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
Fifth Annual Tour of Waterfront Development in Lower Manhattan
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Celebrate the rich waterfront history and the cultural attractions floating to the surface in Lower Manhattan. Sites along the way include the Winter Garden, historic pier A, the Battery, Castle Clinton, the Battery Maritime Building (the gateway to Governor’s Island), South St. Seaport and more. Leader: Carter Craft, Director of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, a […]
Walking Tour: Downtown: Planning and Preservation
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Not since the 1960s has there been so much focus on developing Downtown. Then, as now, the challenge is preserving its historic fabric. The tour will focus on landmarking and redevelopment in the area around the transportation center of the Fulton/Nassau Street corridor, including recent losses and compromises. The tour will include the Corbin Building, […]
Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Panel Discussion: Reclaiming a Resource: The Threatened East River
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The East River is home to a rich mix of flora and fauna despite the effects of runoff from city streets and tons of treated sewage. A panel will discuss what needs to be done to make the river safe for boating, swimming, and eventually, fish consumption.
Reception: Waterfront in Transition: Developing Brooklyn’s Green Crescent
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How can the distinctive urban identities of the Greenpoint and Williamsburg waterfronts be preserved as the implemention of the 2005 rezoning transforms the area forever? Illustrating the character of these vibrant communities with snapshots of daily life, this exhibit of photographs and maps urges city officials and the public to insist that these features are […]
New York City is the New Baltimore
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A couple of articles related to global warming got my attention recently. First, the Washington Post had an article about plant species common to North Carolina now finding their homes in the District of Columbia and environs. The article quotes the curator of the United States Botanical Garden as saying, "You could say D.C. is the new […]
Upper Green Side Social
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A social get-together to celebrate the new year and to look forward to Upper Green Side getting its 501(c)(3) status.
Time’s Up! Volunteer Day
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An afternoon dedicated to organizing the Times Up! space and material — everything from silk-screening T-shirts to repairing bikes for fundraising sales. Help keep the space orderly and usable for all the group’s various environmental endeavors. Come down and join the fun!
Time’s Up Volunteer Day
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An afternoon dedicated to organizing the Times Up! space and material — everything from silk-screening T-shirts to repairing bikes for fundraising sales. Help keep the space orderly and usable for all the group’s various environmental endeavors. Come down and join the fun!
Riverside Ride
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Join Time’s Up! on bicycles or skates for a totally safe, magical, evening ride in Manhattan. As with their Moonlight Rides, you’ll share the tranquility of Central Park, plus they’ll add the lovely tree canopy and grand vistas of the Hudson River from Riverside Park. The scenic tour continues down the greenway to the lovely […]
Riverside Ride
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Join Time’s Up! on bicycles or skates for a totally safe, magical, evening ride in Manhattan. As with their Moonlight Rides, you’ll share the tranquility of Central Park, plus they’ll add the lovely tree canopy and grand vistas of the Hudson River from Riverside Park. The scenic tour continues down the greenway to the lovely […]
Brooklyn Critical Mass
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Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bicycles and other nonpolluting means of transportation, exercising our right to the road. Critical Mass is a movement, not an organization; no two riders participate for exactly the same reason.
Prospect Park Moonlight Ride
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Join Time’s Up! as it discovers Prospect Park at night. Prospect Park is a 526-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn. The Prospect Park Moonlight Ride is opened to bikers and skilled skaters. This is a safe, peaceful ride that visits many of the little-known treasures the park has to offer. Rain at […]