The New York MTA recently announced its new hybrid MetroCard that will allow millions of city dwellers to load both unlimited and pay-per-ride fares on the same card — a move that will save riders money as well as reduce the thousands of MetroCards that are
One ship in the Staten Island Ferry’s fleet will be getting a green facelift for 2013. In a pilot program to help reduce the company’s fuel costs, the Department of Transportation will convert one of the diesel-guzzling ferries to natural gas. The eco-friendly
Imagine a world where Boston and Washington D.C. were connected by a futuristic super-highway that embraces alternative transportation. This is the vision behind Boston-based firm Howeler and Yoon’s award winning proposal for the Audi Urban Future competition.
Screencap from video by Necolebitchie
Rapper Jay-Z surprised fans and straphangers alike when he took the R train to his own concert at the new Barclays Center on Saturday. The native Brooklynite made like a local and turned to green transportation to
This week, Amtrak began testing 165 mph high speed trains for its Northeast Corridor line. Should these tests prove successful, commuting times to and from New York City could inch closer to the dream of 37 minute trips to Philadelphia and 94 minute trips
Move over Financial, Fashion, and Meatpacking — there’s a new NYC district in town and it’s called the Bike Friendly Business District. Transportation Alternatives, the biggest bicycle initiative in the city, has partnered with over 150 local businesses to
Good news for New York’s electric vehicle owners – CarCharging has upcoming plans to install new charging stations at six Related Properties throughout the city. CarCharging is a nationwide provider of EV charging services and provides a complete turnkey solution
New York’s soon-to-be-installed bike-share scheme is certainly gaining speed, and in anticipation of its July inauguration, Steven Romalewski, Director of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Mapping Service, created these interactive maps that plot pertinent
We have some good news for Midtown Manhattaners who have been waiting for a greener and easier way to get to IKEA in Brooklyn. The Swedish furniture giant is testing a new ferry stop at the East 35th Street Terminal in Murray Hill, and if all goes well,
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and CitiBank recently announced that the financial services giant will pay $41 million over five years to sponsor the city’s much-anticipated new bike sharing program. Called Citi Bike, the program will disperse 10,000
The nation’s largest Bike Sharing program, scheduled to launch in NYC with 600 stations and 10,000 bikes this July, recently revealed a plan for 54 of the bike sharing stations, most of which will support more than 30 bicycles each. The locations were reveal
Since most of Inhabitat’s NYC-based writers live a car-free life, we’d be the first to tell you that the Big Apple is extremely walkable, and as it turns out, there is copious data to back-up that claim! The Walk Score has just released its annual report measuring
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As car-free denizens of New York, we rely on the subway to get us from here to there, and more New Yorkers than ever are doing the same. In 2011, 1.6 billion straphangers took to the trains, making it the
A few weeks ago, Prospect Park proposed a plan for the transformation of one lane of traffic into an additional bike lane, and Central Park is following suit. Terrace Drive, which is open to cars at rush hour, will soon have two lanes for bikes and just one
The city has plans to reduce the car traffic in Prospect Park drastically, but Brooklyn residents don’t think the proposed plan is quite enough. In a meeting last night, the Prospect Park Administration announced a plan to cut rush hour traffic from two
New York University’s Wilf Hall has been award LEED Platinum certification, the highest possible LEED certification from the United States Green Building Council. Wilf Hall is one of just six new buildings in New York to receive LEED Platinum. NYU is committed
This month, celebrate the No Impact Project’s Give Back Days in the streets of Manhattan with Walk/Ride Day! On November 18th, join your fellow New Yorkers for a celebration of alternative transportation. Participants can sign up to commit to a day of
Six lucky New York City taxi cab drivers have the chance to be part of a new green transportation pilot program. In collaboration with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission, six drivers will be given a Nissan Leaf EV for a year! The taxis will
The green transportation of the NY Waterway East River Ferries is about to get a little greener. Partnering with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, each of NY Waterway’s 31 ferries will soon be updated with emission reducing technology.
Cruising around Central Park in a horse drawn carriage is a tourist favorite in New York, but the industry has long been under fire for violating of safety regulations and ignoring the well being of the horses. Advocacy groups NY-Class and the ASPCA have joined
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11/15/2013, November C2C Innovation Celebration
6/15/2013, LUMEN Video & Performance Festival
6/9/2013, Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt
5/29/2013, Grape-Nuts "What's Your Mountain?" Rock Climbing Event
5/24/2013, Cultural Survival Bazaar: A Festival of Indigenous Arts & Cultures from Around the World
