Local News Round-up
Posted by Glenn on April 17, 2006 - 9:34am in The Oil Drum: Local
Topic: Miscellaneous
Tags: oil, peak oil, staten island, transportation [list all tags]
Today's Gotham Gazette features an article by Bruce Schaller on Staten Island's transportation plan and they note that the city's economy is slowing down.
The Queen Mary 2 docked at Red Hook for 12 hours.
The Bronx is considering creating a network of bike lanes that emulate what Enrique Penalosa did for Bogotá.
Connecticut is pursuing some interesting strategies toward a goal of 20% renewables by 2010.
Both Curbed, UrbanDigs and the NY Post covered the local greenmarket initiative I am pushing in my 'hood.
And of course, you can see all the latest in cars from gas guzzler SUVs/HUMMERS to super efficient hybrids at the New York Auto Show.




GAIA Host Collective