Introduced with fanfare in 2015, the OneNYC plan is ready for an update.
"New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for an expansion of OneNYC, the comprehensive resiliency and sustainability strategy he established in 2015 as a long-term blueprint for the city," reports Jason Plautz.
"Daniel Zarrilli, the city’s chief climate policy officer, will lead the plan update, with an expected completion date of April 2019. Mayor de Blasio announced the OneNYC update in a press release.
FULL STORY: New York resiliency strategy 'OneNYC' to get an update in 2019
OneNYC Plan Released in New York
Meet the new plan; it's not like the old plan.
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End Human Sacrifices to the Demanding Gods of Automobile Dependency and Sprawl
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Oregon Bill Would End Bans on Manufactured Housing
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Nashville Doesn’t Renew Bike Share Contract, Citing Lost Federal Funding
The city’s bike share system, operated by BCycle, could stop operating if the city doesn’t find a new source of funding.
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