Local News Round-up
Posted by Glenn on April 17, 2006 - 9:34am in The Oil Drum: Local
There is a lot of interesting news buzzing in the city this week.
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.
The Bronx bike plan looks fantastic.