There’s a 750 Mile Bike Trail in New York
Last December, the Empire State Trail — a sprawling, 750-mile cyclist and pedestrian route that connects Buffalo to Albany and […]
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“The Sanitary City: Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present” by Martin V. Melosi
Summary. Yellow fever and cholera, along with measles, the plague and other communicable diseases, had their way with city populations
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There’s a 750 Mile Bike Trail in New York.
From the New York Times “Last December, the Empire State Trail — a sprawling, 750-mile cyclist and pedestrian route that
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URBAN PARKS: Programming Areas and Facilities.
The Vision of an urban park. Urban parks are places of significant size and location that offer respite to city
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Seeing Trees, A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin by Sonja Dümpelmann
FROM YALE BOOKS… “A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity’s changing relationship
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“Streetfight, Handbook for an Urban Revolution” by Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow
SUMMARY The author’s experience working for Mayor Bloomberg in New York City is inspirational. The transition for a car-dominant transportation
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The High Line. New York City
The High Line is more than a park. It’s a public space where you can view art, walk through gardens,
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MakerSpace NYC
MakerSpace NYC was founded in 2013 after the studio and metal shop once privately used by our founders, DB Lampman