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Community Forum on Atlantic Yards

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Tuesday, September 12, Time?NYC College of Technology, 285 Jay Steet, Brooklyn.Community Forum on Atlantic Yards Project. For more info, see www.empire.state.ny.us. Note: this is only a community forum. There is no requirement by the ESDC to record or respond to any public comments presented at this event. The official public hearing is August 23. http://www.empire.state.ny.us/press/press_display.asp?id=740

Last Day to Catch ‘Changing Streetscapes: New Architecture & Open Space in Harlem’

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Walk down almost any street in Harlem and you will see a transformation underway. Changing Streetscapes highlights recent construction and development in five areas: housing, commercial development, cultural and institutional projects, and landscape and planning. This exhibit offers a snapshot of the unfolding fabric of Harlem. The City College Architectural Center has documented the transformation […]

Conference: Regional Planning Comes of Age

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A groundbreaking conference exploring the promise and practice of regional land use planning in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, on the 25th Anniversary of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan. The conference will include plenary addresses and seminars on regional land use planning aimed at preserving natural and historic resources while strengthening communities in our dynamic […]

Climate Change, Peak Oil and the Permaculture Solution

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WHO: Andrew Leslie Phillips WHERE: Friends Meeting House, 15 Rutherford Place on 15th Street between Second and Third Avenues, Manhattan WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006; 6:30 p.m. COST: Free, $1 or $2 donation appreciated SPONSORS: Neighborhood Energy Network, Friends in Unity with Nature, NYC Peak Oil Meet-up   We live at a confluence in history. Peak oil and […]

Traffic and Parks – Can They Co-Exist?

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As new parks develop and congestion increases, will traffic need to be further curbed to accommodate park goers? Or can traffic and parks co-exist peacefully in our burgeoning city? Join Henry J. Stern, President, NYCivic, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Transportation Alternatives‘ Executive Director Paul Steely White, and others for an evening of discussion […]