Sustainable Living

New York, NY

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New York, NY: Sustainability out of Necessity

Shhhhh. We’re going to let you in on a well-kept secret. Despite New York’s skyscrapers and congested streets, the city is one of the most sustainable in the country. NYC’s per capita emissions are a third of those in the rest of the country because of public transit use, densely packed buildings and smaller homes. Still the city plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030. Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled one of the country’s most comprehensive sustainability plans (dubbed PlaNYC), made up of 127 separate initiatives. These range from revamping aging infrastructure, to planting a million trees over ten years, to making sure that all city residents live within a ten minute walk of a park. New York is also empowering pedes

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Living Here:

Our Readers Tell It Like It Is: Perspectives On the Ground In the summer of 2008, we asked for and received over 100 submissions from all over the country for our Green Urban Life writing contest. Our distinguished panel of judges chose those that struck them most -- that tell personal stories of individuals who are living, or trying to live, sustainably in cities across the United States. We enjoyed your stories. Some made us laugh, one made us cry, another made us cringe... and all of them made us proud to be part of a growing movement of people who are concerned about the future of our cities and doing something about it. Please check back here often for updates. We will be adding new submissions every week.