Aaron Donovan
Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.
Recent Posts
Lecture: Oil, Law, and Sustainability in the Amazon Rainforest
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A lecture by Judith Kimerling of Queens College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Lecture: The Rising Tide: Urban Population & Climate Change
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A lecture by Deborah Balk of Baruch College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Lecture: New York Meets Nor’easters: Are Our Coasts Prepared?
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A lecture by Frank Buonaiuto and Haydee Salmun of Hunter College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and […]
Lecture: The Open Window: Getting to Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings
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A lecture by Michael Bobker of the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays […]
Lecture: New York City’s Renewable Energy Future
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A lecture by Tria Case of the Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the […]
Lecture: The Unique Vulnerability of the N.Y. / N.J. Metropolitan Region to Hurricane Damage – A New Perspective Based on Recent Research
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A lecture by Nicholas Coch of Queens College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Lecture: Environmental Change and Urban Sustainability – The Case of New York City
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A lecture by William Solecki of Hunter College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Lecture: The Urban Environmental Transition: Understanding Changing Environmental Conditions in Cities
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A lecture by Peter Marcotullio of Hunter College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Lecture: Climate Change, Peak Oil, and our Energy Future?
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A lecture by Leonard Rodberg of Queens College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Lecture: Glaciers in Manhattan? Forests in Antarctica? Past Climate Change and What it Means for Us
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A lecture by Stephen Pekar of Queens College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Lecture: Gotham’s Future Climate
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A lecture by George Hendrey of Queens College. This is part of the CUNY Climate Change Science Lecture Series and Exhibition on Governors Island. CUNY is proud to present its second annual science lecture series and science exhibition on Governors Island. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, starting June […]
Presentation: A Vision for the Midtown East Waterfront
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Following on last Wednesday’s charrette, a presentation on ways to open up access to the East River waterfront from 34th to 63rd Streets including a proposal for a possible greenway.