recreation
o Annual reports on Earth Day
· Sustainable South Bronx
o Greening projects
o Education
o Green job training
o Founded by Majora Carter, a McArthur “Genius” recipient
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