Editorial
Friday, September 15th, 2006
September 2006
Thanks to the efforts of E-News subscribers, the AIA, and the sponsorship of mayors from the four corners of the U.S., Albuquerque, Chicago, Seattle and Miami, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) formally adopted ‘The 2030 Challenge’ in June, 2006. U.S. mayors sent the clear message that local leaders are willing to take action on the important issues of climate change and energy independence. And they are taking action. (more…)
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Family Fare
Friday, September 15th, 2006
Here Comes The Sun
by Laurel Grauber
September 15, 2006
It will probably be quite a while before solar-powered race cars hurtle down the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But such vehicles will be rolling alomg near (but not on) the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive tomorrow, in a much more diminutive size and at a much more conservative speed.
These racers will be built by children taking part in the first Family Day sponsored by Solar One, a solar energy arts and education center on the banks of the East River. (more…)
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A 92nd Street Y for the Environment
Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
March 2006
The Satya Interview with Jamie Paquette and Chris Neidl
At the north end of Stuyvesant Cove Park along the East River sits Solar 1, the city’s first solar-powered green energy, arts and education center. The building, topped with solar panels and packed with green features, serves as a space for eco-minded workshops, lectures, concerts, an ongoing author’s series and parties. The outdoor space- including a stage recycled from fashion week- is home to their solar-powered dance and music festivals. In a few years, Solar 2. a larger, greener building, will be constructed on site and serve as a “92nd Street Y for the environment.” From hosting a weekly green renter series, to putting on solar-powered festivals, Solar One finds creative ways to encourage environmentally responsible city dwelling. In a collaborative email interview Jamie Paquette and Chris Neidl, the IT/Development Associate and Education and Outreach Coordinator for Solar 1, told Sangamithra Iyer about greening the Big Apple. (more…)
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Going Near the Water
Monday, August 18th, 2003
Renovatuion Efforts Reclaim the City’s Forbidden Shoreline
August 18, 2003
By Corey Kilgannon
One morning last week, Zoe Klein, a 24-year -old circus performer from Brooklyn, stood practicing her act, which involved swinging a pair of tethered balls, and stared out to the Hudson River.
“Growing up in New York, I always felt boxed in,” she said. “I always knew we were surrounded by water, but it always felt dirty or inaccessible.”
Actually, it was not too long ago that the stretch of waterfront where she was standing was dirty and inaccessible. But it has recently been reclaimed as part of the Hudson River Park project, a lengthy effort to upgrade the West Side riverfront and install miles of landscaped public space and freshly paved pathways for runners, bikers and skaters. (more…)
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Park to Grow on the Ashes of the Riverwalk Plan
Sunday, October 26th, 1997
October 26, 1997
Efforts to revive a desolate stretch of shore on the East River, between 18th and 23rd Streets, have themselves been revived.
The redevelopment effort, began in the late 1980s as Riverwalk, a proposed development of luxury apartment towers, a marina, a hotel and offices, has metamorphosed into Stuyvesant Cove, a riverfront park.
After Riverwalk was officially scratched in 1992 as a result of fierce neighborhood opposition, talks among city and state politicians and community board members dragged along until last week, when the city’s Economic Development Corporation announced a plan for what people seem to agree is better. (more…)
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